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Opponents of a broad extension of "stirring up" offences claim it is an assault on free speech and should be ditched from when the package is debated at Holyrood.
Funding to eliminate female genital mutilation (FGM) has been reduced by a "shocking" 76 per cent, triggering accusations that ministers are neglecting its victims.
The Vatican has indicated its support for a campaign to provide a 'Christian burial' for hundreds of babies and toddlers by first exhuming their bodies from the grounds of a Catholic-run Irish home for unwed mothers.
"Religious instruction in New Zealand means teaching the beliefs of Christianity with an endorsement – either implicitly or explicitly – to practice that faith."
New hate crime laws proposed for Scotland may seriously undermine free speech - including the freedom to criticise or satirise religion. Find out more and help us protect free speech in Scotland.
Welsh government plans would see Religion, Values and Ethics taught in a more pluralistic way. But they fall short of ensuring every pupil gets genuinely balanced and critical RVE. Find out more and help improve the proposals.
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