Religious Freedom

Conservative Divisions Over Gay Marriage Laid Bare

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.02.2013 | UK Politics

The depth of Conservative divisions over gay marriage are to be laid bare on Tuesday when David Cameron faces being deserted by more than half of his ...

Ned Simons

Maria Miller Insists There Is 'No Pressure' On Tory MPs Over Gay Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 04.02.2013 | UK Politics

On Tuesday evening MPs will vote to approve, or disapprove, of same-sex marriage. It is a historic step and many find it remarkable that the measure w...

Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) Bill Should Not and Will Not Succeed

Keith Porteous Wood | Posted 02.04.2013 | UK Politics
Keith Porteous Wood

If there were to be a provision about protection of those expressing views on marriage, which I oppose, there would be more justification for it to be in the opposite direction - to give protection to those opposing the limiting of marriage to opposite sex couples.

My Human Rights Wish-List

Benedict Rogers | Posted 14.03.2013 | UK
Benedict Rogers

In his superb article 'A Human Rights Wish-list for 2013', Jack Healey encouraged us to chose our own wish-list. I have taken up that suggestion.

Ned Simons

Maria Miller Says Fear Churches Will Be Forced To Conduct Gay Weddings 'Unfounded'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ned Simons | Posted 31.01.2013 | UK Politics

Culture secretary Maria Miller has said Tory backbench concerns that religious groups will be forced to conduct gay marriage are "completely unfounded...

Tory MP Says Fewer Straight People Will Marry If Gay People Can

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 31.01.2013 | UK Politics

A Conservative MP has suggested fewer heterosexual couples will get married if gay marriage is introduced. Speaking in the Commons on Tuesday after...

We Need to Talk More About Religion

Dr Matthew Francis | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Dr Matthew Francis

I have sat with Muslims who drink alcohol, those who won't be in the same room as alcohol, and those who don't mind having a chat whilst I drink alcohol. But I asked, knowing that there are restrictions to do with alcohol within Islam, and I respected the answer.

As a friend, Britain Should Warn Indonesia That Its Pluralism Is in Peril

Benedict Rogers | Posted 13.12.2012 | UK Politics
Benedict Rogers

It is right to invite President Yudhoyono to Britain, it is right to seek to deepen our friendship, and it is right to applaud Indonesia's achievements. But in a spirit of friendship, David Cameron and the British Government should not shy away from addressing the challenges as well as lauding the accomplishments.

The Widows of Kandhamal

David Griffiths | Posted 28.11.2012 | UK
David Griffiths

Asmita's husband Rajesh was buried alive in a muddy riverbank in the remote Kandhamal district of India's Odisha (Orissa) state, just over four years ago. He is not enumerated in the official death toll of the anti-Christian pogrom which began in August 2008, because police did not find his body. In fact, they did not look for it

Iran Frees Pastor Condemned To Death For Refusing To Renounce Christianity

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 10.09.2012 | UK

An Iranian pastor, who refused to renounce Christianity after being sentenced to death for apostasy, has been released from prison after an internatio...

Hitchens, Jesus and Freedom: A Jailed Atheist and the Struggle Against Religious Intolerance in Indonesia

Benedict Rogers | Posted 25.07.2012 | UK
Benedict Rogers

If Christians, Ahmadis, atheists and Muslims who believe in religious freedom, mutual respect and pluralism stand up for each other, we can defeat the preachers of hate.

Tony Blair: World Without Religion Would Be One Of 'Tragedy And Disaster'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Politics

Former prime minister Tony Blair has defended religion, warning that a world without faith would be one on a path to "tragedy and disaster". The ex...

Archbishop And Dawkins To Debate The Origins Of Man

PA | Posted 10.02.2012 | UK

The Archbishop of Canterbury and atheist Professor Richard Dawkins are set to go head to head to discuss man's greatest question. The leader of the...

Christian Hotel Owners Lose Battle Over Gay Couple Ban

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.02.2012 | UK

Two Christian guesthouse owners who were ordered to pay damages after refusing to allow a gay couple to stay in a double room lost their appeal today....

The Giant Blind Spot of Human Rights NGOs

Ziya Meral | Posted 02.12.2011 | UK
Ziya Meral

Last week, a frantic panic dominated a handful of small advocacy groups about an Iranian Christian Pastor who has been facing death penalty for simply...