Relative Evil: Hypocrisy Amongst the Religious Moralists
As a Catholic priest declares abortion worse than paedophilia, Christians should examine the hypocrisy of religious moralism.
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Islamist Recruitment in the UK – Shamima Begum and Grooming Gangs
To focus on the immorality of Shamima Begum ignores the wider issue of Islamists targeting British children for grooming and recruitment.
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Sajid Javid Should Confront FGM with a British Version of Anti-Mafia Laws
FGM, forced marriage, and child sex abuse are criminal acts in the UK. But the state needs additional tools to convict perpetrators.
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We Are All Responsible for What Happened to Jamal
What happened to 15-year-old Syrian refugee Jamal is not an isolated incident. Dehumanisation is a prerequisite to hate-based violence.
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Cardinal Murphy O’Connor’s Cover-Up of Child Abusers Must Be a Lesson to the Catholic Church
NSS Executive Director Keith Porteous Wood has followed the career of Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor who died on 1 September 2017 and seeks to set the historical record straight with this alternative obituary. The death of Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor has understandably resulted in obituaries lauding his achievements as a Prince of the Catholic Church. […]
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Rites of Passage: Discussions Surrounding Muslim Women and FGM
Criticism of FGM should not be conflated with anti-Muslim bigotry. We need a critical conversation on the practise to protect women and girls.
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Scapegoating Sarah Champion Only Endangers Vulnerable Girls
The reaction to Sarah Champion's statement shows we are still more willing to sacrifice girls than to undergo a little discomfort in stopping predators.
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“It’s Our Tradition”: Witchcraft Beliefs in African Migrant Communities
Belief in witchcraft is a troublesome but real part of some African migrant communities, leading to issues such as child abuse and human right violations.
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Boy Beaten to Death at Islamic School for ‘Making Noise’
After his legs, which were whipped with a water hose, were amputated to prevent infection, the schoolboy, who was in a coma, died from his injuries
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How Should We Judge Ayaan Hirsi Ali?
Irrespective of whether you agree or disagree with Ayaan Hirsi Ali, she has lived and experienced a world that her critics, by and large, have not.
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