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  • 1 Dec 2010
    The retail gospel according to Pickles

    At first sight, it is seemed reasonable to assume that Eric Pickles had hitched his wagon to the to the 'Not Ashamed' campaign train which launches today (1 December 2010) with his claims about the “ambush of Christmas” by “politically correct Grinches” and an exhortation to local councils to “take pride in Britain's Christian heritage.”

  • 1 Dec 2010
    Bishop rejects 'Christians in Britain are persecuted' claims

    An Anglican bishop has rejected claims by some lobby groups and activists that Christians in Britain are being persecuted for their beliefs.

  • 1 Dec 2010
    Claims about UK 'Christian persecution'
  • 1 Dec 2010
    Humanists and Christians criticise ‘Not Ashamed’ campaign

    A campaign launching today which says Christians have been marginalised in public life and are discriminated against has been criticised by humanists and Christians.

  • 15 Aug 2010
    A level playing-field for British Christians

    Christian groups who fear discrimination say they want a "level playing-field" for British Christians. But if we are to take this concept seriously, let's not only support religious liberty for all people but also give up the privileges that are granted to Christians and denied to others. This would be a powerful demonstration of Christian love in action.

  • 10 May 2010
    The claims of the Christian Party

    British Christians have firmly rejected sectarian party politics by offering almost no support at all to the Christian Party, who secured less than two per cent of the vote in each of the 71 constituencies they contested.

  • 5 May 2010
    Religion and the general election

    The role of religion in the general election is far from straightforward. Politicians and the media need to recognise the diversity of religious engagement with politics on a much wider range of issues than they sometimes seem to notice.

  • 30 Apr 2010
    Judge criticises Carey and says religions are equal in law

    A senior judge has srongly criticised the former Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, for suggesting that Christians should have privileges in the judicial system.

  • 23 Mar 2010
    Controversy as Christian Party debates with BNP

    There has been a mixed response to a controversial televised debate between the Christian Party leader George Hargreaves and Nick Griffin of the far-right British National Party.

  • 11 Mar 2010
    'Good Friday processions may be refused permission' says retired bishop

    The former bishop of Rochester has made the speculative and apparently unsubstantiated claim that “Good Friday processions may be refused permission because they are regarded as a minority interest not worth police time.”