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The Liberal Democrats have said they provide more money for security for places of worship and tougher sentences for hate crime if they win the general
election.
Campaigners for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland are planning legal action over government delays in converting civil partnerships into marriages.
Andrew Copson says more people than ever live in countries with severely limited freedom of thought, expression and association, where criticising a
religion, or simply being non-religious, can result in serious persecution.
This editorial highlights failings in safeguarding in the Catholic Church, backs mandatory reporting of abuse and says the Vatican's refusal to cooperate
with the public child abuse inquiry is scandalous.
A new bill sponsored by two Republican lawmakers in Ohio would completely end the practice of abortion in the US state – although judges have blocked similar
laws.
The Welsh government is considering removing the parental right to withdraw from religious education. Alastair Lichten argues that despite potential
benefits, reforms don't go far enough to justify ending this longstanding right.
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