Canberra teens can defy parents on birth certificates, according to Canberra Times 24 July 2020 and ACT Legislation Register 13 August 2020. Teenagers in the ACT can now apply to have the sex recorded on their birth certificates changed, without the consent of a parent or guardian. Teenagers aged 16 and over can apply directly […]
Tag: law
Christian Doctor Sacked for Transgender Challenge
Christian doctor sacked for transgender challenge, according to a report in Christian Concern 2 October 2019. Dr David Mackereth, an Accident and Emergency doctor in the British National Health Service has been sacked from a position as a disability assessor with the Department of Work and Pensions because he refuses to use ‘transgender pronouns’. During […]
Choose Your Gender?
Choose your gender? The UK government proposes changing the law to enable people to “self-identify” their gender, according to an article in Christian Concern 25 July 2017. The article states: “A consultation on the Gender Recognition bill, which will be published this autumn, will also suggest ‘demedicalising’ gender identity, by removing the requirement for an […]
Sue Al Gore, says Weather Channel Founder
USA Weather Channel Founder says Al Gore should be sued, according to a report in Business and Media Institute, 5 March 2008. On March 3 2008 John Coleman told the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change in New York, he is highly critical of global warming alarmism, and that his recommended strategy for exposing “the […]
Polar Bear Suit
Polar Bear suit as Alaska plans to sue the USA government over the Interior Secretary’s decision to list the Polar Bear as endangered, based on “uncertain climate models.” National Post, May 29 2008 p AL 12 Editorial Comment: Many Canadians laughed a little when this was announced as the ever increasing numbers of Polar Bears […]
Intelligent Design “Explosion”
Intelligent design “explosion” reported in Science, vol 309, p47, 1 July 2005. Eugenie Scott, director of the USA National Centre for Science Education (NCSE) has publicly apologised to Larry Caldwell, a lawyer whom she had accused of being a creationist. In an article in the magazine of the California Academy of Sciences, Scott claimed that […]
Granting Apes Human Rights
Granting apes human rights reported in Spain Herald: “The Spanish Socialist Party will introduce a bill in the Congress of Deputies calling for “the immediate inclusion of (simians) in the category of persons, and that they be given the moral and legal protection that currently are only enjoyed by human beings.” The PSOE’s justification is […]
Adopt an Ape
Adopt an ape as a child claims UN group, according to an article in BBC News Magazine Online, 29 Mar 2007 and news@nature 26 April 2007. An Austrian court has rejected a claim by British woman Paula Stibbe to be granted legal guardianship of a chimpanzee. She believes the chimp deserves the same protection as […]
Tennessee Anti-Evolution Bill
“Tennessee passes anti-evolution bill” claims American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Policy Alert, 13 April 2011 and Science, vol. 332 p295 15 April 2011. The House of Representatives in the US state of Tennessee has voted in a law enabling teachers to address scientific controversies, including but not limited to “biological evolution, the […]
Academic Freedom Legislation
Academic freedom legislation proposed for evolution critics, according to an article in The Christian Post, 10 May 2008. Four USA states are preparing legislation to “guarantee the freedom of both teachers and students throughout public schools to share views contradicting or challenging the tenets of Darwinism in the classroom without fears of reprisal.” The laws […]