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	<title>The Christian Institute &#187; Religious liberty</title>
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		<title>Council prayers: MPs blast ‘preposterous’ ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MPs have criticised an “utterly preposterous” High Court ruling that says it is illegal to say prayers as a ‘formal’ part of local council meetings. Eric Pickles, the Communities Secretary, disputed the basis of the ruling and said that the “right to worship is a fundamental and hard fought British liberty”. Chris Bryant, the Labour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christians lose appeal in B&amp;B case</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Christian owners of a Cornish B&#038;B today lost their appeal against last year’s ruling that their policy of restricting double rooms to married couples discriminated against a gay couple. But, while upholding that ruling, the Court of Appeal warned that a new intolerance should not take root against Christians because of their beliefs about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Court bans prayers at formal council meetings</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/court-bans-prayers-at-formal-council-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The saying of prayers as a ‘formal’ part of local council meetings has been ruled unlawful by the High Court today in an extraordinary judgment. The judge, Mr Justice Ouseley, said there is no law that gives councils the power to do so. But critics hit back, saying the ruling also means a council has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Blair favoured gay MPs, says Ken Livingstone</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/tony-blair-favoured-gay-mps-says-ken-livingstone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Prime Minister Tony Blair gave preferential treatment to homosexual MPs, the Labour candidate for London mayor has revealed. Ken Livingstone said: “As soon as Blair got in, if you came out as lesbian or gay you immediately got a job. It was wonderful.” Mr Livingstone made the remark during an interview with New Statesman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US student censored for gay adoption comment piece</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/us-student-censored-for-gay-adoption-comment-piece/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 15-year-old pupil who wrote an opinion piece arguing against same-sex adoption was censored, threatened with suspension and called &#8220;ignorant&#8221; by a senior school official, according to his lawyers. Brandon Wegner, of Wisconsin, wrote the editorial for his student newspaper, The Hawk&#8217;s Post, which appeared opposite an opposing article written by another student. Brandon, who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t punish Christians for expressing faith, says bishop</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christians should not be punished for open displays of their faith, a Church of England bishop has said. The Rt Revd Donald Allister, the Bishop of Peterborough, made the comments as he backed a motion supporting the right of Christians to live out their faith publicly. Over 100 members of the Church of England General [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bishop investigated for ‘hate crime’ for upsetting humanist</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bishop-investigated-for-hate-crime-for-upsetting-humanist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bishop-investigated-for-hate-crime-for-upsetting-humanist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Roman Catholic Bishop in Ireland is being investigated under &#8216;hate crime&#8217; laws for delivering a homily that upset a humanist. The Bishop’s unremarkable comments warned of &#8220;the arrows of a secular and godless culture&#8221; and that only believers “know in general terms that their life will not end in emptiness”. Humanist John Colgan complained [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atheists clash over plans to build ‘temple&#8217; in London</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/atheists-clash-over-plans-to-build-temple-in-london/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/atheists-clash-over-plans-to-build-temple-in-london/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of the country’s most prominent atheists have clashed over plans to build a £1 million “temple for atheists” in the City of London. Alain de Botton, a philosopher and writer, wants to build a 46-metre tower to celebrate atheism as a positive force. He says the structure would celebrate “new atheism” and act as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Palin calls on airline to reverse &#8216;offensive&#8217; prayer cards decision</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/palin-calls-on-airline-to-reverse-offensive-prayer-cards-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/palin-calls-on-airline-to-reverse-offensive-prayer-cards-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Bell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has called on an American airline to reverse its decision to remove &#8220;offensive&#8221; prayer cards from in-flight meals. For 30 years Alaska Airlines has placed a card with a quote from the Psalms on its meal trays. But it has decided to call a halt to the practice following some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oxford professor: equality trumping religious freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/oxford-professor-equality-trumping-religious-freedom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/oxford-professor-equality-trumping-religious-freedom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Bell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A senior academic from the University of Oxford has said courts in the West are putting equality issues before the right to religious freedom. Professor Roger Trigg, a leading figure in the University’s philosophy and theology faculties, made the claim after studying recent cases in the UK, USA, Canada and mainland Europe. He identified a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharia is good for women, claims Muslim lawyer</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/sharia-is-good-for-women-claims-muslim-lawyer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/sharia-is-good-for-women-claims-muslim-lawyer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Sharia law itself is inherently positive towards women”, the head of a law firm’s new Sharia division has claimed. The comment coincides with a Bill before Parliament which seeks to tackle the discrimination suffered by women under Sharia law in England and Wales. The Arbitration and Mediation Services (Equality) Bill would remove any doubt that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landmark US court ruling  for church freedom</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/landmark-us-court-ruling-for-church-freedom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/landmark-us-court-ruling-for-church-freedom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a landmark ruling the US Supreme Court says churches, not the Government, should control the employment of ‘ministers of religion’. The unanimous ruling is a blow to President Obama, whose administration wanted the ruling to go the other way. The case centres around a former teacher at a church school who was dismissed for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Section 5 amendment needed to &#8216;roll back&#8217; offence culture</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/section-5-amendment-needed-to-roll-back-offence-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/section-5-amendment-needed-to-roll-back-offence-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gordon Bell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Public Order Act must be reformed because of its “corrosive” effect on free speech, according to a senior figure at a civil liberties organisation. Mike Harris, head of advocacy at Index on Censorship, said it was not the role of police officers or magistrates “to protect citizens from insult”, and called on Government ministers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Punished: Mayor who criticised Halloween</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/punished-mayor-who-criticised-halloween/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/punished-mayor-who-criticised-halloween/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A church-going former mayor in Warwickshire who declined to take part in a Halloween event has been found in breach of equality rules for upsetting pagans. Tom Wilson, who is a member at Manor Court Baptist Church in