Religious liberty

‘Legal but harmful’: making social media the arbiter of gospel truth

February 21, 2022
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WARNING: This blog post is legal but harmful (potentially). If you proceed, there is a significant risk that the nature of the content might cause adverse psychological impact on an adult of ordinary sensibilities. The Government's Online Safety Bill intends…

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Rev’d Will Pearson-Gee: “I am not going to close our services”

December 31, 2021
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As 2021 draws to a close, with Covid mutations multiplying, millions isolating, thousands dying, gas prices soaring, inflation pressing, poverty increasing, Putin and Xi agitating, and the Church of England…

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Welby defends freedom of speech – ‘living out the Reformation truth’

December 10, 2021
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The Archbishop of Canterbury hosted a debate on freedom of speech in the House of Lords today, in the context of so many contemporary challenges (and robust assaults) against it.…

When does talking or praying about sexuality become conversion therapy?

December 6, 2021
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As the Government's consultation on their Conversion Therapy (Prohibition) Bill nears its end, there is a sense of confusion and exasperation, if not of fear and despair. Not among those…

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Durham Cathedral demands Covid passports for Christmas worship

November 19, 2021
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Durham Cathedral is dividing its flock into sheep and goats for Christmas. The Dean is setting the Covid-vaccinated sheep on his right hand, but the goats who lack an NHS…

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Should you need a Covid vaccination certificate to attend church?

October 5, 2021
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It was a question posed by the Rt Rev'd Peter Carrell, Bishop of Christchurch in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Seeking the corporate wisdom and discernment…

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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,…

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Why does the Government still not allow hymn-singing in Church?

June 18, 2021
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"My Lords, regardless of matters of hindsight, does the Minister agree that prolonging the restrictions might be justified for certain reasons?" asked the Bishop of Leeds, the Rt Rev'd Nick…

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By sacking its Chaplain, Trent College, Nottingham, rejects fundamental British values

May 20, 2021
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Trent College in Long Eaton, between Nottingham and Derby, is an independent Anglican school, which used to have a chaplain. He was the Rev'd Dr Bernard Randall, a former chaplain…

Polish Catholic Church London Police Good Friday

When the police enter a church, storm the altar and shut down worship, a line has been crossed

April 5, 2021
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How hard is it to remain socially-distanced in a large church building? How hard is it to sit in pews in 'support bubbles' and leave enough space in front and…

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…

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Wales lockdown isn’t only absurd; it denies freedom of religion

October 26, 2020
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Tomorrow is your birthday. You've received a card from your Mum every single year of your life, without fail, even when you were abroad, and even when she was very…

Guardian ‘reveals’ Amy Coney Barrett is Roman Catholic (and takes her faith seriously)

October 2, 2020
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The Guardian has revealed that Amy Coney Barrett, Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, is Roman Catholic. Quite why they have only just cottoned on to this is something…

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The curious case of Kristie Higgs: where is the Church of England?

September 29, 2020
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Kristie Higgs is deemed to be a danger to children. So dangerous, in fact, that more than a year ago she was sacked for gross misconduct by the school where…

If the SNP’s ‘Hate’ Bill becomes law, Scots’ freedom of religion will end

August 10, 2020
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The SNP's Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill is currently wending its way through the committees and procedures of the Scottish Parliament. It provides for the modernising, consolidating and…

Catholic school sacks teacher for saying Mohammed was a false prophet

August 4, 2020
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There is something very odd about this. Perhaps we haven't got the whole story, so it's necessary to tread carefully. But on the face of it Joshua Sutcliffe, a Maths…

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Students’ Union president censured and censored over pro-life tweet

May 6, 2020
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Gabriel Baraldi is a student a Bournemouth & Poole College. According to his Twitter biography, he is a "Tri-National Green Conservative Christian Vegetarian". His bio also used to say "@BPCollege…

Franklin Graham ban: Rees-Mogg defends freedom of religion

February 14, 2020
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While the General Synod of the Church of England was repenting of its 'white privilege' and committing to 'net zero' carbon omissions by 2030, the Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP…

Kruger: we should not throw away the inheritance of our Christian culture

February 9, 2020
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In his maiden speech on 29th January, a Conservative MP said something which even the Bishops in the House of Lords aren't saying. Danny Kruger, the Member for Devizes, made…