All Public Order Bill articles
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OpinionBritain has become the defender of all faiths but one
As King Charles ascends the throne, one of the first laws he may rubber stamp is the new Public Order Bill. Lois Mclatchie asks: Could it signal the death of Christian Britain?
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OpinionBy making prayer illegal outside abortion centres, the government is criminalising Christianity
Recent moves to create buffer zones around abortion centres are an egregious assault on our freedom of speech, argues Paul Huxley
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OpinionPrayer has just become the UK's first 'thoughtcrime'
Amendments to the Public Order Bill, which criminalise silent prayer within 150m of any abortion facility in England and Wales, have now been passed into UK law. Ian Paisley MP says genuine tolerance has been trumped by cynical opportunists
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OpinionEven silent prayer is banned inside abortion clinic buffer zones. There’s no place for them in a democracy
It is now illegal to pray outside abortion clinics in Bournemouth. The government is planning to implement a similar UK-wide law. This is a serious erosion of our religious freedoms warns Danny Webster from the Evangelical Alliance
