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Boris Johnson says the UK will do "everything possible" to champion religious freedoms, including implementing the findings of a review into 'religious
freedom' by the bishop of Truro.
Councillors in Edinburgh say they will consult with faith leaders before deciding whether to strip "completely outdated and undemocratic" voting rights for
unelected religious representatives.
The UK's Charedim will be among the "under-vaccinated communities" targeted by a new Government drive to boost rates of "life-saving" MMR vaccinations.
Richard Braine, the new Ukip leader, has been accused of whipping up religious tensions and anti-Muslim prejudice after leaked emails showed he argued that
people should no more want Muslims to settle in their country than Nazis.
A girl who was initially disqualified from her RS exam for calling halal meat "absolutely disgusting" has been given a 1, the lowest grade possible, after
her disqualification was overturned. Her mother says this is a very surprising result when compared with her other grades.
A study from the US shows that higher rates of religious practice by residents of a state decreased the likelihood of that state adopting legislation that
protected LGBT+ employees from discrimination.
The disqualification of a GCSE student who criticised halal meat is a reminder of the need to resist censorious offence-taking on Islam and the normalisation
of the idea of 'Islamophobia', says Stephen Evans.
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