A new publication, launched by a former Bishop of Oxford and others, examines religious and ethical components to conscientious objection.

A parliamentary inquiry is calling on religious and non-religious groups to give evidence on the government’s 'Big Society' agenda.

The government will not legislate to prevent religious groups providing public services from discriminating against their users, recent responses indicate.

Claims that Christians are being 'discriminated against' in the UK have been criticised by the Christian think-tank Ekklesia and the British Humanist Association.