Religion
Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is fully supportive of the Home Office’s response to a private member’s bill wishing to restrict the use of firearms. Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, is introducing a bill that aims to ban the keeping of pump-action shotguns in homes. The bill wishes to tackle the horrific… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Richard Dawkins has found himself in the middle of the ongoing row about the burkha by comparing the religious dress to a “full bin-liner thing”. The comments, made to the Radio Times while publicising a new programme on faith schools, prompted instant condemnation from Muslim groups, who accused the prominent atheist of… Read more »
When Archbishop Desmond Tutu enters a room people usually stand up and applaud. Most, I imagine, don’t know all the details of his battle against South African apartheid but they do know that this is someone who deserves respect. By Samuel Dale The archbishop recently announced his intention to step down from public life because,… Read more »
