by Sean Reilly | Sep 3, 2008
A Christian woman is taking an art centre to court over an exhibition which included a statue of Jesus that she believes is lewd and offensive. Civil rights advocates say that this is an attempt to reinstate blasphemy laws by the back door. The private prosecution,...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 2, 2008
Civil rights organisations, advocates of religious freedom, anti-censorship groups and government in Europe and beyond are expressing alarm at a United Nations General Assembly resolution that demands respect for religion but which critics say has been used to justify...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 17, 2008
A number of Danish churches have praised an open letter published by 138 prominent Muslim scholars and have pledged to meet with leaders of Islam in Denmark to continue this exchange. The dean of Copenhagen cathedral, the Rev Anders Gadegaard, told Ecumenical News...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 10, 2008
The Prime Minister’s office has said that it will consult Britain’s churches over the scrapping of the country’s blasphemy laws, after the principled need to do so was strengthened by a tabled amendment in the House of Commons. Downing Street’s...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 2, 2008
Pakistan’s elections, which were originally scheduled for 8 January 2008, will now take place on 18 February, the authorities have announced – amid widespread scepticism. Campaigners for Christian and other minorities say they fear for the future. The...