Govt tells councils keep praying if you want to

The Government has written to all local councils in England, telling them that new laws restore their power to hold prayers at official meetings. In the circular, Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Local Government, said Britain was “not strengthened by the secularisation of civil life”. Speaking last week Mr Pickles said: “For too [...]

Guardian blogger defends polygamy and attacks C4M

A blogger on the Guardian’s website has denied there is anything wrong with polygamy as he attacked a new group which supports marriage between one man and one woman. Martin Robbins claimed there are some “economic advantages” for children having three parents in his post that hit out at Coalition for Marriage (C4M). He was [...]

‘New atheists’ attacking schools, warns academic

‘New atheists’ such as Professor Richard Dawkins want to squeeze out other views and strangle debate in Scottish schools, an education expert has warned. Professor Robert Davis warned that the Scottish curriculum is “under pressure” from the new atheist lobby. He commented: “They want to exclude other perspectives and suggest they are not only wrong, [...]