CI News: 8 May 2026

CI News: 8 May 2026

From Teaching for today by The Christian Institute

May 8, 2026 · 6 min

About this episode

This episode covers recent news including a pastor's conviction for preaching in an abortion buffer zone and new laws regarding home education.

In CI News this week: Pastor Clive Johnston is convicted for preaching on John 3:16 in an abortion buffer zone, local authority home-ed registers become law under the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act, and thousands march for life in Dublin. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Breaking: Pastor convicted for preaching the Gospel in abortion buffer zone Home-ed registers to be mandatory under newly passed law Ex-governor: ‘Stop housing men in Scotland’s prisons for women’ ‘The abortion debate is not over in Ireland’ as crowds March for Life in Dublin

Topics covered

  • abortion
  • home education
  • Christianity
  • law
  • protests

Keywords

  • abortion buffer zone
  • home-ed registers
  • Pastor Clive Johnston
  • March for Life
  • Ireland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christian Institute, Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act

Places: Dublin

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