Vaguely worded hate-speech laws can end up criminalising almost any opinion. Paul Coleman is the executive director of ADF International, a human-rights organisation defending the right of people to freely live out their faith. He is the author of Censored: How European Hate Speech Laws are Threatening Freedom of Speech.
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Lois McLatchie on the Christian beliefs that are becoming Euro-crimes.
Continue readingThe stealthy cancelling of Mummy knows best
It used to be agreed that parents were responsible for their child’s best interests in matters of personal, emotional and physical development, but now it is seemingly becoming an assumption that the State is a better overseer of these interests. Official busybodies are increasingly creating opportunities to talk to children beyond the earshot of parents. They say that if you’re doing nothing wrong, why worry? But that’s not the point. It’s intrusive. And it’s creating an ever-increasing wedge in the parent-child bond, since the topics of conversation are personal and private. The more apathetic parents are to this interference with their natural authority, the more it will spread.
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Lizzie Troughton writes for ADF UK and can be found on Twitter at @francis_ea.
Cancelling Christians
“Billy Graham wouldn’t be welcomed into Britain today…” Read Lizzie Throughton’s article in The Critic UK.
Continue readingWhen a tweet can land you in jail: Criminal charges brought against Finnish MP
Imprisonment for posting a Bible tweet is now a very real possibility in Finland. The Finnish Prosecutor General has brought three criminal charges against Finnish Member of Parliament, Päivi Räsänen.
Continue reading10,000+ call for free speech to be protected on campus
Is there a free speech crisis at UK universities? At least 10,000 members of the public think so and have added their name to a petition addressed to Number 10.
Continue readingA Time for Hope for Free Speech?
“A common-sense judgment from Manchester County Court brings a beam of hope to what has been a long winter chill on expression,” writes communications officer Lois McLatchie.
Continue readingWorship ban in Ireland – doors remain closed over Easter
It’s known to be a season of hope, but Irish Christians cannot gather to worship at church this Easter Weekend.
Continue readingOpen doors: court declares worship ban unlawful
The Scottish government’s treatment of churches during the pandemic has been “unlawful” – so ruled Lord Braid in a judgment handed down today from Scotland’s top civil court.
Continue readingLet Us Worship: Court ruling on Scottish government’s worship ban imminent
Has the Scottish government treated churches unlawfully? A judgment answering this question will be handed down tomorrow by Scotland’s top civil court.
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