The human right to worship is being denied
The most recent lockdown in England enacted by Boris Johnson excluded churches. This shows that freedom of worship sits in a different category to other activities and needs special protection.
This isn’t the truth for Scotland, though. Nicola Sturgeon announced that churches were to be closed. So, what lies behind the greater freedom in England?
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Religious Freedom
- Persecutions: Christians still occupy first place
– FSSPX - Ethiopia: Surge in violence leads to up to 1,000 deaths
– Aid to the Church in Need - Montenegro’s churches get a religious freedom do-over
– Christianity Today - Bishop expresses concern about erosion of religious freedom in Denmark
– Vatican News - Cuban pastor arrested and detained
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Marriage & Family
- Taiwan: Step taken toward allowing international same-sex marriages
– Focus Taiwan - Scots council referral for parents who ‘fail’ to support trans child
– Times (£) - Spain’s transgender wars are turning nasty
– Spectator - South Korea’s baby boost for married couples excludes nontraditional families
– PRI
Sanctity of Life
- Honduran abortion law: Congress moves to set total ban ‘in stone’
– BBC - Bishops advise Spaniards to carry letter protecting them from euthanasia
– Aleteia - Canada: As assisted suicide continues to rise in Ontario, pro-lifers call for government action
– Catholic News Agency - Ireland: Justice committee to overhaul Gino Kenny’s Dying with Dignity Bill after legal flaws found
– Times (£) - Radical right-to-die activists arrested in France
– BioEdge
