Category - religious hatred

Mixed Christian response over incitement to hatred against gays

staff writers — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 09:41:05 +0000

Plans to make inciting hatred against gay people a crime have received a mixed response from church groups.

Religious hatred law comes into force

staff writers — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:03:49 +0000

Incitement to religious hatred will today become a criminal offence in England and Wales with the commencement of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act.

Faith and Politics After Christendom

Press Office — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 17:15:18 +0000

This book examines the changing relationship between faith and politics. For the best part of 1700 years, the institutional church has enjoyed a hand-in-hand relationship with government. Indeed, the church has often been seen as the glue that has stopped political systems from disintegrating into anarchy. But in this post-Christendom era the relation of Church and State has weakened to the point where the church can no longer claim to play any significant part in Government. What does the future hold? Where is it all heading? What should be done in the face of radicalised religion?

Jonathan Bartley

Rethinking hate speech, blasphemy and free expression

Simon Barrow — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 15:52:16 +0000

A short paper about the issues raised by the Government's Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, looking at blasphemy and the place of religion in public life.

Simon Barrow

Blair challenged on religious extremist crack-down

staff writers — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 11:00:00 +0000

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today promised tough new steps to exclude and ban preachers or activists who advocate hatred or encourage violence, as part of a range of government security policies aimed at tackling terrorism.