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Living for Jesus in Education
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
"Thou shall not kill"
Medical law & Bioethics
Living for Jesus at Work
A new resource published with the Evangelical Alliance to help Christians at work to use their legal freedoms to winsomely speak and live for Jesus.
Evangelism & Mission
70 years of Human Rights: A milestone to celebrate?
"Do we not all have one Father? Did not one God create us?" Malachi 2:10 (NIV) "Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." Psalm 82:3-4 …
Human rights & freedoms
The Battle for Freedom of Speech on Campus
Alasdair Henderson, a human rights barrister at One Crown Office Row and LCF member, considers the issue of free speech on university campuses. "Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person." Colossians 4:6 (NIV) "Then they …
Human rights & freedoms
Banking on Ethics
" hearts are greedy for unjust gain" (Ezekiel 33:31, NIV) "By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down." (Proverbs 29:4, NIV) "Greed, for lack of a better word, is good" (Gordon Gekko, Wall Street) Recent years have seen a …
Business law
A world without Down's syndrome?
Alexandra Tompson, Legal Analyst and Veritas Scholar at ADF International, reflects on the issue of Down's syndrome screening.
Medical law & Bioethics
A 'British Bill of Rights'?
The following is written by Alasdair Henderson, an LCF member and barrister at One Crown Office Row. A longer paper written by the author and Dr David McIlroy is linked at the end of this piece.
Human rights & freedoms
Genocide in the Middle East: Calling it what it is
The following is an opinion piece written by Robert Clarke, a Barrister working in-house for the alliance-building legal organisation ADF International. "Speak out on behalf of the voiceless, and for the rights of all who are vulnerable."- Proverbs 31:8 (CEB) "…learn to do good; seek justice, correct …
Human rights & freedoms
The refugee crisis and my neighbour
The following is an opinion piece written by Mark Barrell to give thought and help us reflect on our response to the refugee crisis.
Human rights & freedoms