CI News: 3 July 2026

In CI News this week: Peers warn that plans to ban ‘conversion practices’ could criminalise parents, the Church of England reopens discussions on allowing same-sex weddings for clergy, and one-in-three babies are now aborted in England and Wales.

You can download the video via <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/94jlbhjbs1g3cqq4sioez/CI-News-030726.mp4?rlkey=g9yg97rxpbcnsev0kpevyqrcw&dl=0">this link</a>.

<h2>Featured stories</h2>

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<li><a href="https://www.christian.org.uk/news/peers-westminsters-conversion-practices-bill-imperils-the-innocent/?v030726">Peers: ‘Westminster’s conversion practices Bill imperils the innocent’</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-conversion-therapy-plan-criminalises-opposition-to-radical-trans-ideology/?v030726">NI conversion therapy plan criminalises opposition to ‘radical trans ideology’</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.christian.org.uk/news/cofe-rebrands-llf-with-new-same-sex-marriage-working-groups/?v030726">CofE rebrands LLF with new same-sex marriage working groups</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.christian.org.uk/news/king-elevates-multi-faith-nation-despite-defender-of-the-faith-role/?v030726">King elevates ‘multi-faith nation’ despite ‘Defender of the Faith’ role</a></li>

<li><a href="https://www.christian.org.uk/news/one-in-three-pregnancies-end-in-abortion-in-england-and-wales/?v030726">One in three pregnancies end in abortion in England and Wales</a></li>

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