A Shameful Response to a Sham Consultation
Tuesday’s Government response to its marital redefinition consultation, conducted earlier this year, has conclusively demonstrated that the entire consultation process had no purpose other than to...
View ArticleWhy tomorrow’s Strasbourg judgement on UK religious freedom matters
The European Court of Human Rights will tomorrow deliver its judgment in four closely-watched cases which have exposed the growing intolerance of Christian belief in the British public square. Each...
View ArticleEU’s religious freedom guidelines need improving in key areas
Among the bodies welcoming the publication of the EU’s new religious freedom guidelines are COMECE, the Catholic Church’ Brussels lobby (its statement is here), and the campaign group Christian...
View ArticleUS bishops join hands with church leaders in religious freedom protest
Religious leaders of major denominations in the US have banded together to protest the implementation of the US Government’s healthcare provisions, which force employers to provide contraception and...
View ArticleSenior UK judge opens door to better protection of religious belief
Baroness Hale, one of the UK’s most senior judges, and the first woman appointed to the highest court in the land, recently set out in a speech to Yale Law School criteria for accommodating religious...
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