‘he UK’s main Jehovah’s Witnesses charity has dropped efforts to block an investigation into how it handled allegations of sexual abuse, including of children, after a legal fight lasting more than two years.’
The Guardian, 2r3d January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A husband and wife are fighting against their foster children’s adoption by two gay men because they “need a mother and father”.’
The Independent, 8th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A couple have been blocked from adopting their two foster children after expressing concerns about them being raised by a gay couple.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A judge has banned a family from having the Freemasons square and compass emblem etched into the gravestone of a Freemason who died after devoting much of his life to the organization.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Asylum claims from people who have converted to Christianity are being rejected because officials are testing them on Bible trivia.’
BBC News, 5th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A gambling ad featuring a hand nailed to a piece of wood that ran over Easter has been banned for mocking the crucifixion of Jesus and the Christian religion.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Christian health worker in the NHS has lost her appeal against a ruling which suspended her for giving a religious book to a Muslim colleague.’
BBC News, 7th April 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Christian magistrate who was sacked after voicing his opposition to adoption by same-sex parents has been suspended as a non-executive director by an NHS trust.’
The Guardian, 27th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Christian magistrate who was sacked after opposing adoption by gay parents on national television is planning to sue Michael Gove over the decision.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Schools should no longer face a legal requirement to provide daily acts of worship of a Christian character, under radical reforms being proposed by a top-level inquiry into the place of faith in multicultural Britain.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The London Oratory school, which educated the sons of former prime minister Tony Blair and current deputy PM Nick Clegg, has won a partial victory in a long-running legal battle over its admissions procedures.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The religious ethos of one of England’s oldest state-funded Catholic boys’ schools is at risk after an education watchdog attacked its admissions code, the high court has heard.’
The Guardian, 24th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The chief inspector of schools has been forced to deny that Ofsted had a political agenda against Christian schools after he came under fire from MPs following damning reports by inspectors for two free schools.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Complaints over an advert showing Rio de Janeiro’s Christ the Redeemer statue and a bikini-clad woman have been upheld by the advertising watchdog.’
BBC News, 6th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magna Carta, Religion and The Rule of Law (PDF)
Speech by Master of the Rolls
Temple, London, 7th June 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The Government’s senior law officer Dominic Grieve said people with “softer” religious views had been reluctant to express their faith because of the “disturbing” rise of fundamentalism. ‘
The Independent, 23rd April 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Christian nursery nurse is claiming unfair dismissal after losing her job because she said she told a gay colleague the Bible regards the practice of homosexuality as a sin.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Christian preacher who was held by police for 15 hours without water or food has won £13,000 in compensation for wrongful imprisonment.’
The Independent, 31st March 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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