‘Ofsted will become state regulator of religion’: Evangelical Alliance

May 21, 2016 by

by Jonathan Elliott, Lapido Media:

THE Queen’s Speech today sets out sweeping new laws to crack down on extremism as the government ramps up its bid to stop the ‘poisonous narrative’ of radical Islamist ideology.

Records of individuals with convictions for terrorism and connections to extremism will be made available to schools so that so-called ‘hate preachers’ are prevented from working with children, in much the same way as paedophiles.

But although the Counter-Extremism Bill is designed to stop radicals infiltrating educational institutions and charities in order to exploit vulnerable individuals, it has faced strong opposition from faith and civil liberties groups in, often, unusual coalitions.

Under the banner of campaign Defend Free Speech, the Christian Institute, the National Secular Society and the Peter Tatchell Foundation among others have expressed anxieties that the Government’s plans to introduce Extremism Disruption Orders (EDOs) will target activist groups that could include trade unions, environmental campaigners and non-violent figures from the political fringe.

Under the proposals, EDOs will restrict the movement and activities of people the government thinks are engaged in ‘extreme activities’, even if they have not broken the law. They also apply to ‘venues and facilitators’ that are deemed to help extremists.

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