Tag Archives: Discrimination

Quote of the day: Nick Donnelly on senior Tesco executive Nick Lansley’s appalling “evil Christians” remark

Posted on 24/12/2011 by

‘If a senior employee of Tesco had made a public statement branding homosexuals ‘evil’ what do you think the response of Tesco would have been?  Would they have just issued a mild, half-hearted apology?  What Tesco is saying to the Christian community … Continue reading →

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Canada human rights watch: Anti-abortion peaceful protester Linda Gibbons finally gets her day in Canada’s top court

Posted on 14/12/2011 by

Anti-abortion activist Linda Gibbons gets her day in Canada’s top court After two decades of myriad arrests, hours upon hours of court time and nearly nine years on and off behind bars,  63-year-old Linda Gibbons, a peaceful anti-abortion protester, gets her … Continue reading →

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Canada human rights watch: taxpayer-funded Canadian universities failing to protect free speech

Posted on 09/12/2011 by

Canadian universities failing to protect free speech: report Mr. Carpay called Carleton University “the worst” school for defending free speech because of the aggressive way it treated members of a pro-life club.  In 2010, Carleton Lifeline was suspended for having … Continue reading →

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UK now persecuting Christians? Nohad Halawi loses her job after being harassed by fundamentalist Muslims

Posted on 27/11/2011 by

Christian worker loses her job after being ‘targeted’ by Islamic extremists Nohad Halawi, who worked at Heathrow Airport, is suing her former employers for unfair dismissal, claiming that she and other Christian staff at the airport were victims of systematic harassment … Continue reading →

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Canada human rights watch: Christian sacked for Tweeting his support for traditional marriage

Posted on 17/11/2011 by

Firing of Sportsnet broadcaster after gay marriage tweet tests religious freedom, free speech In May, Sean Avery, a professional hockey player, made a public service announcement supporting gay marriage in the United States. Soon after, hockey agent Todd Reynolds tweeted, … Continue reading →

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Matthew Parris condemns Trafford Housing Trust’s “persecution” and “bullying” of Christian Adrian Smith

Posted on 11/11/2011 by

Matthew Parris slams ‘reverse persecution’ against Christian The decision to demote and slash the pay of a Christian housing manager for his comments about civil partnerships is “reverse persecution” and “bullying”, a homosexual journalist says.

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Canada human rights watch: Quebec’s new secularist norm is $144 fines for carrying out religious worship

Posted on 03/11/2011 by

Quebec’s new secular norm: $144 fines for religious worship On a Sunday morning two years ago, Paula Celani and about 80 members of her Catholic lay group gathered in a hall they had rented from the city.  They watched an … Continue reading →

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Update on persecuted British Christian Adrian Smith, impoverished by militant Trafford Housing Trust

Posted on 29/10/2011 by

Housing chief admits demoting Christian to protect award from gay charity and: Housing chief threatens further disciplinary action against Christian if he preaches in ‘vicinity’ of work

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Britain’s proactive thought-police always alert and on the job of keeping the streets and cafes publicly secular

Posted on 24/09/2011 by

Police ban the Bible from Christian ‘Salt & Light’ café Police in Lancashire have told the owner of a Christian café to stop displaying Bible texts on a video screen, because it breaches public order laws. Officers attended the Salt & … Continue reading →

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Want to offer to pray for somebody? Then Britain’s secular society will exclude you from its public forums

Posted on 04/09/2011 by

Christian group ditched by charity . . . for offering to pray for debt victims Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has been forced to leave AdviceUK, an umbrella group representing the interests of thousands of advice workers, after it was judged that … Continue reading →

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Leading research institute lists UK with China, Nigeria, Vietnam for significant and increasing hostility to religion

Posted on 31/08/2011 by

The UK is now listed with China, Nigeria, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam as a country of significant and increasing social hostility towards religion: Rising Restrictions on Religion Regarding the UK in particular, the Pew report found the following about the government … Continue reading →

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British Christian midwife sues over order to wear trousers in the operating theatre

Posted on 03/08/2011 by

Christian midwife sues over order to wear trousers A Christian midwife is suing a hospital for making her wear trousers in the operating theatre – because she believes that the Bible forbids women from putting on men’s clothing. Hannah Adewole . . . is suing … Continue reading →

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Historian Tim Stanley on the 9/11 cross and “The bizarre fundamentalism of American atheists”

Posted on 28/07/2011 by

The attack on the 9/11 cross exposes the bizarre fundamentalism of American atheists America’s culture war took an unpleasant turn this week.  A group of atheists filed a suit to take down a cross erected at the Lower Manhattan memorial … Continue reading →

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