Nuneaton, said he believed Halloween was a &#8220;pagan festival&#8221; and that he did not want to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bishops slam shops for failing to stock Christian Easter egg</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bishops-slam-shops-for-failing-to-stock-christian-easter-egg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bishops-slam-shops-for-failing-to-stock-christian-easter-egg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Church of England bishops have criticised retailers for failing to support the country’s only Christian Easter egg, despite evidence of widespread demand. The chocolate egg comes in a box which carries an explanation of the resurrection. It is thought that supermarkets may be reluctant to stock it because of its Christian message. Reports indicate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Costs of Equality Act &#8216;far outweigh&#8217; any benefits</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/report-costs-of-equality-act-far-outweigh-any-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/report-costs-of-equality-act-far-outweigh-any-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supposed financial benefits of the Equality Act will be far outweighed by costs, a report published by a think-tank has said. Statistician Nigel Williams asserts that instead of bringing in savings of £65 million a year, the Equality Act will actually cost £10m a year. Mr Williams analysed the previous Government&#8217;s impact assessment of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian radio station will be allowed to challenge ad ban</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-radio-station-will-be-allowed-to-challenge-ad-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-radio-station-will-be-allowed-to-challenge-ad-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Christian radio station which was banned from airing an advert on Christian marginalisation has been given permission to go to court and challenge the decision. Premier Christian Radio wanted to run an advert on Christians being sidelined in the workplace but it was banned for being &#8220;politically motivated&#8221;. The group wanted to air the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt consultation on public order law closes next week</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-consultation-on-public-order-law-closes-next-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-consultation-on-public-order-law-closes-next-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Concerned citizens have until next Friday to respond to an official consultation on amending a controversial law which criminalises the use of insulting words. You can respond to the consultation here. Section 5 of the Public Order Act outlaws “insulting” words or behaviour. Many groups believe that it intrudes on free speech and has caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Religious literacy&#8217; lacking in public life, bishop warns</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/religious-literacy-lacking-in-public-life-bishop-warns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/religious-literacy-lacking-in-public-life-bishop-warns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Britain&#8217;s Christian heritage is no longer understood in the &#8220;corridors of power&#8221; the former Bishop of Rochester has said. The Rt Revd Michael Nazir-Ali made the comments as he reflected on the Prime Minister’s recent speech on the place of the Bible and Christianity in national life. While the Bishop welcomed much of what David [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US nurses retain right to refuse to assist abortions</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/us-nurses-retain-right-to-refuse-to-assist-abortions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/us-nurses-retain-right-to-refuse-to-assist-abortions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 10:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of nurses in America has won a major court battle against the hospital which tried to force them to help with abortions. A policy change in September 2011 at a New Jersey hospital required all nurses to participate in abortions, despite state law saying: “No person shall be required to perform or assist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PM: Bible gives us values and morality worth standing up for</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/pm-bible-gives-us-values-and-morality-worth-standing-up-for/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/pm-bible-gives-us-values-and-morality-worth-standing-up-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron has said Britain is a &#8220;Christian country&#8221; and &#8220;we should not be afraid to say so&#8221;, as he marked 400 years of the King James Bible. The Prime Minister said the Bible has helped to give Britain values and morals which &#8220;we should actively stand up and defend&#8221;. And he also criticised the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peter Tatchell offers to testify on behalf of demoted Christian</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/peter-tatchell-offers-to-testify-on-behalf-of-demoted-christian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/peter-tatchell-offers-to-testify-on-behalf-of-demoted-christian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:05:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Free speech]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5352</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Homosexual activist Peter Tatchell has offered to testify in defence of a Christian employee who was disciplined because of comments he made online about civil partnerships. Adrian Smith, a housing manager with Trafford Housing Trust, was demoted and had his salary slashed by 40 per cent after he commented on Facebook that registering civil partnerships [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish anti-sectarianism law passes with free speech clause</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scottish-anti-sectarianism-law-passes-with-free-speech-clause/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scottish-anti-sectarianism-law-passes-with-free-speech-clause/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[sectarianism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government’s controversial anti-sectarianism legislation was passed earlier this week, but it includes a robust clause to protect freedom of speech. On Wednesday the Scottish National Party used its majority to force the legislation through by 64 votes to 57. Colin Hart, Director of The Christian Institute, welcomed the addition of a free speech [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt gives assurances on church civil partnerships</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-gives-assurances-on-church-civil-partnerships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-gives-assurances-on-church-civil-partnerships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Religious liberty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil partnerships]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5347</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government gave new assurances yesterday that churches cannot be forced to hold civil partnerships against their will. The promise came during a debate in the House of Lords on Government Regulations which allow civil partnership registrations in religious premises in England and Wales. The debate on the Regulations, which took place on 15 December, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt won&#8217;t support Christian registrar&#8217;s case in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-wont-support-christian-registrars-case-in-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-wont-support-christian-registrars-case-in-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gary McFarlane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lillian Ladele]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lillian Ladele, a Christian registrar who was disciplined for her stance on civil partnerships, will not receive the backing of the UK Government when her case reaches Europe. Miss Ladele&#8217;s case is one of a quartet of religious liberty cases involving Christians that are set to appear before the European Court of Human Rights. