The pastor of an Egyptian church that was torched by Muslims – prompting a Christian protest that was brutally crushed by the military – has been jailed over the building’s excess height.
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March 13th, 2012
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March 12th, 2012Christians do not have a right to wear a cross or crucifix openly at work, the Government is to argue in a landmark court case.
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March 12th, 2012Move is from Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone - It puts the Government at odds with its own equality quango.
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March 12th, 2012David Cameron should choose “masterly inactivity” over plans to introduce gay marriage, the Archbishop of York urged.
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March 12th, 2012The right of Nadia Eweida to wear a crucifix is unassailable and must be upheld, writes Boris Johnson.
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March 12th, 2012Wearing a cross is just a “religious decoration” for many people and not an essential part of Christianity, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
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March 12th, 2012A man with “locked-in syndrome” will hear today if he can embark on legal action that would allow doctors lawfully to help him to end the “indignity” of his life.
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March 12th, 2012A man whose body is so paralysed that he wants a doctor to be able to kill him will find out later at the High Court if his case has been thrown out.
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March 12th, 2012Tony Nicklinson, who is paralysed and wants a doctor to be able to lawfully end his life, should be allowed to proceed with his "right-to-die" case, a High Court judge has ruled.
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March 12th, 2012Legal action brought by a locked-in syndrome sufferer, who wants a doctor to be able to end his ‘intolerable’ life lawfully, can go ahead following a judge's ruling today.