David Cameron has been urged to sack a member of the Conservative frontbench team who opposed the reduction of the homosexual age of consent from 18 to 16.
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April 22nd, 2010
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April 22nd, 2010
Julian Lewis, a Conservative shadow minister, has said the age of consent for homosexuals should not have been lowered to 16 because it put teenagers at 'seriously increased physical risk' of catching HIV.
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April 21st, 2010
Tony Blair's spokesman Alastair Campbell famously once said the prime minister didn't 'do God' when talking to the media.
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April 21st, 2010
A senior Roman Catholic bishop criticised the Liberal Democrats yesterday for an election pledge that could result in the abolition of religious schools.
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April 21st, 2010
The French government is drawing up a law to ban the full-face Islamic veil from all public spaces, despite a warning from experts that it could face a legal challenge, a spokesman said Wednesday.
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April 21st, 2010
A watchdog group objected Tuesday to an evangelist's invitation to speak at the Pentagon next month, saying his past description of Islam as 'evil' offended Muslims who work for the Department of Defense and the appearance should be canceled.
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April 21st, 2010
A new sex education curriculum that would for the first time raise the topics of gender identity and sexual orientation with students in Grade 3 is drawing sharp criticism from parent groups.
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April 21st, 2010
President Obama said today he doesn't have 'litmus tests' on social issues for any Supreme Court nominee, but he supports abortion rights and he will make sure his choice 'takes into account individual rights, and that includes women's rights.'
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April 21st, 2010
France's Catholic Church has launched a vast poster campaign whose English slogan is 'Jesus is my Boss' in a bid to convince young believers that becoming a priest can be hip.
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April 21st, 2010
The roots of Islamic fanaticism can be traced to Adolf Hitler's radio messages broadcast around the Arab world during the Second World War, according to a new book.