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Equality chief slams secularist bid to end council’s prayers</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/equality-chief-slams-secularist-bid-to-end-councils-prayers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/equality-chief-slams-secularist-bid-to-end-councils-prayers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The head of Britain’s equality watchdog has branded a secularist pressure group’s bid to stop a local council from saying prayers as “nonsense on stilts”. And the Leader of the House of Commons has voiced his support for councils who wish to say prayers. Earlier this month the National Secular Society (NSS) went to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eric Pickles backs freedom for local council prayers</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/eric-pickles-backs-freedom-for-local-council-prayers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/eric-pickles-backs-freedom-for-local-council-prayers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Councils should have the freedom to hold prayers if they choose to, a government minister has said as he affirmed the importance of prayer in British public life. The comments, from Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, come as Bideford Town Council in Devon is being sued by a secularist campaign group over prayers it says at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now Scots Episcopal Church says NO to redefining marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/now-scots-episcopal-church-says-no-to-redefining-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/now-scots-episcopal-church-says-no-to-redefining-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Scotland]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5312</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Episcopal Church has joined the burgeoning ranks of those opposing the Scottish Government’s plans to redefine marriage. The Government, led by the Scottish National Party (SNP), is holding a consultation on whether to rewrite the definition of marriage. The consultation will close on Friday. In its response the Episcopal Church has reiterated its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guardian editor and MP criticise NSS prayer case</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/guardian-editor-and-mp-criticise-nss-prayer-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/guardian-editor-and-mp-criticise-nss-prayer-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An assistant editor at The Guardian and the Labour MP Chris Bryant have both hit out at a secularist pressure group’s attempt to ban a local council from saying prayers. Last week the National Secular Society (NSS) went to the High Court in an attempt to end Bideford Town Council’s practice of saying prayers at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secularists in court today to ban council&#8217;s prayers</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/secularists-in-court-today-to-ban-councils-prayers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/secularists-in-court-today-to-ban-councils-prayers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The historic tradition of saying prayers at the start of local council meetings is being challenged in the High Court today. Listen to Mike Judge debate the issue on BBC Radio 4&#8242;s Today programme Bideford Town Council in Devon is reported to have had prayers at its meetings since the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaker squanders taxpayer money on &#8216;equality&#8217; crest</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/speaker-squanders-taxpayer-money-on-equality-crest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/speaker-squanders-taxpayer-money-on-equality-crest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gay rights]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Speaker of the House of Commons has been criticised for squandering over £20,000 of taxpayers’ money on his new coat of arms, which features a prominent ‘equality’ rainbow. John Bercow, who was named Politician of the Year 2010 by a homosexual campaign group, has become well known for championing ‘homosexual rights’. His coat of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report warns of &#8216;£1bn&#8217; equality cost to employers</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/report-warns-of-1bn-equality-cost-to-employers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/report-warns-of-1bn-equality-cost-to-employers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Equality Bill]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Employers are being forced to spend around £1 billion complying with equality legislation, a report has suggested. The report comes with a warning that current equality legislation is &#8220;in pursuit of a false utopia of absolute equality for all&#8221;. The previous Government&#8217;s controversial Equality Act, which came into force last year, faced widespread criticism. Burden [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Schools set to receive a King James Bible from Government</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/schools-set-to-receive-a-king-james-bible-from-government/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/schools-set-to-receive-a-king-james-bible-from-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:19:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Schools in England are set to receive a copy of the King James Bible from the Government as it marks 400 years of the translation. The Bibles will include a foreword from the Education Secretary Michael Gove, the Times Educational Supplement reported. Mr Gove said the King James Version is &#8220;one of the keystones of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free expression clause added to Scots anti-sectarianism Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/free-expression-clause-added-to-scots-anti-sectarianism-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/free-expression-clause-added-to-scots-anti-sectarianism-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has added a free speech clause into its anti-sectarianism Bill, but critics are still questioning the need for new legislation. Earlier this week MSPs on Holyrood’s justice committee met to vote on a series of amendments for the Government’s beleaguered Bill. The Committee voted in favour of the freedom of expression clause, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Meaningful&#8217; Christmas tree chocs selling well</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/meaningful-christmas-tree-chocs-selling-well/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/meaningful-christmas-tree-chocs-selling-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5265</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sets of Christmas tree decorations that help parents tell their children about the Christmas story have become a &#8220;best seller&#8221;. The decorations are produced by the Meaningful Chocolate Company, which earlier this year produced an Easter egg with a message about Jesus’ resurrection on the box. Now the group says the Christmas decorations have become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Churchgoers should be better represented at the BBC</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/churchgoers-should-be-better-represented-at-the-bbc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/churchgoers-should-be-better-represented-at-the-bbc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5257</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Churchgoers are underrepresented at the BBC and it may be affecting the Corporation&#8217;s output, a Christian media group has warned. The Christian Broadcasting Council (CBC) made the comments in a submission to media watchdog Ofcom. J Peter Wilson, a media consultant with CBC who co-wrote the submission, highlighted the BBC&#8217;s own figures: &#8220;The number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church leader: some officials are ‘out to get’ Christians</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/church-leader-some-officials-are-out-to-get-christians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/church-leader-some-officials-are-out-to-get-christians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes the authorities really are &#8220;out to get&#8221; Christians in Britain, a senior figure in the Church of England has warned. Revd Dr Malcolm Brown said that many groups agreed that a housing trust’s decision to discipline a Christian employee for comments he made about civil partnerships was “crazy” and “bonkers”. He cited the way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t redefine marriage, warn Scottish Free Presbyterians</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/dont-redefine-marriage-warn-scottish-free-presbyterians/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/dont-redefine-marriage-warn-scottish-free-presbyterians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage & family]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland has warned that redefining