The law on a wing and prayer

In recent months, prosecutors in both Oregon and Wisconsin in the USA have been confronted with a complex problem: Should parents who choose to treat their children’s illnesses with prayer rather than medicine be charged with abuse, neglect, or even manslaughter...

Tribunal rules against magistrate opposed to gay adoptions

An English magistrate who says he felt forced to resign because he was unwilling to enact the law on adoption by gay and lesbian couples has lost his appeal over claims that he was subject to anti-Christian discrimination. Andrew McClintock says he will fight on, and...