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The Scottish Bishops conference has raised concerns over the Scottish Government's new Hate Crime Bill, which they claim could have serious implications for religious freedom.
The Scottish Government has been told to look to the example of a string of SNP politicians who voted against elements of hate crime legislation at Westminster – amid opposition calls to redraw similar proposals being drawn up at Holyrood.
A consultation on new hate crime laws has been branded a "sham" after all contributors were emailed a "myth-busting" blog designed to bolster support for the controversial policy.
When the Scottish Police, the Catholic Church and the Law Society of Scotland get together to condemn the Scottish Government's Hate Crime Bill for endangering freedom of speech, you would think that ministers might be tempted to listen, says Iain Macwhirter.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews is launching revised guidelines for schools' Jewish Studies inspections aiming to tackle "complete disinterest" in the subject.
Thousands of radical Islamists rallied on Friday in northwestern Pakistan in support of a man who earlier this week walked into a courtroom in the city of Peshawar and gunned down a U.S. citizen on trial for blasphemy.
The notion that the United States observes a separation of church and state is a lie, according to President Donald Trump's senior campaign legal adviser.
The European Commission has defended its decision to reject town twinning grant applications from six Polish cities after they declared themselves "LGBTI-free" zones."
Polish prosecutors have sued Ikea of Sweden AB after its local unit fired a man over his actions during a gay-pride corporate event, saying the furniture retailer infringed on the employee's 'religious rights'.
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