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The High Court will consider a challenge to the laws requiring faith-based Christian religious education (RE) and collective worship in schools in Northern Ireland today. A non-religious family is mounting the legal challenge arguing the exclusively Christian nature of RE and worship violates their human rights. The case is being supported by Northern Ireland Humanists…. Read more »
Improvement to firearms licence condition welcomed by BASC Northern Ireland The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has welcomed the introduction of a firearms certificate condition that will allow the licence holder to shoot any lawful quarry on land where they have the authority to shoot. The condition known… Read more »
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By Chris Bradley The web campaign organiser for Liberal Democrats candidate Colin Eldridge has been sacked for leaving obscene comments about religion on Facebook. Adam Webb responded to an article about the rise of creationist theory in education by posting a request for “all religious people to just f**k off”. Mr Webb, who was spearheading… Read more »
By Matthew West There’s something uniquely disturbing about Lord Mandelson. It could simply be his imperious persona. All that yes m’lord, no m’lord has obviously gone to his head. He’s probably got his eyes on a dukedom. After all, he can’t become that much more high and mighty whatever he might hope, but I bet… Read more »
