Belgium is set to take a key step today towards banning full Islamic veils from being worn in public places.
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March 31st, 2010
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March 31st, 2010
Elderly people have been left 'waiting for God' by the Government's decision to shelve plans for a comprehensive National Care Service for at least six years, charities said yesterday.
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March 31st, 2010
An elderly couple who sent a letter to the BBC criticising UK laws on assisted suicide killed themselves, a coroner has recorded.
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March 31st, 2010
Roman Catholic voters have been urged to ask election candidates how they would support marriage, in a move likely to benefit the Conservatives.
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March 31st, 2010
A Christian nurse who refused to remove her crucifix at work has told an employment tribunal she felt 'persecuted' because of her faith.
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March 31st, 2010
In his ecumenical Easter Letter to fellow church leaders, the Archbishop of Canterbury urges those living in politically secure environments to offer practical support as well as prayers for suffering Christians around the world, particularly in Zimbabwe, Mosul, Egypt and Nigeria.
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March 31st, 2010
An American preacher who has been convicted in Scotland and fined ?1,000 (?1,120) for describing homosexuality as a sin during a street sermon should never have been prosecuted, Scottish religious leaders have said.
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March 31st, 2010
A group of British Islamic banks and government bodies launched on Wednesday a lobby group to further the industry's development and push for the issuance of the first UK sovereign Islamic bond.
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March 31st, 2010
A Belgian parliamentary committee has voted to ban face-covering Islamic veils from being worn in public.
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March 31st, 2010
Home affairs committee of Brussels federal parliament votes unanimously to ban partial or total covering of faces in public places.