The UK’s asylum system is a dangerous joke

Jan 3, 2024 by

by Rakib Ehsan, spiked: Now we are offering safe haven to known extremists and crime lords. The Conservative Party won a huge parliamentary majority back in 2019, after promising to ‘take back control’ of Britain’s laws and borders from...

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Why is Switzerland jailing homophobes?

Nov 28, 2023 by

by Andrea Seaman, spiked: The imprisonment of the odious Alain Soral sets a dangerous precedent. Making anti-gay comments in Switzerland could now land you with a 60-day jail sentence and a hefty fine. This is what has happened to Alain...

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Pope says homosexuality not a crime

Jan 26, 2023 by

by Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Interview: Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God loves all his children just as they are and called on Catholic bishops who support the laws to welcome...

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Baby P and the legal politics of parole which shames his memory

May 10, 2022 by

by Archbishop Cranmer: Baby P was Peter Connelly. He was born on 1st March 2006, and died on 3rd August 2007. That’s him above. A lovely little blond haired, blue-eyed baby boy, reaching out to explore the big wide world and smiling for...

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Why is murder a crime but idolatry isn’t?

May 5, 2022 by

Should Christians avoid campaigning against abortion for the sake of unity? asks Andrew T Walker, World: Why do we criminalize murder but not idolatry? Answering that question sets the stage for evangelicals to think clearly about the...

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How quoting the Bible became a crime

Jan 24, 2022 by

by Lois McLatchie, spiked: Vaguely worded hate-speech laws can turn widely held beliefs into criminal speech. Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen stands on criminal trial today for sending a tweet. Less than 280 characters may amount to two years in...

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