News Bulletin 12 December 2014

A consultation on introducing a conscience clause in Northern Ireland has been launched, following legal action against a Christian-run bakery — The Christian Institute has broadly welcomed new guidance on school standards which include important safeguards on the issue of so-called British values — An atheist commentator has warned that same-sex marriage has been bad for freedom in every place it has been introduced — Large numbers of Muslim women are in polygamous relationships that deny them basic legal rights, a new report has revealed — And many of the UK’s local councils are abandoning the true meaning of Christmas in their official cards, research has revealed.