Global Gideons criticise former UK members

Nicola Laver  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Dec 2021
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Global Gideons criticise  former UK members

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Gideons International has criticised former Gideons in the UK who have departed from the global umbrella body.

As en reported last month, the group formerly known as ‘GideonsUK’ was forced to change its name following a refusal by the UK’s Intellectual Property Office to register the GideonsUK trademark. That group is now called ‘GOOD NEWS for Everyone!’ (GNfE). The name change also came against the background of an equality issue – the international group is exclusively men’s only and had refused a move by UK members to admit women.

en had no response to requests put to Gideons International for a comment via email and via Twitter before that story went to press.

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