A Christian GP dismissed as a Government drugs adviser over his views on homosexuality has launched a legal bid to win his job back.
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May 14th, 2011
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May 14th, 2011Richard Dawkins has made his name as the scourge of organised religion who branded the Roman Catholic Church “evil” and once called the Pope “a leering old villain in a frock”.
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May 14th, 2011The majority of Britons do not realise familiar English phrases such "my brother’s keeper", "eat, drink and be merry" and "a drop in the bucket" come from the Bible, according to a new survey.
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May 13th, 2011A white teenage mother was stabbed repeatedly and her body dumped in a canal after she clashed with the Asian family of her lovechild, a court has heard.
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May 13th, 2011Virginia Governor Peter Shumlin (D) promised while campaigning that he would pass an assisted suicide law during his first session in office. However, he has not followed through on that pledge.
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May 13th, 2011NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Fewer than 40 days after a mob of Muslim villagers destroyed a church's building in Egypt, the congregation celebrated Easter in a reconstructed building at the same site. The Egyptian military rebuilt the Church of the Two Martyrs in Sool after rioters set fire to the facility March 4 and demolished a large part of what was left by hand and with sledgehammers, the Compass Direct news service reported.
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May 13th, 2011A taxi driver was banned from displaying a crucifix on his dashboard after a teenage customer complained that it looked “phallic”.
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May 13th, 2011NEW YORK - Limiting the number of embryos used to get pregnant with in vitro fertilization (IVF) could reduce the number of newborn deaths, prevent cases of severe eye and brain damage, and cut the time babies spend in hospital, a Canadian study said.
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May 13th, 2011His promise to turn last month’s Royal Wedding into a ‘nightmare’ may not have materialised — but that won’t stop Richard Dart from peddling his views about Britain’s monarchy online.
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May 13th, 2011Egypt’s caretaker government has vowed to step up security outside places of worship after last week’s sectarian violence which left 15 people dead.