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Christian belief has become something to hide in 'free' Britain. ‘THE instincts of the masses are Christian,’ declared Cardinal Manning in 1868, presumably with some satisfaction. Nobody, perhaps not even the Prince of Wales, who famously wishes to be Defender of Faith rather than Defender of THE Faith, would say the same today, although, in terms of being bothered about peace and justice, helping the poor (witness Children in Need) and wearing yellow bands to denote concern about suffering (witness Prince William et al) it is probably true. What is different, however, is that today most people prefer not...

Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - Australia's Labor opposition has pledged to pass legislation outlawing religious vilification if it wins national elections next month. Such a move would expand nationwide the type of controversial law already in place in one Australian state. Critics say that law has been abused to target Christians. Under the state of Victoria's three-year-old Racial and Religious Tolerance Act of 2001, Muslims have taken Christian pastors before a legal tribunal accusing them of vilifying Islam. Pagans also have taken action under the law against Christians who were publicly critical of witchcraft. Now the Labor Party has...

A controversial Islamic lobby group has published an ad in California newspapers seeking to win acceptance with the message that Muslims "respect and revere Jesus" as do Christians. The ad by the Southern California office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR, is headlined "More In Common Than You Think," with a photograph of the old city of Jerusalem. CAIR has launched an advertising campaign called "Islam in America," which in the wake of tensions resulting from the 9-11 terrorist attacks aims to dispel stereotypes and portray Muslims as ordinary citizens who love their country. The "Jesus" ad, quoting...

BRAVE NEW SCHOOLSChristmas card with 'Jesus' bannedMother suing after son's offering confiscated, sent to superintendent Posted: February 10, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Kindergartners at a public school in Oregon were invited to bring cards to a Christmas party, but a teacher barred one student from distributing his holiday greeting because it mentioned Jesus Christ, prompting a lawsuit filed yesterday. The Gresham-Barlow district near Portland said Justin Cortez could not distribute the Christmas card because it would violate district policies prohibiting school officials from promoting one religion over another and advocating a particular religious position. The Virginia-based American Center for Law...