The second reading of the Coroners and Justice Bill was yesterday. There is as yet no text of the proceedings online, but Lord Waddington has tabled an amendment to effectively strike section 58 which was to remove Clause 29JA of …

Clause 58 – 2nd Reading of CJ Bill Read more »

Last year, the Government came to a handy compromise over the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill. Despite including (rightly so) clauses to prohibit “incitement to hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation”, they included the following clause which has (“will” …

Right to Preach from Scripture is in Danger again Read more »

Well, duh. There is to be no investigation into the atheist bus in spite of 326 complaints, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled. In a statement today the ASA said: ‘The Advertising Standards Authority has concluded that the “There’s probably …

Atheist Bus Advert *not* offensive Read more »

Full marks to the management of First Bus who acted in a brilliantly generous manner below. A Christian bus driver has refused to drive a bus with an atheist slogan proclaiming "There’s probably no God". Ron Heather, from Southampton, Hampshire, …

How to Properly Handle Religious Dissent Read more »

You may have seen the Gary McFarlane case in the media yesterday. This report from CCFON sums up the story: Gary McFarlane, a relationship counsellor, won a claim for wrongful dismissal against Relate Avon. He was sacked because his Christian …

When Discrimination Isn’t (Discrimination) Read more »

With thanks to John H. Since faith in the Creator is an essential part of the Christian Credo, the Church can not and should not be confined to convey to its faithful only the message of salvation. It has a …

What Pope Benedict *actually* said Read more »