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Wednesday February 1, 2006

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Government suffers chaotic double defeat over bill to combat religious hatred

The government last night suffered a chaotic defeat over its bill to combat religious hatred when a lethal mixture of Labour rebels, abstentions and absentees from Westminster delivered an unexpected triumph to the combined Opposition in both Lords and Commons.
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Ministers lose religious bill bid

The government has suffered two shock defeats over attempts to overturn Lords changes to the controversial Racial and Religious Hatred Bill.
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Tuesday January 31, 2006

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Rowan Atkinson speech: ‘Every joke has a victim’

Comedian Rowan Atkinson today urged the government to back down over its religious hatred bill and accept changes made by peers to strengthen the right of performers to criticise religion. Here is the full text of his speech
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Religious bill attacks free speech, says Atkinson

The comedian Rowan Atkinson today urged the government to compromise on its controversial religious hatred bill and to accept changes made by peers that strengthen the rights of performers to criticise religion.
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Q&A: Religious hatred law

Government proposals for a law on religious hatred are complicated - and are facing a tough time in Parliament.
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Friday January 27, 2006

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New religious hate plans unveiled

Compromise plans to create a new offence of incitement to religious hatred while protecting free speech have been unveiled by ministers.
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Wednesday October 26, 2005

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Religious hatred Bill hits buffers after Lords defeat

Ministers sounded a retreat on their plans for a contentious new law to outlaw incitement to religious hatred last night as the Lords inflicted a crushing defeat by throwing out the Bill.
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Monday October 24, 2005

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Ripe for ridicule

The Prime Minister’s ill-conceived attempt to criminalise incitement to “religious hatred” has received a lifeline that he would be well advised to grasp. A series of amendments to be debated in the House of Lords tomorrow could yet rescue the Bill from some of its inherent flaws. If ministers refuse to accept them, however, they will be responsible for ushering in some of the most serious curbs on free speech since the prosecution of Gay News under the blasphemy laws some 40 years ago.
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Witches see an opportunity in new hate bill

The government faces new embarrassment over the religious hatred bill with a warning that witches and satanists could use it to trigger police investigations of their critics.
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Thursday October 20, 2005

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In full: Rowan Atkinson speech on hate Bill

My Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen
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Monday October 17, 2005

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A rotten bill

Freedom of speech, as Franklin D Roosevelt observed, is the first of the four essential human freedoms. It is perhaps more fragile than his desire for freedom from want, fear and for religious expression. In times of war on terror, the risk is that free speech will be the first casualty. The tension between free speech and the safety of the population is a genuine one. Charles Clarke, the home secretary, has just modified part of the Terrorism Bill which dealt with “glorifying” terrorism. Imams and others will now be prosecuted only if their remarks are seen as as inducements to further terrorist acts. Most people will have little problem with such a law. The fact that certain people, mainly radical Muslims, have abused our tolerance to incite acts of terror has rightly provoked anger.
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Monday September 26, 2005

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Bigot on a bridge wins poll for funniest religious joke

There was the one about Jesus asking to be put up for the night, and puns about paedophile priests, but a tale of two men on a bridge that mocks sectarianism has been found the funniest religious joke by readers of a Christian website.
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Wednesday July 6, 2005

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Why are religious jokes so funny?

A Christian web magazine is launching a competition to find the most offensive religious joke. Although some people are shocked when faith is the butt of humour, why are so many others amused?
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Friday June 10, 2005

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Now you face jail for being nasty to Satanists

Extremist religious groups that advocate child abuse will be given protection under a Bill published by the Government yesterday.
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Thursday June 9, 2005

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Q&A: Religious hatred law

Government proposals for a law on religious hatred are complicated - and will face a tough time in Parliament.
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