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4 Dec 2012

Scouts and Guides to consult on extending membership to non-religious

The Scout Association and Girlguiding UK have announced that they are to consult on extending membership to non-religious people, atheists and agnostics.
10 Feb 2012

Prayer cannot be made compulsory in councils, court ruling says

A Devon town council acted unlawfully by summoning councillors to attend prayers before its meetings, the High Court has ruled.
12 Mar 2011

On not getting the 'religious' point

Sensible discussion about the role of different beliefs in the public square is frequently skewed by the reluctance or inability of the more ideologically-driven participants to listen properly to what is actually being said.
24 Dec 2010

Pope avoids controversy in BBC broadcast message

Pope Benedict's landmark BBC Christmas broadcast avoided controversy and relayed the traditional Christian message of God's love fleshed out in Christ.
24 Dec 2010

Secularist group says Islam imposes 'special demands' on UK

In an interview with ENInews, the president of the National Secular Society says the government is "burying it head in the sand" over fundamentalist Islam.
29 Oct 2010

ASA accused of reintroducing blasphemy by the back door

A pressure group has accused the Advertising Standards Authority of effectively re-introducing the blasphemy law through the back door.
14 Sep 2010

Secularists clash over responses to Pope's visit

The Institute of Ideas think-tank has accused fellow secularists of engaging in a "New Atheist witch-hunt" over the Pope's upcoming British visit.
10 Jun 2010

Begetting a row about Jesus and politics
10 Jun 2010

'Ultrasound Jesus' ad campaign gives new life to an old row

A church advertising campaign for Christmas, which depicts the baby Jesus in his mother Mary's womb, has been defended by its creators against charges of naivete and political meddling.
31 Mar 2010

Churches challenged over equalities forum walk-out

Representatives of six major church bodies have been challenged to reconsider their position in relation to an equalities forum they walked away from earlier this month.

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