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Imposition or liberation? Abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

"If I was a Northern Ireland MLA I’d vote for equal marriage, just as I did in Westminster," tweeted former LibDem leader and committed Christian Tim Farron. "But I support devolution and don’t believe I have the right to impose…

Jesus and Mo: Twitter serves UK journalist with warning of ‘illegality’ (blasphemy?)

October 28, 2018
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Observer journalist Kenan Malik had tweeted out a Jesus and Mo cartoon (do check them out – it's quality stuff), and was just penning a piece about the ECHR judgment…

Don’t defame Mohammed: ECHR affirms European sharia blasphemy law

October 26, 2018
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The European Court of Human Rights has unanimously decreed that national governments may fine or imprison their citizens for attacking or defaming Mohammed. The judges determined that "the Prophet of…

As Britain falls down the press freedom index, the Data Protection Bill could end it altogether

May 7, 2018
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"We note with dismay the UK’s poor ranking in the latest Reporters Without Borders world press freedom index," wrote Jodie Ginsberg, CEO if Index on Censorship, in a letter to…

Anti-prayer ‘safe zones’ around abortion clinics are a threat to civil liberties

April 11, 2018
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Women who want an abortion will no longer be harassed by zealous pro-life protestors outside the Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing. No longer will they be bludgeoned with choruses of…

LGBT Pride London: police attempt to remove ‘Allah is Gay’ placards for causing offence

July 16, 2017
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"Pride is full of placards saying 'God is Gay', 'Jesus had two fathers', as well as those mocking the church and priests and pope," writes Maryam Namazie, spokeswoman for the…

Critic of Gay Pride police car gets reported for ‘Muslim mob’ joke

June 28, 2017
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Inspector Mark Evans of Sussex Police is very proud of his new patrol car. So proud, in fact, that he tweeted about it, which is perfectly fine: it's a free…

Man who burned Bible fined £666 for “racially aggravated assault”

June 3, 2017
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A Devon man who burned his wife's Bible in a row over Christmas has been fined £666 by Exeter magistrates. According to Devonlive.com, Jason Mortimore "was upset with his wife…

Child euthanasia: Belgium administers fatal injection to terminally-ill teenager

September 19, 2016
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With children it is usually cancer: incurable sickness, unbearable pain, debilitating, degrading misery. What child wouldn't prefer to go an be with Jesus? Belgium's Federal Control and Evaluation Committee on…

Spiritual influence: bullying voters with threats of hell is no different from threats of physical violence

August 23, 2016
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Following the 2015 Tower Hamlets election court judgment which saw the disqualification of the elected mayor Lutfur Rahman for a number of corrupt and illegal practices, Sir Eric Pickles…

Bastille Day terror: you can't counter Jihad with a Twitter Crusade

July 15, 2016
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Here we go again. You clearly don't need a SIG Sauer MCX semi-automatic rifle or a suicide belt packed with explosives, ball bearings, nails, screws and bolts to massacre…

Welby defends the right to offend – kind of

February 5, 2016
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During a House of Lords debate on the question of 'Islam: Extremism', the Archbishop of Canterbury interjected in defence of the right to offend. He said: My Lords, it…

MPs unite to condemn Ofsted regulation of Sunday schools

January 21, 2016
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Anyone with even a modicum of understanding will know that not all religions in all of their forms are equally benign. That’s where the whole 'British Values' drive has…

Stephen Crabb has no need to be ashamed of his Christian faith

December 19, 2015
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Who could have imagined just 15 years ago at the turn of the century that we would now be living in such unpredictable times? What seems like a permanent…

The Paris attacks are a reminder of our unwillingness to accept uncomfortable truths

November 16, 2015
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Do you remember the story of Rachel Dolezal, the black US civil rights activist, who was outed by her parents earlier this year as actually being white? Five months…

Why isn't Richard Dawkins prosecuted under the Malicious Communications Act?

November 6, 2015
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Ursula Presgrave (left) posted on Facebook: "Anyone born with down syndrome should be put down, it's just cruel to let them lead a pointless life of a vegetable." For…

Time to forgive Guy Fawkes?

November 5, 2015
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"Guy Fawkes should be forgiven because he has become a ‘global brand’, says headmaster of Catholic plotter's old school." That's a summary of an inept piece in the Telegraph…

The Investigatory Powers Bill will tell the police you read this blog

November 4, 2015
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The mainstream media is full of stories of checks and balances, U-turns and climbdowns. The so-called Snooper's Charter (aka Investigatory Powers Bill) will target only terrorists and extremists, we…

Chair of EHRC admits "terrible muddle" over freedom of religion

October 24, 2015
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Theos is a Christian think tank that plays crucial role delving into the sometimes murky relationship between religion and society in this country. It also happens to be an…

The fight against modern slavery has a new hero

October 12, 2015
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When we consider the way that Christians have been at the forefront of combating the scourge of slavery, the name that quite rightly springs to mind is William Wilberforce.…