marriage will be harmful to the foundations of society. The Scottish Government is currently holding a public consultation on whether marriage should be redefined in law to introduce same-sex marriage. The Free Presbyterian Church has strongly urged the Scottish National Party administration not to change [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSPs question sectarianism bill after rise in banning orders</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/msps-question-sectarianism-bill-after-rise-in-banning-orders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/msps-question-sectarianism-bill-after-rise-in-banning-orders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A surge in football banning orders has led politicians to doubt the need for a controversial Bill to tackle sectarianism. Between April and October fifty football banning orders (FBOs) were issued, five more than in the whole of the previous year. Most of the FBOs were related to sectarian or violent offences. The increase in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian PM gives conscience vote on redefining marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/australian-pm-gives-conscience-vote-on-redefining-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/australian-pm-gives-conscience-vote-on-redefining-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marriage & family]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5231</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Australian MPs in the governing party will be free to vote according to their “values and beliefs” on the issue of redefining marriage, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has confirmed. In Britain Gerald Howarth, a defence minister, says MPs at Westminster should also have a free vote on the issue. The British Government has announced that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesco funds Gay Pride but drops support for Cancer Research</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/tesco-funds-gay-pride-but-drops-support-for-cancer-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/tesco-funds-gay-pride-but-drops-support-for-cancer-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5224</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tesco has sparked outrage after dropping its support for the Cancer Research ‘Race for Life’, and announcing shortly after that it would now become a headline sponsor of Britain’s largest gay festival. The supermarket giant has supported Cancer Research for more than a decade, helping the charity raise hundreds of millions of pounds towards combating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cameron ignores aides to choose his own Bible verses</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/cameron-ignores-aides-to-choose-his-own-bible-verses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/cameron-ignores-aides-to-choose-his-own-bible-verses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister has made his own choice of Bible verses to write out in long hand – rejecting those chosen by his officials – to celebrate 400 years of the King James Version. David Cameron chose Philippians 4:8-9 “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bible verses on Christmas stamps to celebrate KJV</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/royal-mail-reveals-nativity-stamps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/royal-mail-reveals-nativity-stamps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bible chapter and verse references have been printed on the face of this year’s Christmas stamps, unveiled by Royal Mail to mark 400 years of the King James Version. The series of seven stamps feature Bible references taken from the gospels of Matthew and Luke. The stamps also include pictures of nativity scenes. Royal Mail, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Matthew Parris slams &#8216;reverse persecution&#8217; against Christian</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/matthew-parris-slams-reverse-persecution-against-christian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/matthew-parris-slams-reverse-persecution-against-christian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5211</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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. Matthew Parris – who writes for The Times and is also a former MP – was referring to the case of Adrian Smith. Mr Smith was penalised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC promises Songs of Praise will not become multi-faith</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-promises-songs-of-praise-will-not-become-multi-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-promises-songs-of-praise-will-not-become-multi-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Songs of Praise will remain a Christian programme and will not become multi-faith, the BBC’s head of Religion and Ethics, Aaqil Ahmed, has said. In September a Sikh executive at the Beeb suggested Songs of Praise may “explore” the inclusion of other faiths in the future. But Mr Ahmed, speaking at the Church and Media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warning on free speech as Peers discuss Section 5</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/warning-on-free-speech-as-peers-discuss-section-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/warning-on-free-speech-as-peers-discuss-section-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Freedom of speech is being hampered by public order legislation, a Peer warned in the House of Lords on Tuesday. Lord Dear, a former HM Inspector of Constabulary, made the comments as Peers debated the Protection of Freedoms Bill and the possibility of changing a contentious part of the Public Order Act. Section 5 of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demoted Christian gets backing from Govt minister</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/demoted-christian-gets-backing-from-govt-minister/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/demoted-christian-gets-backing-from-govt-minister/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Christian who was demoted and subjected to a 40 per cent pay cut over comments he made about civil partnerships on Facebook has received the backing of the Government&#8217;s Housing Minister. Grant Shapps agreed with homosexual activist Peter Tatchell who had branded the disciplinary action given out to Christian Adrian Smith as “excessive and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ruling reserved in Christian B&amp;B appeal</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/ruling-reserved-in-christian-bb-appeal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/ruling-reserved-in-christian-bb-appeal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Judge</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5208</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The judgment in the appeal case of B&#038;B owners, Peter and Hazelmary Bull, has been reserved – meaning a ruling is not expected to be given for several weeks. The Bulls are seeking to overturn a ruling by a previous judge who said their policy of restricting double rooms to married couples discriminated against homosexuals. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>B&amp;B appeal: Christians have human rights too, says QC</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bb-appeal-christians-have-human-rights-too-says-qc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bb-appeal-christians-have-human-rights-too-says-qc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Christian owners of a Cornish B&#038;B should be recognised as having the same human rights as the homosexual couple who sued them over their double bed policy, the Court of Appeal has heard. Earlier this year a judge ordered Peter and Hazelmary Bull, owners of the Chymorvah hotel in Cornwall, to pay £3,600 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian B&amp;B case: Bulls in Court of Appeal today</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-bb-case-bulls-in-court-of-appeal-today/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-bb-case-bulls-in-court-of-appeal-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5194</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Christian owners of a Cornish B&#038;B who were sued by a homosexual couple because of their policy of only allowing married couples to share double rooms are taking their case to the Court of Appeal today. Earlier this year a judge ordered Peter and Hazelmary Bull, the owners of the Chymorvah hotel in Cornwall, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC Question Time: faith in God brings