Christianophobia in England
Christianophobia in England describes the phenomenon of intolerance and discrimination against Christians,[1] within England. Christianophobia was debated in the House of Commons on 5th December 2007 at the instigation of a Member of Parliament representing the English constituency of The Wrekin.[2]
Examples of Christianophobia include:
- In 2006 the London branch of the Gay Police Association placed an ad in a newspaper with an image of a Bible beside a pool of blood, under the headline "In the name of the Father". The ad highlighted details of a recent 74% increase in homophobic violence motivated primarily by religious reasons. Over 50,000 complaints were made but after a 3 month investigation the Crown Prosecution Service and the Metropolitan Police Service announced there was insufficient evidence to bring charges of discrimination against the group.[3][4]
- in April 2009, a senior teacher was suspended from his £50,000-a-year job after he complained that a training day for staff was used to promote gay rights and that people who disagreed on religious grounds had no chance to respond.[5]
- In 2009 Havering council in East London invited local artists to submit paintings to brighten up a local hospital but made it clear it would accept pictures of any subject - except churches.[6]
See also
- Christianophobia in Northern Ireland
- Christianophobia in Scotland
- Christianophobia in Wales
- Anti-Christian sentiment
References
- ↑ The term christianophobia.eu, accessed 13 June 2009
- ↑ Christianophobia warning from MP BBC News 4 December 2007
- ↑ Lifesite.net: No prosecution for Anti-Christian London Gay Police Association Ads September 26, 2006
- ↑ ASA Adjudications asa.org.uk, 18 October 2006
- ↑ 'What makes you think it's natural to be heterosexual?': Christian teacher suspended over gay rights promotion row mailonsunday.co.uk, 26 Aril 2009
- ↑ The hospital that banned paintings of churches dailymail.co.uk, 5 May 2009