Coalition calls on Lords to reject religious exemptions in Equality Bill
A coalition of liberal religious and social justice groups is calling on the House of Lords to reject religious opt-outs from the Equality Bill. The bill is scheduled for its second reading in the...
View ArticleNational Secular Society plans protest for Pope’s UK visit
The National Secular Society has announced a ” large-scale campaign” to protest against Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain in September. NSS president Terry Sanderson said he was seeking to bring...
View ArticleValentine’s Day protest over Pope’s UK visit
A protest against the Pope’s visit to the UK is to take place in central London this Sunday. It is being planned by the Central London Humanist Group in partnership with the British Humanist...
View ArticleChurch of England clergyman: ‘Lord Carey should get over his obsession with...
Members of the Church of England, other faith groups and secularists have quickly responded to deny claims by Lord Carey that David Cameron’s “aggressively secular” government was marginalising...
View ArticlePope Francis urges French delegates not to follow ‘fashionable’ ideas
In a meeting with a delegation of French legislators in the Vatican City today, Pope Francis urged for religion to be considered in lawmaking. While avoiding particular mention of the country’s recent...
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Meet the man who is forcing states to put up gay pride ‘Festivus’ poles
A man has convinced a number of US states to put up rainbow poles to mark the holiday season. Chaz Stevens of the Humanity Fund launched the project as a protest against the number of nativity scenes...
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