happiness</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-question-time-faith-in-god-brings-happiness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-question-time-faith-in-god-brings-happiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5184</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Faith in God” is what makes me happy, prominent commentator Peter Hitchens declared on the BBC’s Question Time last night. He was responding to a question about the Government&#8217;s happiness survey. Peter Hitchens, a commentator for the Mail on Sunday, responded with a simple declaration of his faith, saying: “Faith in God”. Relationship Shirley Williams, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SNP go it alone to force sectarianism Bill forward</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/snp-go-it-alone-to-force-sectarianism-bill-forward/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/snp-go-it-alone-to-force-sectarianism-bill-forward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish National Party (SNP) yesterday forced forward its controversial sectarianism legislation in the face of a united opposition from the other main parties. MSPs from opposition parties criticised the Bill as &#8220;rushed&#8221; and &#8220;flawed&#8221; after the Government had used its majority to win a crucial vote on the legislation. The Christian Institute and church [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trafford Housing Trust under fire for ‘bullying retribution’</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/trafford-housing-trust-under-fire-for-bullying-retribution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/trafford-housing-trust-under-fire-for-bullying-retribution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Civil partnerships]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A commentator at a national newspaper has accused a housing association of “bullying retribution” after it disciplined an employee over comments he made about civil partnerships. Writing in The Daily Telegraph Graeme Archer also criticised the “unintended” consequences wreaked by the nation’s overarching equality laws. Adrian Smith, a Christian, was demoted and given a 40 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition parties unite against sectarianism Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/opposition-parties-unite-against-sectarianism-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/opposition-parties-unite-against-sectarianism-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5180</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scotland’s main opposition parties have accused the Scottish Government of failing &#8220;to make the case” for its anti-sectarianism Bill ahead of a debate in Holyrood this afternoon. Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Greens have branded the Bill “muddled”, “slapdash”, &#8220;ill-thought-out” and a “shambles”. The Christian Institute and church groups believe the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Britain should be proud of Christianity, says Warsi</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/britain-should-be-proud-of-christianity-says-warsi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/britain-should-be-proud-of-christianity-says-warsi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benr</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Britain should be proud of Christianity rather than downgrading it, a Government Minister has said. Baroness Warsi – a Muslim – made the comments in an article for The Daily Telegraph last week. She said Christians should feel proud of their faith, and not be made to feel that they must leave it at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bosses who demoted Christian feared losing gay rights award</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bosses-who-demoted-christian-feared-losing-gay-rights-award/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bosses-who-demoted-christian-feared-losing-gay-rights-award/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Judge</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The housing association that demoted a Christian employee and slashed his pay was worried about losing an award from a gay rights group, it has emerged. Bosses also warned the Christian, Adrian Smith, about preaching in churches close to Trafford Housing Trust in Manchester. These latest revelations come as the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scots Govt to press on with Sectarianism Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-govt-to-press-on-with-sectarianism-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-govt-to-press-on-with-sectarianism-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government will carry on with its controversial Sectarianism Bill – despite criticism that it is needless and may damage free speech. Roseanna Cunningham &#8211; the Minister responsible for the Bill – does not accept that the legislation is unnecessary and unpopular. However football clubs, faith groups, politicians and a prominent Scottish historian have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian&#8217;s demotion is &#8216;despicable&#8217;, says MP</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christians-demotion-is-despicable-says-mp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christians-demotion-is-despicable-says-mp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An MP yesterday hit out at the demotion of a Christian over comments he made on Facebook about civil partnerships – and raised questions about his employers&#8217; public funding. Stewart Jackson MP described Trafford Housing Trust&#8217;s decision to demote Adrian Smith, and slash his salary, as &#8220;despicable&#8221;. The MP also asked: &#8220;Should we be putting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Demotion of Christian housing manager looks ‘vindictive’</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/demotion-of-christian-housing-manager-looks-vindictive/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/demotion-of-christian-housing-manager-looks-vindictive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Judge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trafford Housing Trust “looks vindictive” for its decision to demote a Christian who posted inoffensive remarks about his religious opinions on Facebook, a New Statesman writer says. But the writer, Nelson Jones, believes the case has more to do with “freedom to be yourself” than religious liberty. Mr Jones is the latest commentator to criticise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Section 5 needs changing quickly, says Lib Dem MP</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/section-5-needs-changing-quickly-says-lib-dem-mp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/section-5-needs-changing-quickly-says-lib-dem-mp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A law that &#8220;encroaches on the fundamental right to free speech&#8221; should be &#8220;changed as quickly as possible&#8221;, a Liberal Democrat MP has said. Julian Huppert, speaking about Section 5 of the Public Order Act, warned the difficulties with the Act, &#8220;run to the very heart of how we perceive freedom and rights in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protect Christians same as homosexuals, Cameron told</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/protect-christians-same-as-homosexuals-cameron-told/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/protect-christians-same-as-homosexuals-cameron-told/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:25:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Judge</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister has been urged not to turn a blind eye to nations that persecute Christians while axing foreign aid to countries that fail to improve gay rights. The point was made in the House of Commons by Jeffrey Donaldson MP during Prime Minister&#8217;s Questions on Wednesday. David Cameron responded: “I do think the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secularists force review of churchgoers’ free parking</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/secularists-force-review-of-churchgoers-free-parking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/secularists-force-review-of-churchgoers-free-parking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A local council will spend £5,000 of taxpayers’ money on an ‘equality assessment’ of free car parking for churchgoers – all because a secularist pressure group has complained. The National Secular Society (NSS) threatened Woking Borough Council with legal action, claiming that allowing free Sunday parking for three churches in the town centre was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tatchell: Demoting Christian housing manager was