Tag Archives: United Kingdom

UK human rights watch: Christian in Britain demoted in job for having an unacceptable opinion

Posted on 18/10/2012 by

Christian demoted for posting opposition to gay marriage on Facebook as ‘an equality too far’ takes employer to court A man who was demoted for attacking gay marriages as ‘an equality too far’ in Church has taken his former employers … Continue reading →

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Historian Philip Jenkins tells a perceptive parable about militant secularist Britain today

Posted on 08/10/2012 by

As an ancient Christian minority in a mainly Muslim society, Coptic Christians have often been persecuted and marginalized. Even so, Coptic believer Nadia Eweida was startled at the blatant discrimination she encountered in her job at the national airline. While … Continue reading →

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British Christian media group’s Christmas ‘Godbaby’ advertising campaign: tacky, blasphemous or clever?

Posted on 28/09/2012 by

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The problem with wind farms . . .

Posted on 08/09/2012 by

Are wind farms saving or killing us?  A provocative investigation claims thousands of people are falling sick because they live near them

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Four courageous British Christians take their battle for religious freedom to European human rights judges

Posted on 02/09/2012 by

‘Why I will fight to bear my Cross’: Four courageous British Christians take their battle for religious freedom to human rights judges The four Christians who have been discriminated against In a landmark case at the European Court of Human … Continue reading →

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Where I don’t want to live: Shitterton!

Posted on 15/08/2012 by

Shitterton in Dorset has been voted the UK’s most embarrassing place name.  More embarrassing place names here.

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Quote of the day: Peter Hitchens on the 2012 London Olympic Games

Posted on 29/07/2012 by

‘This is supposed to be a light-hearted, generous-spirited event.  But it isn’t really.  It’s an overbearing, officious, self-important celebration of corporate greed, unpunished corruption, tolerated cheating and multiculturalism. As for it being a demonstration of the greatness of Britain, what can I … Continue reading →

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Totalitarian Brighton and Hove Green Party comes down hard on Christian dissenter

Posted on 27/07/2012 by

Green council accused of ‘vilifying’ Christian over gay marriage stance: Britain’s only Green Party council has been accused of “violent prejudice” against Christians as it considers expelling a member who spoke out against same-sex marriage Christina Summers, a member of … Continue reading →

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British doctors could be banned from practising for refusing to give unmarried women contraceptives

Posted on 26/05/2012 by

Doctors who refuse to give contraceptives to unmarried women or carry out sex change operations face being banned from practicing under new guidelines Bishop Tom Williams of the Archdiocese of Liverpool claimed the advice discriminated against “certain groups of doctors” and … Continue reading →

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Pic of the day: Glenridding, Lake District, England

Posted on 19/05/2012 by

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Britain’s crazy Public Order Act: used and abused to stifle and suppress Christians’ freedom of speech

Posted on 14/05/2012 by

Freedom of speech is back on the agenda Section five of the Public Order Act 1986 removed the requirement for an intention to cause a breach of the peace.  Instead, abusive or insulting behaviour was to be penalised if it was within the … Continue reading →

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Peter Hitchens on the “father figures” and “agony aunts” now required for Britain’s prisons

Posted on 12/05/2012 by

Pasted up in an Oxfordshire byway, I found extraordinary proof of what most of us have long suspected and what politicians always try to deny (above).  We are now so soft on wrong-doing that the wicked must be laughing at … Continue reading →

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Britain’s secularist Thought Police are at it again: investigating blogger for posting images of married couples

Posted on 11/05/2012 by

Here’s the “offensive” image that has caused a British government agency to launch a “formal investigation”: Details here.

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Quote of the day: Mark Davies, Bishop of Shrewsbury, on the pre-Christian mentality in the U.K. today

Posted on 15/04/2012 by

‘Today we are becoming increasingly aware that there are those in leading positions within our society who wish to see history somehow reversed, who wish the very light which Christianity brought to these islands would recede.  This is often done … Continue reading →

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British people now appallingly ignorant of even the most basic Christian beliefs, Easter poll shows

Posted on 10/04/2012 by

Judas Priest betrayed Jesus in Bethlehem – poll reveals lack of Easter knowledge: Basic details about the Easter story are known by as few as half of the people polled in a survey Only around half of those quizzed – 55 … Continue reading →

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British cabinet minister speaks out about the elephant in the room: militant secularists and their bigoted agenda

Posted on 13/02/2012 by

Britain being overtaken by ‘militant secularists’, says Baroness Warsi and declares, We stand side by side with the Pope in fighting for faith British society is under threat from the rising tide of “militant secularisation” reminiscent of “totalitarian regimes”, a Cabinet … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Tim Stanley says ‘Secularism denies our history and destroys our identity’

Posted on 12/02/2012 by

‘Where has Britain’s once proud religiosity gone?  In America this week, Barack Obama attempted to force Catholic organisations to provide contraception as part of their employee healthcare packages.  The American people rose up in outrage and he backed down.  He … Continue reading →

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Pic of the day: These ducks brave the icy weather to take a dip in Derwentwater, near Keswick in the Lake District

Posted on 29/01/2012 by

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Pic of the day: Foggy Somerset scene

Posted on 31/10/2011 by

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Daughter of ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’ creator Rev. W. Awdry slams ‘PC Christmas’ episode

Posted on 10/10/2011 by

‘My father would never have taken Christ out of Christmas’: Daughter of Thomas the Tank Engine creator slams politically correct ‘holiday’ episode The clergyman who wrote the Thomas The Tank Engine books would be insulted by a new TV episode … Continue reading →

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Now Britain’s militant secularists have even got at Thomas the Tank Engine: Christmas banned at Sodor!

Posted on 01/10/2011 by

Thomas the Tank Engine forced to carry ‘decorated tree’ for ‘winter holidays’ as Christmas is banned on Sodor Thomas the Tank Engine has been accused of joining the politically correct bandwagon after Christmas was written out of one of his … Continue reading →

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Quote of the day: Peter Hitchens on adoption and abortion in Britain

Posted on 01/10/2011 by

‘What would you call a society that made adoption incredibly hard and abortion incredibly easy?  I’d call it sick at heart.’ ~ Peter Hitchens

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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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Quote of the day: Peter Hitchens on Britain’s phony ‘war on drugs’

Posted on 03/09/2011 by

‘We are always told that the authorities have given up on cannabis so that they can be ‘freed up’ to pursue other drugs, allegedly worse, and the ‘evil dealers’ who sell them.  Since cannabis can unpredictably send you mad for … 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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