News Bulletin 17 May 2013 -- The Christian InstituteDefence Secretary Philip Hammond has strongly criticised his own party's leadership over their determination to rush through new gay marriage laws -- Dr Kermit Gosnell has been found guilty of murdering three babies in late-term abortions, by delivering, then killing them using scissors to snip their spines -- Two severely disabled men have been at the Court of Appeal this week in a push to legalise euthanasia and assisted suicide -- Baroness Cox's attempt to curb the growth of quasi-legal systems in the UK which discriminate against women, has been praised by Conservative MP Kris Hopkins -- US scientists have recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos, in a move raising serious ethical concerns. The technique is similar to the one used to clone Dolly the sheep -- And Education Secretary Michael Gove has accepted an invitation from the Church of England to a meeting of diocesan bishops to discuss the church's participation in education, and hear about the positive impact church schools are making around the country.
