Archbishop Cranmer reports that Witney Town Council has banned the anti abortion group LIFE from having a festival to mark their 40th anniversary. It would have been a mix of Festival and political rally LIFE had planned a celebration, complete with bouncy castle, craft stalls, music, and a range of speakers.
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July 2nd, 2011
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July 1st, 2011London, England, Jul 1, 2011 / 05:59 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The head of the U.K.'s Christian Legal Centre sees persecution of Christians in public life, looming behind controversial recent remarks by Equality and Human Rights Commissioner Trevor Phillips.
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July 1st, 2011An independent review is calling for a set of universal standards for care of the dying after uncovering "stunning inequities" in provision in England.
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July 1st, 2011Further to His Grace’s post in which he disclosed that Witney Town Council had banned LIFE’s pro-life celebration, quite a few have emailed their objections to Witney Town Council (who appear not to have the courtesy even to acknowledge such communications), and the story has been picked up by the wider media. As a result, Witney Town Council have issued the following statement:
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June 30th, 2011
The British Medical Association, representing 140,000 British doctors, has this morning questioned the stated impartiality and independence of Lord Falconer’s Commission on Assisted Dying, supported the BMA leadership’s stance in not giving evidence to it and called on the British Medical Journal Editorial team to present a balanced and unbiased coverage of the Commission.
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June 30th, 2011
Apparently, the Iranian culture minister has already objected to the BBC’s forthcoming documentary series on the life of Mohammed (or ‘small p’ prophet Muhammad, as The Guardian pointedly refers to him). So offensive is this documentary which no-one has yet seen that Iran has already pledged to ‘take serious action’ because it will 'ruin Muslims' sanctity'.
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June 30th, 2011
Civil servants in Scotland can no longer use the word “homosexual” because it is deemed offensive to gay men, according to new guidance from the Scottish Government.
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June 30th, 2011Christian Concern supports Chief Rabbi's view that religious freedom has been restricted.
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June 30th, 2011New equality laws are forcing religious people to flee the country because they are being denied the freedom to live in accordance with their beliefs, the Chief Rabbi, Lord Sacks, has warned.
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June 30th, 2011