JK Rowling has exposed the absurdity of Scotland’s Hate Crime Act

Apr 2, 2024 by

by Stephen Daisley, Spectator: Humza Yousaf’s illiberal Hate Crime Act is now in force and its first day has been a doozy. The SNP’s minister for victims and community safety Siobhian Brown admitted on the Today programme that Scots could...

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Scotland’s new hate crime law is no laughing matter

Mar 26, 2024 by

by David Robertson, Christian Today: Most people and hopefully all Christians would agree that hate is bad. So, at a superficial level, it would seem that we should all be rejoicing at a Scottish government bill which bans hate. But as is...

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How trans activists captured the hate crime agenda

Mar 19, 2024 by

By Kath Murray, Lucy Hunter Blackburn and Lisa Mackenzie, Artillery Row: The “hate crime” agenda is based on bad policing and worse politics. Ahead of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) 2021 coming into force on 1 April, the...

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Priest battles ‘hate crime’ charges for criticizing Islam

Mar 6, 2024 by

By Martin Barillas, CNA: A Spanish priest is facing up to three years in prison on “hate crime” charges for his heated words about Islam. Last month, Father Custodio Ballester and two other individuals received a summons from a provincial...

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The Brussels-led Pathologization of Speech

Jan 18, 2024 by

By Frederick Attenborough, European Conservative. On January 18th, the European Parliament (EP) will vote on a resolution that proposes extending the list of EU-wide crimes to include all forms of ‘hate crime’ and ‘hate speech.’ If, as...

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Street preacher wins £15k after wrongful arrest for ‘hate crime’

Jan 13, 2024 by

from The Christian Institute: A street preacher in Scotland has won substantial damages from the police after he was wrongfully arrested over a ‘hate-crime’ incident. Angus Cameron, who was Pastor of Cumnock Baptist Church, received...

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