Civil Liberties

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The Salman Rushdie fatwa is reflected in every banned book and no-platforming

August 15, 2022
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The fatwa issued against Salman Rushdie in 1989 was a death sentence. His crime, according to Ayatollah Khomeini, was to insult Mohammed and mock Islam in his novel The Satanic Verses. And for this alleged blasphemy, the Ayatollah called on…

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Churches desecrated and Pro-Life offices firebombed in the wake of Roe v Wade reversal

June 29, 2022
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The media is incandescent with anger and outrage at the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States to overturn Roe v Wade, which granted abortion as a constitutional…

‘The Lady of Heaven’ is Islam’s ‘Life of Brian’ moment

June 9, 2022
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'The Lady of Heaven' is currently being pulled from cinema chains because it is considered 'blasphemous' by certain Muslims. They have a perfect right to protest, of course: this is…

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Bishop of Oxford instructs lawyers to censor Archbishop Cranmer

May 11, 2022
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The Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Rev'd Steven Croft, has instructed lawyers to demand that a post on this site be taken down. Never in its 16-year history has the…

Ted Hui: “The more you persecute people, the more people will treasure that identity”

May 2, 2022
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Ted Hui Chi-fung was (or is) a Democrat Party politician in Hong Kong, vocal on environmental issues, education, human rights and democracy. He is currently living in exile in Australia,…

You can’t be compelled to love your neighbour

December 14, 2021
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The Archbishop of Canterbury was interviewed on Times Radio by John Pienaar, who asked: "Is it the moral thing to do, Archbishop, getting your vaccination?" "Yes," the Archbishop replied, succinctly.…

Professor Priyamvada Gopal ‘cancelled’ by Home Office

October 14, 2021
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Guido Fawkes highlighted earlier this week that Cambridge Professor Priyamvada Gopal had been invited to give a talk at the Home Office, to lecture civil servants as part of Black…

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Train conductor sacked for referring to ‘alcohol-free caliphate’ on Facebook

September 5, 2021
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Jeremy Sleath had worked for West Midlands Trains for 17 years. He was a Senior Conductor who had served his employer faithfully and admirably. He was sacked in September 2020,…

Maya Forstater appeals for the legal right to say: ‘male and female he created them’

April 19, 2021
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Maya Forstater is a researcher. She was employed as a Visiting Fellow with a consultancy contract at the Centre for Global Development (working on international tax). In March 2019 she…

Who is the prophet in the battle of Batley Grammar?

March 30, 2021
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It is a curious headline in the Times. 'Prophet' is upper case, so the assumption is that all who see it will know to whom it refers. The word isn't…

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Nicola Sturgeon broke the law in banning Christians from church

March 25, 2021
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Thank God for Christian Concern, the Christian Legal Centre, and the intrepid Andrea Minichiello Williams. No-one else seemed to care about the SNP's ban on church worship – at least…

Misogyny is to be outlawed. Excellent. Now, what does it mean?

March 19, 2021
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Misogyny is to be incorporated into 'hate crime' legislation, which is very good news for women. No longer will they have to endure physical violence, emotional abuse or psychological manipulation…

Freedom of speech is under threat, so what do we do about it?

February 15, 2021
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In the great pyramid of liberty and the incremental progression of human enlightenment, freedom of speech is often celebrated as preeminent among civil liberties, but it was preceded by freedom…

Hate Crime Bill: SNP seeks to regulate dinner table conversation in the home

October 30, 2020
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There is something nasty in the SNP's woodshed; very nasty indeed. It isn't clear if it's a creepy person or a sinister political impulse, but it's nasty. Very nasty. Not…

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The Rule of Six – we are being robbed of our liberty

September 14, 2020
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"In England from Monday we are introducing the Rule of Six", the Prime Minister said. "You must not meet socially in groups of more than six. And, if you do,…

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‘Fawlty Towers’ censored by the BBC

June 12, 2020
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The famous 'Don’t mention the War' episode of the classic, brilliant comedy series 'Fawlty Towers' has been removed from the UKTV catch-up service. In that episode, hotel owner Basil Fawlty…

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

July 16, 2019
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"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…

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…