British Isles

Pagan wins 'family life' human rights case

22 Dec 2011
An American woman who claims to worship Norse gods has won the right to stay in Britain because of her ‘family life’ with her boyfriend and his wife. The Home Office refused Emily DiSanto, permission to…

Christians are ‘evil’ for backing marriage, says Tesco R&D boss

20 Dec 2011
Christians are ‘evil’ if they resist the redefinition of marriage to allow for same-sex marriage, the Head of Research and Development at Tesco.com has said. The company has already faced criticism for dumping its support for…

Government under fire from former Archbishop of Canterbury

15 Dec 2011
The Government has been heavily criticised by Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, over its decision not to back four British Christians who have taken their cases to the European Court of Human Rights. Lord…

Scotland: 95% of religious violence is against Christians

15 Dec 2011
In 2010 and 2011 there were 693 charges aggravated by religious prejudice in Scotland. This means a nearly 10 per cent increase in a year and the highest level in four years. 95% of this violence…