Category: Feminism

Abortion ship blocked as pressure builds

Strike4Repeal activists have similarities to previous Soros initiatives

Pressure to legalise abortion is growing world-wide, thanks to international funding led by financier George Soros, Christian Voice has discovered. The billionaire is behind moves to repeal a pro-life constitutional amendment in the Republic of Ireland.  He is almost certainly also involved with a Dutch abortion boat run by the ‘Women on Waves’ group. The financier …

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BMA predicts ‘pregnant man’ craze by banning ‘mothers’

'Freddy' with what appears to be a dog

The BMA predicted the ‘pregnant man’ craze by issuing absurd advice to doctors last year banning the use of the term ‘expectant mother’ in favour of ‘pregnant person’ so as not to offend transsexuals. The advice was published in a BMA internal booklet: “A guide to effective communication: inclusive language in the workplace”. Gender-neutral The …

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Who’s on the UK women’s march?

Who is behind the anti-Trump women’s march going on in London today? The placards in the picture from the BBC’s report give the game away. Two groups have organised the affair. Firstly, the ‘No to Racism’ placards are from ‘Stand up to Racism’.  That is a Socialist Workers’ Party offshoot. It was formed when the …

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Gender Neutral Pronouns at Oxford

A Student body is urging the use of ‘gender neutral pronouns’ at Oxford University, reports the Oxford Mail. The National Union of Students is apparently behind the move, which will see ‘he’ and ‘she’ replaced with the silly gender-neutral ‘ze’. But the ‘ze’ pronoun will only be used if the person requests it.  It is …

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Men ‘have better sense of direction’

Men have a better sense of direction than women, a Norwegian study has found. Men consistently performed better than women during way-finding tasks in a virtual environment which they had just learned. Using fMRI brain-scanning, the researchers saw that men in the study took several shortcuts, oriented themselves more using cardinal directions and used a …

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What is the Gender Pay Gap?

The UK Government is going to force firms to reveal the bonuses they pay to men and to women. Apparently, in the UK, a woman on average earns around 80p for every £1 earned by a man. The Government will also make it a legal requirement for every company with more than 250 employees to …

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Surname Controversy and the Future of the Family

In an article for BBC’s news magazine, Dr Sophie Coulombeau, raised the question of why a woman would want to share her husband’s last name. In a well-researched historical survey of female name-changing, Coulombeau suggested that a woman’s very identity as a person hinges on not adopting the surname of her husband, as if changing …

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Leicester Raises LGBT Rainbow Flag

A rainbow flag has been raised in Leicester to mark the beginning of February as ‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans History Month’. The flag was raised on Monday by Labour Councillor Manjula Sood, a previous Lord Mayor of Leicester, and currently assistant Mayor and Vice Chair of Equal Opportunities, Education and Social Services for Leicester City …

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Men’s and Women’s brains ‘wired differently’

US researchers at the University of Pennsylvania scanned the brains of nearly 1,000 men, women, boys and girls and found striking differences, reports the BBC. The “connectome maps” reveal the differences between the male brain (seen in blue) and the female brain (orange) Male brains are wired front to back, with few connections bridging the …

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Being a Gentleman ‘Sexist’, say Feminists

By Robin Phillips No Longer Politically Correct to be a Gentleman Chivalry is demeaning towards women and a sign of ‘sexism’ in men, feminist psychologists now claim. The controversial claims follow a report for the Psychology of Women Quarterly which asserts that there is a cluster of behaviours called ‘benevolent sexism’ which manifests itself in …

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Privacy and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom

By Robin Phillips In Hadley Arkes’ book Natural Rights and the Right to Choose, he makes some penetrating observations about American society which apply with equal force to some of the issues Britain is now facing. He writes, In the name of ‘privacy’ and ‘autonomy’, [Americans] have unfolded, since 1965, vast new claims of liberty, …

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Boys & girls swop guns & dolls in Scotland

Nursery children in Scotland are the target of a new campaign that aims to end sexism in pre-schools and prevent future domestic violence by encouraging boys to swap their cars for dolls and little girls to dress up as pirates, says The Times. The ‘Just Like a Child’ initiative being launched this week by ‘Zero …

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UK Facing Demographic Crisis

A Lords committee has warned that the UK is “woefully underprepared” for the social and economic challenges of an ageing society, according to a BBC news report last week. Drawing on figures from the Office for National Statistics, the committee predicted “a series of crises” in public service provisions. If current trends continue, then between …

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Prince of Wales is Right to be Concerned about Succession Changes, Christian Voice Announces

The Prince of Wales if right to raise concerns about the way the Succession to the Crown Bill is being rushed through Parliament without adequate attention being given to the possible ramifications, Christian Voice announced today. Once passed, the Bill would alter the ancient custom for first-born males to inherit the throne, in addition to …

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Prince Charles Warns of “Unintended Consequences” to Succession Changes

The Prince of Wales has raised concerns with senior Whitehall officials about the Succession to the Crown Bill, which he believes could let off a chain of “unintended consequences.” In a private meeting last month with Richard Heaton, permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office, Prince Charles confided his fear that attempts to overturn the ancient …

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Kate can’t be Queen says MP

The move to bring equality to the laws of succession has taken a strange twist as an MP has proposed legislation that would prevent the Duchess of Cambridge from ever becoming Queen. John Hemming, MP, is attempting to add a clause to the Succession to the Crown Bill that would mean HRH would be called …

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Traviss verdict exposes false accusations

The not guilty verdict in the rape case brought against the late singer Amy Winehouse’s ex-boyfriend illustrates the potential for false accusations in rape cases. Reg Traviss was acquitted last week of two counts of rape.  His accuser claimed he had raped her at his home while she was too drunk even to stand, but …

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Douglas Wilson, Flesh Parades and Lara Pulver’s Nude Scene

Douglas Wilson has some good things to say here about some of the issues upstream of the modesty debate, which echoes some of the concerns we raised in the July 2011 Christian Voice newsletter when we covered the ‘slutwalks.’ Wilson also helpfully reminds us that when a woman reveals too much flesh, it is often …

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Christian Voice Takes Stand For Male Primogeniture

News that David Cameron is supporting changes to the laws regulating the crown’s succession was met with a firestorm of protest by lobby group, Christian Voice. The activist organization claimed that the current laws, which give preference to firstborn males, are rooted in the Bible and cannot be changed without seriously compromising the integrity of …

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The First Woman Dies – And For What?

The death of Cpl Sarah Bryant in Afghanistan has again thrown the Armed Forces’ policy of allowing women to serve in action into stark relief. Stephen Green, National Director of Christian Voice, said tonight: ‘It has been rightly said that any country which asks its women to fight for it is not worth fighting for. …

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