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*Speaking at a [[Pink News]] event, the UK House Speaker John Bercow stated that LGBT "rights" must supersede religious freedom.<ref>Freiburger, Calvin (July 6, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/uk-house-speaker-lgbt-rights-has-to-trump-religious-liberty UK House speaker: LGBT rights ‘has to trump’ religious liberty]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved July 19, 2018.</ref>

*In 2018, [[Scotland]] became the first "country" to require "LGBT+" education in schools, with no exemptions or opt-outs.<ref>Chasmar, Jessica (November 9, 2018). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/nov/9/scotland-becomes-first-country-require-lgbt-educat/ Scotland becomes first country to require LGBT+ education]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved November 10, 2018.</ref>

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*In January 2019, the [[European Court of Human Rights]] ruled it did not violate parental rights for a government to storm a family's house and confiscate its children to force them to attend a public school.<ref name="ECHRmajorblow"/>

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*Ham, Ken (September 22, 2013). [https://answersingenesis.org/blogs/ken-ham/2013/09/22/germany-against-homeschooling/ Germany Against Homeschooling]. ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

*Crossland, Kiley (April 17, 2017). [http://www.bpnews.net/48684/german-family-continues-fight-to-homeschool German family continues fight to homeschool]. ''Baptist Press''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.

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*Mitchell, Elizabeth (September 7, 2013). [https://answersingenesis.org/homeschool/government-seizes-homeschooling-childrenwhose-kids-are-they/ Government Seizes Homeschooling Children—Whose Kids Are They?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref> In 2008, a German homeschooling family traveled to the U.S. and applied for asylum,<ref name="HomeschoolAsylum">Huston, Warner Todd (February 1, 2010). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2010/02/01/homeschooling-german-family-awarded-political-asylum-in-us-where-is-us-media/ Homeschooling German Family Awarded Political Asylum in U.S., Where is U.S. Media?] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref> something which they were guaranteed in 2014.<ref name="DHShomeschool">Berry, Susan (March 4, 2014). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/03/04/department-of-homeland-security-will-not-deport-romeike-german-homeschoolers/ Homeland Security Will Not Deport German Christian Homeschoolers the Romeikes]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref>

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*Mitchell, Elizabeth (September 7, 2013). [https://answersingenesis.org/homeschool/government-seizes-homeschooling-childrenwhose-kids-are-they/ Government Seizes Homeschooling Children—Whose Kids Are They?] ''Answers in Genesis''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref> In 2008, a German homeschooling family traveled to the U.S. and applied for asylum,<ref name="HomeschoolAsylum">Huston, Warner Todd (February 1, 2010). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2010/02/01/homeschooling-german-family-awarded-political-asylum-in-us-where-is-us-media/ Homeschooling German Family Awarded Political Asylum in U.S., Where is U.S. Media?] ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref> something which they were guaranteed in 2014.<ref name="DHShomeschool">Berry, Susan (March 4, 2014). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2014/03/04/department-of-homeland-security-will-not-deport-romeike-german-homeschoolers/ Homeland Security Will Not Deport German Christian Homeschoolers the Romeikes]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved December 24, 2017.</ref> In January 2019, the [[European Court of Human Rights]] ruled it did not violate parental rights for a government to storm a family's house and confiscate its children to force them to attend a public school.<ref name="ECHRmajorblow">Williams, Thomas D. (January 14, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/01/14/observatory-court-ruling-against-german-homeschoolers-major-blow-parental-rights/ Observatory: Court Ruling Against German Homeschoolers Is ‘Major Blow to Parental Rights’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 14, 2019.</ref>

*A 2018 brochure supported by the German Federal Ministry for Family called for re-educating children from "right-wing" families who held conservative and Christians views on gender theory, "sexual diversity," and the "sexualization" of children, among other issues such as immigration.<ref>Hickson, Maike (December 14, 2018). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/kids-from-right-wing-families-must-be-re-educated-german-govt.-backed-broch Kids from ‘right-wing’ families must be re-educated: German govt.-backed brochure]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved December 14, 2018.</ref><ref>Newman, Alex (December 21, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/education/item/30994-german-government-to-re-educate-kids-of-right-wing-parents German Government to Re-Educate Kids of “Right-Wing” Parents]. ''The New American''. Retrieved December 21, 2018.</ref>

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