wrong</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/tatchell-demoting-christian-housing-manager-was-wrong/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/tatchell-demoting-christian-housing-manager-was-wrong/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Homosexual activist Peter Tatchell has said Trafford Housing Trust was being “excessive and disproportionate” in demoting a Christian employee who posted comments about civil partnerships on Facebook. Adrian Smith, who worked for the Trust for 18 years, used his own private Facebook page to point to a news article about registering civil partnerships in churches, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peer halted in bid to change law on Christian assemblies</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/peer-halted-in-bid-to-change-law-on-christian-assemblies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/peer-halted-in-bid-to-change-law-on-christian-assemblies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A vote to change the law on Christian assemblies was abandoned in the House of Lords earlier this week due to a lack of support for the proposal. Lord Avebury, a Lib Dem Peer and an honorary associate of the National Secular Society, tabled an amendment to the Education Bill to remove the requirement for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyer slams ‘heresy-hunters’ who demoted Christian</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/lawyer-slams-heresy-hunters-who-demoted-christian/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/lawyer-slams-heresy-hunters-who-demoted-christian/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A barrister has warned of a &#8220;new generation of publicly paid heresy-hunters&#8221; as he spoke out on the case of a Christian who was demoted over comments he made on Facebook about civil partnerships. Neil Addison warned the &#8220;obsession with hate crime and hate speech&#8221; has created such &#8220;heresy-hunters&#8221;. Mr Addison was speaking in light [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MPs speak out on Christian café case</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/mps-speak-out-on-christian-cafe-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/mps-speak-out-on-christian-cafe-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MPs have spoken of their &#8220;concern&#8221; about a case involving a Christian who was wrongly told displaying Bible verses on a TV screen was a breach of public order laws.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas snubbed by Scottish Government</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christmas-snubbed-by-scottish-government/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christmas-snubbed-by-scottish-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has come under fire for completely failing to mention Christmas in its &#8220;Winter Festivals&#8221; programme. In an official news release the Government mentions St Andrew&#8217;s Day eleven times, Hogmanay five times and Burns Night several times. But Christmas is not mentioned at all. Bashir Maan, a prominent figure in Glasgow’s Muslim community, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backlash at anti-Christian intolerance of housing trust</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/backlash-at-anti-christian-intolerance-of-housing-trust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/backlash-at-anti-christian-intolerance-of-housing-trust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Commentators at three of Britain’s biggest newspapers have criticised the treatment of a Christian employee who was disciplined over comments he made about civil partnerships. Ally Fogg, writing on The Guardian’s website, said that Trafford Housing Trust “couldn’t have got things more badly wrong”. Writing in The Daily Telegraph Cristina Odone warned that “secular individualists” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian hit with 40% pay cut over Facebook comments</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-hit-with-40-pay-cut-over-facebook-comments/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-hit-with-40-pay-cut-over-facebook-comments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Judge</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5115</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Christian employee of a housing association in Manchester has been demoted and had his salary slashed by 40 per cent because of his Facebook comments about same-sex civil partnerships in churches. Adrian Smith is taking his employer, Trafford Housing Trust, to court for interference with his rights to free speech and religious liberty; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peer in bid to dismantle law  on Christian assemblies</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/peer-in-bid-to-dismantle-law-on-christian-assemblies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/peer-in-bid-to-dismantle-law-on-christian-assemblies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Lib Dem Peer in the House of Lords has tabled an amendment to remove the requirement for Christian worship in schools. Currently schools must have a daily act of collective worship. Collective worship must be “wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character.” Parents can withdraw their children and teachers are also permitted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hateful Jerry Springer Opera set for Dublin</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/hateful-jerry-springer-opera-set-for-dublin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/hateful-jerry-springer-opera-set-for-dublin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Jerry Springer the Opera, an offensive anti-Christian shock show which sparked a storm of protest when it was screened by the BBC in 2005, is set to go on stage in Dublin. The stage show depicts Jesus Christ, God the Father, Mary, Adam, Eve and Satan as warring guests on a special edition of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet sectarian bigot jailed using current law</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/internet-sectarian-bigot-jailed-using-current-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/internet-sectarian-bigot-jailed-using-current-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Judge</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A thug who wrote sectarian hate comments on Facebook has been jailed, leading to doubts about whether new laws are really needed. The Scottish Government is proposing new anti-sectarian laws, but opponents say they are so badly worded that free speech and religious liberty would be damaged. One of the proposals is to clamp down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teacher punished students over &#8216;God Bless You&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/teacher-punished-students-over-god-bless-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/teacher-punished-students-over-god-bless-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A teacher has penalised students in America after one person said &#8220;God Bless You&#8221; when a classmate sneezed. Steven Cuckovich took points off students&#8217; grades after the common courtesy was said but he has faced a backlash. The school, in California, has said it does not condone that sort of punishment. &#8216;No sense&#8217; Mr Cuckovich [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celtic Chairman warns of sectarianism Bill &#8216;dangers&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/celtic-chairman-warns-of-sectarianism-bill-dangers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/celtic-chairman-warns-of-sectarianism-bill-dangers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5088</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Celtic Football Club&#8217;s departing Chairman last week said the SNP&#8217;s controversial sectarianism legislation contains &#8220;real dangers&#8221; and should be &#8220;remedied&#8221;. Lord John Reid, who stepped down as Celtic&#8217;s Chairman on Friday, cautioned that elements of the sectarianism Bill are needless. And while welcoming the delay in implementing the legislation, he also warned that now &#8220;the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media misled that ‘poppy burners’ will escape arrest</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/media-misled-that-poppy-burners-will-escape-arrest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/media-misled-that-poppy-burners-will-escape-arrest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5086</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The media has been misled into believing that troublemakers who burn poppies on Remembrance Sunday could escape arrest if using “insulting” words or behaviour is no longer a crime. But former Director of Public Prosecutions, Ken Macdonald QC, says that argument is “entirely misconceived” because “abusive” words or behaviour would still be against the law. