A Christian children's worker has lost her appeal against being forced to work on Sundays.
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December 31st, 2012
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December 30th, 2012
BRITAIN was revealed as having one of the highest rates of family breakdown in the western world, with only Belgium, Latvia and Estonia displaying a lower figure.
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December 22nd, 2012
Church leaders have warned that Christmas Day is in danger of becoming a ‘frenzy of bargain hunting’ after Amazon announced it is launching its sale on December 25.
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December 19th, 2012
Members of the Irish parliament must be given a "free vote" in any move to change the Republic's abortion laws, the Bishop of Dromore has said.
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December 19th, 2012
The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) has suspended a candidate after an uproar when he wrote that it should be mandatory to kill all disabled unborn children. Geoffrey Clark wrote on his website that women carrying children suspected of serious disabilities like Downs syndrome and spina bifida should be forced to have abortions in order to cut back on health care costs.
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December 19th, 2012
MPs have overwhelmingly voted in favour of treating all churches as charities, after a small Christian group was denied charitable status.
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December 19th, 2012
he issue of the state interfering with religion has raised its ugly head once more. It is not the redefinition of marriage or interfering with the ability of the Church of England to run its own affairs.
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December 18th, 2012
David Cameron’s stance on same-sex marriage calls into question whether he can personally be trusted, the former leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has suggested.
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December 18th, 2012
Ireland is to legalise abortions when the mother's life is at risk, including when she is suicidal, weeks after the death of Savita Halappanavar who died after being refused an abortion.
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December 18th, 2012
Dublin will introduce legislation to allow abortions in Irish hospitals when the mother’s life is at risk, a highly controversial move that faces stiff opposition from religious groups.