Scottish Christian leaders say hate crime bill limits freedom to disagree

The Scottish government should withdraw parts of a hate crime bill because of the risk it will lead to the prosecution of people solely for disagreeing with gender ideology and same-sex marriage, said Catholic and Protestant leaders. The Catholic Church, the Free Church of Scotland and the Evangelical Alliance have written to Humza Yousaf, Justice Secretary, to demand more time be... Read More

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September 18, 2020

Justice Secretary urged to say if changes will be made to Hate Crime Bill

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf is being urged to make clear if the Scottish Government will change controversial new hate crime legislation before the end of Holyrood’s October break. MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee are due to begin their scrutiny of the proposals then. And committee convener Adam Tomkins insisted it is “really important”... Read More

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September 16, 2020

Controversial Hate Crime Bill must change, says Christian group

It is “vital” that “concrete changes” are made to the Scottish Government’s Hate Crime Bill, a Christian advocacy group has said. The call comes after a Conservative attempt to ditch the controversial new hate crime legislation was voted down in the Scottish Parliament last week. A motion from the party’s justice spokesman Liam Kerr proposed... Read More

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August 24, 2020

Ex SNP deputy Sillars has ‘grave concerns’ about Hate Crime Bill

Former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars is among campaigners raising “grave concerns” over controversial Scottish Government reform of hate crime laws. Mr Sillars, a former SNP MP, has signed a letter to Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf urging him to ditch the most-criticised section of the proposed new Hate Crime Bill. Mr Yousaf has already said... Read More

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