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‘I’m a Christian first, then a bus driver’ says sacked faith-head

Those defiant words were uttered by South African bus driver Jerome Rose after he was sacked for ignoring a warning not  to lead passengers in prayer on his Cape Town bus at the start of each journey....

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South African church probe is branded ‘anti-Christian’

A government investigation into the practices of churches operating in South Africa has been slammed by evangelist Mervin Reddy, above, and other religious leaders who fear that the authorities intend...

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Christians have been whinging about hurt feeling for decades

In this week’s Freethinker bulletin I had the pleasure of sharing a with readers a booklet entitled The Freethinkers’ Pictorial Text-Book. It was published in 1896 and illustrated in most part by...

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‘Anti-Christian culture’ is killing the C of E, says Archbishop

Plunging church attendances at Church of England services have been blamed on an increasingly “anti-Christian” culture in the UK. Attendances, according to this report, are in free fall and are are now...

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Kenyan plan to regulate faith groups is ‘persecution’

Bishop Mark Kariuki, above, chairman of the Evangelical Alliance of Kenya, has slammed a plan by Kenyan authorities to regulate religious groups. According to Religion News Service, the government...

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Anti-gay adoption magistrate’s sacking is ‘deeply shocking’

The Christian Legal Centre’s Chief Executive, Andrea Minichiello Williams, inset, has described the sacking of Christian magistrate Richard Page, above, as ‘modern day madness’. Her intervention,...

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Sacked magistrate gets suspended by the NHS

Reacting to news that Richard Page, above, a Christian magistrate sacked after voicing his opposition to adoption by same-sex parents, has now been been suspended as a non-executive director by an NHS...

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UK law ‘skewed to favour religions that aren’t Christian’

After losing yet another court battle, Andrea Minichiello Williams, Chief Executive of the Christian Legal Centre, above, yesterday claimed that: Week by week Christians are marginalised, threatened,...

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Indiana state trooper sacked for handing out doses of Jesus

Back in 2014 we reported on the antics of Indiana State Police trooper Brian Hamilton, inset, who sparked a lawsuit when he gave Ellen Bogan a dose of Jesus when he stopped her for a traffic violation....

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School accused of persecuting ‘Jesus Lunch’ providers

Every Tuesday, in a  park near Middleton High School in Wisconsin, a bunch of faith-heads offer free lunches for students – served with a generous portion of Jesus. Schools have a duty of care to their...

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Pat Boone – remember him? – wants blasphemy punished

Pat Boone has refused to back down from his harsh critique of the recent ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch that ‘sneered at Christians and laughed at the destruction of religious liberty’, according to...

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Tyson Fury: ‘It’s hard to follow religion in today’s world’

When asked in a newly-released video why he has never been backed by 75 percent of the British public, world heavyweight boxing champ Tyson Fury said: I just think it’s because I’m a believer in the...

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Wizard in frock slams America over gays and transsexuals

Cardinal Robert Sarah, who has the exalted title of Prefect for the Congregation of Divine Worship and the Sacraments, attacked gender ideology, same-sex marriage, and transgender toilet policies when...

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Civil servant risks job over LGBT diversity training video

Meet David Hall, 42, the newest member of the International Federation of Crybaby Christians. Hall, a  social security administration employee in Champaign, Illinois, qualified for membership after he...

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ACLU seeks to recover costs incurred in Kim Davis lawsuit

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky is seeking to recover more than $200, 000 it spent in a lawsuit against Kim Davis, above, the Rowan County clerk who refused to issue marriage licesnses...

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French court: ‘You can’t call homosexuality an abomination’

A hate-speech conviction imposed on French politician and former housing minister Christine Boutin, above, has been upheld by the Court of Appeals of Paris. Boutin breached France’s laws, which impose...

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Traditional marriage supporters are branded ‘useless trash’

An anti-gay hate group, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) is spitting tacks after an assistant admissions officer at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, described NOM supporters as...

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Rabbi accuses education body of targeting Jewish schools

At an acrimonious meeting in the London borough of Hackney this week, Rabbi Avraham Pinter, above, attacked Ofsted inspectors, saying that it was “offensive and very patronising” to suggest...

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Another day, another report of a Christian being ‘persecuted’

Andrea Williams, inset, head of the Christian Legal Centre, is mouthing off once again over the ‘persecution’ of Christians – this time in regard to an evangelical zealot and homophobe called Richard...

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Christian biker challenges gay marriage rule … and loses

Kevin Kisilowsky, above, a barmy Christian biker who became marriage commissioner in Manitoba, but quit after Canada legalised same-sex marriage, has just lost a long-running discrimination case. In...

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