TV presenter and priest Calvin Robinson has been kicked out of his church after doing an Elon Musk 'salute' at a pro-life rally in what he said was clearly intended as a joke.
Veni, vidi, vici, said Caesar: "I came, I saw, I conquered." Well, Trump, of his first week, could well say: "I spoke, I signed, I listened." Read Prof James Alexander's review of the opening days of Trump's second term.
It's not just that freedom of speech is under attack, but that a global effort is underway to decide what is true, and to ensure that an individual's speech can do nothing but declare it, says Dr David McGrogan.
The Government's new Terrorism Bill imposes over-the-top requirements on churches, village halls, cricket clubs and other local venues to carry out risk assessments and force volunteers to undergo anti-terrorism training.
The C of E has unveiled proposals to replace democratic governance with a committee that ensures its boards are sufficiently 'diverse'. This is reflective of disturbing illiberal trends in the corporate world.
Over 1,000 of the UK's Christian leaders have signed an open letter to Boris Johnson warning against the introduction of vaccine passports which would "risk creating a two-tier society – a medical apartheid".
Justin Welby has admitted that he made a number of mistakes on the closure of churches during the first lockdown. He says he was "too risk-averse" on keeping churches available for individual prayer, among other issues.
Police interrupted a Good Friday church service, threatening worshipers with £200 fines for breaking Covid rules. Stood behind the lectern, one officer said that the service was "unlawful", adding: "You need to go home."
The Scottish Government acted unlawfully in closing churches under coronavirus regulations, the Court of Sessions has ruled – just two days before communal worship is due to resume.
Nicola Sturgeon acted outside of her constitutional powers by closing churches, a Scottish court heard today. Ministers believe that the Government should not have challenged the manner in which beliefs are expressed.