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thomas the Tank Engine’s PC Christmas branded an insult</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/thomas-the-tank-engines-pc-christmas-branded-an-insult/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/thomas-the-tank-engines-pc-christmas-branded-an-insult/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The daughter of Thomas the Tank Engine’s creator has criticised “political correctness against Christian belief” after references to Christmas were left out of an episode. In the offending episode, entitled Keeping Up With James, the trains compete to deliver presents to children but Christmas has been rebranded as “the winter holidays”. The popular series was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home Office launches ‘Section 5’ consultation</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/home-office-launches-section-5-consultation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/home-office-launches-section-5-consultation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Home Office has today opened a public consultation on public order policing – including whether ‘insulting’ words or behaviour should continue to be a crime. Section 5 of the Public Order Act outlaws words or types of behaviour that are “threatening, abusive or insulting” and likely to cause “harassment, alarm or distress”. Civil liberties, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ministers quit Kirk as gay clergy row rumbles on</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/ministers-quit-kirk-as-gay-clergy-row-rumbles-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/ministers-quit-kirk-as-gay-clergy-row-rumbles-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Church of Scotland is set to lose more of its ministers following its decision to permit openly homosexual clergy. Last week it emerged that two ministers from the Presbytery of Aberdeen were set to quit the Kirk. They will be joined by three ministers from the Lochcarron and Skye Presbytery who are also poised [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US schoolboy punished for opposing homosexuality</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/us-schoolboy-punished-for-opposing-homosexuality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/us-schoolboy-punished-for-opposing-homosexuality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5075</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A school district in America has said sorry for punishing a Christian student who said that homosexuality is wrong. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Dakota Ary, 14, and his classmates were in a German lesson when the conversation shifted to religion and homosexuality in Germany. During the conversation Dakota turned to a friend and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrong to penalise Christian registrar, consultation finds</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/wrong-to-penalise-christian-registrar-consultation-finds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/wrong-to-penalise-christian-registrar-consultation-finds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Judge</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5063</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The equality commission’s own consultation says they are backing the wrong side in the case of Lillian Ladele – a Christian registrar disciplined for her stance on civil partnerships. The commission is backing the British courts, who have controversially ruled in favour of Miss Ladele’s employers at Islington Borough Council in London. But a majority [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt to look at changing troublesome Section 5</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-to-look-at-changing-troublesome-section-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-to-look-at-changing-troublesome-section-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Government last night said it would consult on changing the problematic Public Order Act, after pressure from MPs. Over 40 Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs rebelled against the Government, supporting instead Gainsborough MP Edward Leigh. He wants to amend Section 5 of the Public Order Act to remove the word “insulting” – a move [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free speech pledge for Scots sectarian Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/free-speech-pledge-for-scots-sectarian-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/free-speech-pledge-for-scots-sectarian-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has promised to include a free speech clause in its controversial anti-sectarianism Bill, but details have yet to be revealed. There has been widespread concern that the Bill – which aims to tackle sectarian hatred – is ill-conceived and may harm free speech and religious liberty. The promise of a free speech [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give MPs freedom to debate free speech, says Tory MP</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/give-mps-freedom-to-debate-free-speech-says-tory-mp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/give-mps-freedom-to-debate-free-speech-says-tory-mp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5066</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Freedom of speech is one of our most precious civil liberties and we must protect it, a Conservative MP has said as MPs are blocked from debating the issue in Parliament. Edward Leigh MP made the comments as he warned more and more cases were arising where &#8220;legitimate debate&#8221; was being silenced by public order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Church backs RCs in opposing same-sex marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/free-church-backs-rcs-in-opposing-same-sex-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/free-church-backs-rcs-in-opposing-same-sex-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Free Church of Scotland has added its voice to that of the Roman Catholic Church in speaking out against moves to rewrite the definition of marriage. The Free Church Commission said that to change the meaning of marriage shows “an irrational determination to force a form of equality upon society which is not rooted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opposition MSPs slam needless sectarian Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/opposition-msps-slam-needless-sectarian-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/opposition-msps-slam-needless-sectarian-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5060</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government’s beleaguered sectarianism Bill was dealt a fresh blow when MSPs from opposition parties on an influential committee voted against it. MSPs from Labour, Lib Dem and the Conservatives on Holyrood’s Justice Committee all withdrew their support for the &#8216;confusing&#8217; new laws aimed at tackling sectarianism. But the Offensive Behaviour at Football and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment: No, homosexual marriage isn&#8217;t conservative</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/comment-no-homosexual-marriage-isnt-conservative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/comment-no-homosexual-marriage-isnt-conservative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Judge</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5055</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron said yesterday that homosexual marriage is Conservative, because it encourages strong bonds of commitment between two homosexuals. The text of his speech shows that he said “Conservative” with a big ‘C’, but it is clear that he also meant conservative with a little ‘c’ – socially conservative. Dave Landrum of the Evangelical Alliance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christians penalised in British courts, warns RC Archbishop</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christians-penalised-in-british-courts-warns-rc-archbishop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christians-penalised-in-british-courts-warns-rc-archbishop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[British courts are wrongfully penalising Christians through an “incorrect interpretation” of human rights laws, a Roman Catholic Archbishop has warned. Archbishop Peter Smith of Southwark said judges were guilty of “woolly thinking” and expressed concern at the bias Christians face when taking a moral stance in line with their beliefs. The Archbishop’s comments related to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Widdecombe: Are Lancashire police trying to ban the Bible?