Canon Tom White, the Glasgow Priest challenging the Scottish government’s blanket ban on public worship, has moved his case into the court room.
Continue readingThe Times – Priest sues for right to reopen churches in lockdown
A Glasgow priest has begun a legal action against church closures due to Covid-19 rules
Continue readingGlasgow priest takes legal action against ministers to stop UK divide on lockdown right to worship
A Glasgow priest has launched a legal action to stop a north-south divide on the right to worship during lockdown.
Continue readingLET US WORSHIP: Scottish government has less than a week to respond to new legal challenge on church closures
An estimated 1,000 women and girls from religious minorities are forcibly married and “converted” in Pakistan every year.
Continue readingA step in the right direction for free speech on campus
Today, the Department for Education released a report titled “Higher Education: Free Speech and Academic Freedom”, which recognises the harmful effects of censorship at UK universities, and lays out new proposals to tackle the problem.
Continue readingTODAY: Finnish hate speech trial a “canary in the coalmine” for Scottish censorship laws
“This criminal prosecution serves as a canary in the coalmine for countries such as Scotland and others across Europe, which are implementing their own illiberal censorship laws,” commented Paul Coleman, author of ‘Censored: How European Hate Speech Laws are Threatening Freedom of Speech’.
Continue readingThou shalt not pray: German town brought to court over prayer prohibition
Can a local authority ban even silent prayer on the streets? This is the question asked by the “40 Days for Life” group in Pforzheim, Germany, who were prohibited from gathering to peacefully pray near a pre-abortion advisory center.
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