Sharia courts should not be recognised under Britain?s 1996 Arbitration Act, according to a new report from independent think-tank Civitas.
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June 29th, 2009
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June 29th, 2009
George Pitcher applauds the stand being taken against assisted suicide by three of our religious leaders.
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June 29th, 2009
A doctor is to ask the BMA this week to confirm that health professionals have the right to discuss spiritual matters with patients, writes Melanie McDonagh.
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June 29th, 2009
Two Muslim pupils and their teacher were told to remove their facial veils before they could make an official visit to a Catholic school.
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June 29th, 2009
Dozens of girls as young as 12 or 13 are regularly having abortions, Government figures show. More than 450 youngsters below the age of 14 ended unwanted pregnancies between 2005 and 2008 - including 23 girls aged just 12, the Department of Health statistics reveal.
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June 29th, 2009
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is mounting a legal challenge to the Northern Ireland government's guidelines on abortion.
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June 29th, 2009
Local officials in Paisley are hoping that the new Street Pastors scheme there will have a positive impact when its first patrol begins in December.
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June 29th, 2009
The country's most senior religious leaders today declared their opposition to laws that would allow families to travel abroad to help terminally ill relatives to die.
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June 29th, 2009
Some of Britain's most senior legal figures have added their voices to the growing disquiet over proposals that could pave the way to the legalisation of euthanasia.
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June 29th, 2009
The new proposed law would surely put vulnerable people at serious risk, especially sick people who are anxious about the burden their illness may be placing on others. Moreover, our hospice movement, an almost unique gift of this country to wider humankind, is the profound and tangible sign of another and better way to cope with the challenges faced by those who are terminally ill.