Michael Gove, the impressive Secretary of State for Education, has just decreed that the term “gay” cannot be used as an insult. It’s “outrageous and medieval” to do so.
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July 7th, 2013
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July 6th, 2013
A campaign to stop homophobic bullying will be introduced in Church of England schools, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced.
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July 6th, 2013
Education Secretary Michael Gove has told religious leaders Religious Education has "suffered" in England's schools amid government changes.
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July 6th, 2013
A Coptic Christian priest in Egypt's Northern Sinai has been shot dead, in what could be the first sectarian attack since the military overthrow of Islamist Mohammed Morsi.
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July 5th, 2013
Channel 4 is to air the Muslim call to prayer live every morning during the month of Ramadan.
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July 5th, 2013
Pastor Robert Asserian, pictured here with Bible, has been released from prison but concerns remain over conditions.
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July 5th, 2013
Lucinda Creighton is telling colleagues she will walk from Fine Gael over the controversial abortion laws, the Irish Mirror has learned.
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July 5th, 2013
In his most widely anticipated address since taking over the leadership of the Church, the Most Rev Justin Welby insisted that it was now “absurd and impossible” to ignore an “overwhelming” change in social attitudes.
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July 5th, 2013
Using the word gay as an insult is “outrageous and medieval” and children should not see homosexuality as a legitimate subject for humour, Michael Gove has said.
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July 4th, 2013
A Christian street preacher has been arrested and questioned about his beliefs after saying that he thinks homosexuality is a “sin”.