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Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:40
Pakistan: Frees Christian ‘blasphemy girl’; flown to safety
A 14-year-old mentally-challenged Christian girl accused of blaspheming Islam was released from a notorious prison near the capital Islamabad Saturday, September 8, and flown to an unknown location, an advocacy official involved in her case told…
Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:37
Teachers 'face sack' for refusing to endorse gay marriage
Schools will be within their statutory rights to dismiss staff that wilfully fail to use stories or textbooks promoting same-sex weddings, it is claimed. Aidan O’Neill, a senior QC and expert on religious freedom and human…
Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:34
Christian Green councillor’s disappointment with Party
A Christian councillor has spoken of her disappointment as she faces dismissal from the Green Party for opposing gay marriage. Christina Summers, a member of Brighton and Hove Council, was investigated by the Party after she…
Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:31
Plans for mega-mosque re-launched
An Islamic group has re-launched its proposals to build a 12,000 capacity mega-mosque at West Ham, close to the site of the Olympic Park. The proposed development includes a large mosque with 40 ft high minarets,…
Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:28
Gay marriage: New Equalities minister backs redefinition
Maria Miller, the newly appointed Minister for Women and Equalities, has voiced her support for controversial plans to rewrite the definition of marriage. Mrs Miller was put in overall charge of the Government’s same-sex marriage plans…
Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:25
The legacy of the Paralympics for British Armed Forces
As we watched the closing ceremony of the Paralympics with LCpl Rory Mackenzie, an Army medic who lost his leg in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq in 2007. While addressing the 80,000 crowd, he reminded…