• Government considers shutting down pro-life protests: The Government is reviewing whether or not to give police more powers to silence pro-life opposition outside abortion clinics, under the assumption that this amounts to harassment and intimidation. Read more here. Meanwhile, abortion charity BPAS is being criticised after failing to denounce abortion on the grounds of gender.
• Girl Guides will allow boys to shower with girls: The new guidance from Girlguiding UK is supposed to be trans-inclusive, but puts girls at high risk. Guides and leaders are also being told to remove references to God from their language, including in the saying of grace before eating.

Church Issues

• Anglican minister calls for prayers that Prince George be gay: The Provost from St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow, has sparked outrage by blogging that the quickest way for the CofE to become more LGBT-inclusive would be to pray that the 4-year-old prince grow up to be homosexual. Read more here.
  
• Church of Sweden to refer to God in gender neutral terms: The state church will no longer use ‘He’ or ‘Lord’. Clergy can still use the phrase “In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit”, but can also use “In the name of God and the Holy Trinity” if they prefer. Read more here.

World Scene

• ISIS threats target Christmas shoppers: Having all but lost its physical ground in the Middle East, ISIS is now issuing threats that European and US Christmas shoppers will be targeted for terror attacks this December. Read more here.
  
• German and French Jews hiding their identity: The Jewish community of the German city of Bochum has announced that kippot will no longer be worn because they attract attacks from Muslim youths. Meanwhile, 60% of French Jews now feel physically threatened in public if they show signs of Jewishness. Read more here.

Israel & Middle East

• 70 years since UN vote to establish Israel: The anniversary has been marked with a special celebration organised by Israel’s Mission to the UN and the World Jewish Congress, with US Vice-President Mike Pence as the keynote speaker. Read more here. Watch Pence’s speech here.
  
• Israel extends ties in Africa: Netanyahu announces a new Israeli embassy in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, as part of deepening ties between Israel and various African nations. Read more here.
  
• Iranian wrestler throws match to avoid Israeli: The world-class fighter deliberately lost his match with a Russian opponent on orders from his coach, because a win would have meant facing an Israeli in the next round. Read more here.