</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/widdecombe-is-lancashire-police-trying-to-ban-the-bible/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/widdecombe-is-lancashire-police-trying-to-ban-the-bible/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5042</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It should not be a crime to display the Bible or disagree with homosexuality, former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe has warned. Miss Widdecombe was commenting in light of a Christian café owner in Blackpool being ordered to stop displaying Bible verses because the words were deemed offensive and a crime under section 5 of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Brits identify as Christians, stats show</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/britain-is-still-overwhelmingly-christian-official-figures-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/britain-is-still-overwhelmingly-christian-official-figures-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Leung</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost 70 per cent of Britons identify themselves as Christian, according to the latest official figures. The same report also confirmed figures from last year which revealed only 1.5 per cent of people say they are homosexual or bisexual. Responding to the figures, Simon Calvert of The Christian Institute called on the Government to reassess [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas tree chocs with ‘Meaningful’ story</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christmas-tree-chocs-with-meaningful-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christmas-tree-chocs-with-meaningful-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5044</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The chocolate company that produced an Easter egg with a message about Jesus’ resurrection on the box, has now turned its attention to Christmas. The Meaningful Chocolate Company has produced a set of Christmas tree decorations that help parents teach their children about the Christmas story. Last year their Easter egg hit the headlines because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC had to approve me playing hymn, Vine jokes</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-had-to-approve-me-playing-hymn-vine-jokes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-had-to-approve-me-playing-hymn-vine-jokes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>benr</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5019</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The BBC presenter Jeremy Vine has joked that he had to get “special permission” from the Director General to play a Christian hymn on his show. During Mr Vine’s midday show, he played the hymn &#8216;Dear Lord and Father of Mankind&#8217; before inviting listeners to contact him with their best-loved church music. Before the broadcast [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police say ‘sorry’ over Christian café Bible case</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/police-say-sorry-over-christian-cafe-bible-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/police-say-sorry-over-christian-cafe-bible-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5038</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Police have given a partial apology to the owner of a Christian café who was wrongly told displaying Bible verses on a TV screen was a breach of public order laws.]]></description>
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		<title>BBC faces outcry as shows drop BC and AD</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-faces-outcry-as-shows-drop-bc-and-ad/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-faces-outcry-as-shows-drop-bc-and-ad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The BBC has been roundly criticised after some programmes dropped the terms BC and AD and replaced them with the &#8220;religiously-neutral&#8221; BCE and CE. The Plain English campaign, Christian leaders, people of other faiths &#8211; and people within the broadcaster itself &#8211; have all hit out at the move. The furore surrounds the dropping of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Police ban Bible from Christian café</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/video-police-ban-bible-from-christian-cafe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/video-police-ban-bible-from-christian-cafe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Scots rugby star questions need for Sunday matches</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-rugby-star-questions-need-for-sunday-matches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-rugby-star-questions-need-for-sunday-matches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A Scottish rugby player who will miss a crucial World Cup match on Sunday because of his Christian faith says he hopes matches will be scheduled on other days in the future. Euan Murray, who is described as the best in his position by his coach, will not play in Scotland&#8217;s match against Argentina at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish sectarianism bill continues to sow confusion</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scottish-sectarianism-bill-continues-to-sow-confusion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scottish-sectarianism-bill-continues-to-sow-confusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.christian.org.uk/?p=5021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Confusion continues to reign over the Scottish government’s plans to crackdown on sectarianism after one of its own ministers gave a &#8220;shambolic&#8221; explanation of the bill to MSPs. The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill was drafted to crackdown on sectarianism. But Roseanna Cunningham MSP stunned MSPs earlier this week when she said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas derailed on Thomas the Tank Engine</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christmas-derailed-on-thomas-the-tank-engine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas has disappeared from a Thomas the Tank Engine DVD and been replaced by &#8220;winter holidays&#8221;. Christmas trees have also been usurped on Little Engines Big Days Out by &#8216;trees with decorations&#8217;. On the DVD narrator Michael Angelis tells viewers: &#8220;You&#8217;ll always see a tree with decorations during the winter holidays&#8221;. Eradicate John Midgley, of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Religion gets rough ride in media, Irish editor warns</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/religion-gets-rough-ride-in-media-irish-editor-warns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/religion-gets-rough-ride-in-media-irish-editor-warns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Jordan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Irish media is a “very hostile environment” for people of faith, one of Ireland’s most influential editors has warned. Fintan O’Toole said that he had “a lot of sympathy” with people who believe that religion gets rough treatment at the hands of the media. During an interview with The Irish Catholic newspaper Mr O’Toole, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Confusion reigns&#8217; over Scots sectarianism bill</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/confusion-reigns-over-scots-sectarianism-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/confusion-reigns-over-scots-sectarianism-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MSPs have met with the Scottish Government&#8217;s main legal advisor as confusion continues to surround the SNP&#8217;s controversial sectarianism legislation. Frank Mulholland – the Lord Advocate – has recently produced draft guidelines which set out how the legislation would work in practice, if it became law. But Scottish Labour&#8217;s James Kelly has said: &#8220;Despite these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC Songs of Praise may go multi-faith, says Sikh exec</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-songs-of-praise-may-go-multi-faith-says-sikh-exec/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-songs-of-praise-may-go-multi-faith-says-sikh-exec/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Wylie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC&#8217;s Songs of Praise may &#8220;explore&#8221; other faiths in the future, according to a Sikh executive at the Corporation. Tommy Nagra, an executive producer of Religion and Ethics at the BBC, said: “I think there’s no reason why we couldn’t explore other faiths&#8221;, according to The Daily Telegraph. However, a BBC spokesman said there [...]]]></description>
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