Asia Bibi safely in Canada – but “no thanks to Foreign Office”
Campaigner Luke de Pulford has accused the Foreign Office of having a “blind spot” over suffering Christians, which could be seen in its treatment of Asia Bibi.
China hires agents to spy on churches
China turns pastors into political pawns The Chinese government is reportedly employing ordinary citizens as paid informants to report on church activities, in addition to police and secret services. According…
Baroness Williams: “There is no criminal offence of hate speech”
‘Hate speech’ is not a crime in British law, contrary to all one hears in the media. This was confirmed by Baroness Williams, Minister of State for Countering Extremism, last…
Hunt blames political correctness for “near- genocidal” persecution of Christians
Political correctness has contributed to the failure to address the persecution of Christians around the world, says Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, after hearing the interim findings of a review led…
Criminalisation of Christianity?
Christians should be concerned about what is effectively a new ‘blasphemy law’.
Supreme Court sides with pro-life centres
Back to the future: the US Supreme Court’s decisions are favouring free speech and the unborn Pro-life campaigners are celebrating a decision by the US Supreme Court which supports freedom…
NHS director loses fight over adoption views
BBC’s South-East Today reports on Richard Page’s case Believing a dad and mum are best “undermined” staff confidence Several years ago magistrate Richard Page told a legal colleague that he…
ARE WE LOSING OUR GREAT BRITISH TRADITION OF FREE SPEECH?
WHEN I WAS AN UNDERGRADUATE, STUDENTS WERE IN THE FOREFRONT OF CHAMPIONING FREEDOM OF SPEECH. Today the opposite seems to be true. In the age of equality and tolerance, student…
A ‘truly sinister’ Government proposal
ONE OF THE STRONGEST signs of a healthy and free society is surely freedom for faith leaders to work within communities without Government control. In Britain this freedom is now…
Manchester – talk about Jesus but not morals
FEEL FREE to talk about Jesus on the streets of Manchester but whatever you say, do not mention ‘morality’. That is the alleged view of Cllr Pat Karney, spokesman for…
‘Marxist style re-education’ for Christian magistrate
THE TREATMENT OF A MAGISTRATE by a Tory Cabinet Minister has been compared to ‘re-education’ camps in Marxist regimes by the former Bishop of Rochester. Richard Page, a 68-year-old married…
VICTORY FOR FREE SPEECH
Peers block threat to liberty STREET PREACHERS and buskers alike can breathe a sigh of relief. Threats to free speech have been allayed by a House of Lords move to…
NEW THREAT TO FREE SPEECH
Why carol singing and handing out leaflets could make you a nuisance this time next year STREET PREACHERS and others who express controversial views could be caught by new sweeping…
Street preacher walks free
In the last edition of Heart, we brought you news of pastor Josh Williamson who was arrested twice for preaching on the streets of Scotland. Earlier this month, the London…
Premier lose appeal
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision to ban an advert inviting Christians to share their experiences of marginalisation in the workplace.