Category - Conscience

Cardinal seeks to keep pressure on Brown over embryo bill

staff writers — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:51:25 +0000

Controversial Scottish Catholic leader Keith O'Brien, accused of making intemperate and inaccurate remarks over the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, has vowed to keep the pressure on PM Gordon Brown.

Conscience and religious exemptions

Press Office — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:34:25 +0000

Commenting on the Archbishop of Canterbury's claim that rights of conscience for religion necessitate the granting of exemptions from UK legislation, the Christian think-tank Ekklesia says that whi

Conscience and justice

Savi Hensman — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:05:27 +0000

Nine years ago ‚Äúprobably the most controversial, brilliant, independent-minded and principled politician of his age‚Äù died. This was how the Birmingham Post described the devout Anglican Enoch Powell, who believed it would infringe the rights of those he championed to be subjected to anti-discrimination legislation, and spoke out forcefully.