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Religion
Strasbourg ruling marks a setback for claims of Christian victimisation
15 January 2013

But even a defeat can be said to advance campaign groups' narrative that Christians are being "marginalised" by militant secularism.

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Should ginger-bashing be considered a hate crime?
10 January 2013

Being ginger-haired, you're not considered fully human.

Religion
Are popes being canonised just for doing their job?
21 December 2012

Pope Paul VI, who banned Catholics from using contraception, is the latest pontiff to be put forward for sainthood.

UK Politics
No longer the default religion: is being a Christian now a political statement?
11 December 2012

The census has shown a big decline in the number of people declaring themselves to be religious, writes Nelson Jones.

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The decision to allow same-sex marriages in church will be a headache for Justin Welby
07 December 2012

It may end up dominating the new Archbishop of Canterbury's tenure in the way that the women bishops debate has dominated Rowan Williams'.

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Did a TV show host set a magician on fire because he thought he was a witch-doctor?
30 November 2012

Nelson Jones investigates the attack on Wayne Houchin on Dominican television.

Europe
What Germany outlawing bestiality tells us about changing attitudes to sex
28 November 2012

The change in law reflects the contemporary view of sex as something that can only properly be enjoyed on a basis of equality.

Society
Ireland's law and Catholic culture allowed Savita Halappanavar to die
14 November 2012

The tragic case of a woman who was miscarrying, who died because doctors wouldn't give her a termination, shows the danger of fetishising the life of the unborn child.

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Is Tom Watson in danger of fuelling a new paedophile panic?
09 November 2012

There is a difference between listening sympathetically to the stories of people who say that they have been abused and uncritically believing every assertion that is made, says Nelson Jones.

Society
Stonewall's "Bigot of the Year" Award is offensive and out of date
02 November 2012

By continuing to have a Bigot of the Year award, Stonewall is indulging in playground politics that sits ill with its new role as a facilitator of best practice in the public realm.

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