May 2013, Spain
The Asturian regional government has sent a circular to schools asking for all references to Christmas to be removed from the school calendar and replaced with “winter holidays”. Read more ...
May 2013, Germany
On May 22nd the district court sentenced parents of nine to pay a fine of 700 Euros for their violation of the compulsory school attendance for all children in Germany. The public prosecution department demanded six months in prison for the married couple due to their repeated offense.
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May 2013, United Kingdom
The Equality Act 2010 prohibits discrimination on several grounds, including sexual orientation, in the area of the provision of goods and services. While there is a vital exemption to the general prohibition against discrimination for religious organizations when providing goods or services, this can only be relied upon in limited circumstances and is not wide enough to cover many situations. Read more ...
May 2013, France
Hate speech laws are very strict in France. Since the law of December, 8th, 2004,
any discrimination in speech against homosexuals is forbidden. Christians for example are unable to publically say that having a same-sex relationship was a sin. The consequence is that nobody criticizes homosexuality in itself on TV, radio or in newspapers. Read more ...
May 2013, Denmark
The parliament of Denmark has voted in June to force the established Evangelical Lutheran Church to perform same-sex “marriage” ceremonies inside their sanctuaries, although one-third of all the denomination’s priests say they will not participate in such rituals. The Danish parliament voted by an overwhelming 85-24 margin to compel churches to carry out unions for same-sex couples that are identical to heterosexual marriage celebrations. Read more ...