In The U.K.

“Judge Michael Snow sentenced Woodhouse to 21 weeks in jail on Tuesday in London, saying that anyone hearing her ‘grossly offensive’ language would feel a ‘deep sense of shame.’“

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/britain-jails-woman-racist-rant-subway-article-1.1086545

[Just so we’re clear here, Ms. Woodhouse was jailed for what she merely said and believed (at least while drunk), not for any actual harm done against anyone.]

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‘My jail sentence is pathetic, I deserve MUCH longer’

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115453/Drug-addict-thief-Alex-Livingstone-blasts-Kettering-magistrates-lenient-sentence.html

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TEACHERS [in the U.K.] are banning schoolkids from having best pals — so they don’t get upset by fall-outs.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4203460/Schools-ban-children-making-best-friends.html

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“When Tony Blair was Prime Minister, his officials warned him not to end one of his speeches with the words ‘God bless Britain.”

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/pm-blair-warned-not-to-say-god-bless-britain/

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Christianity:

Over half of [U.K.] schools failing in religious education, says Ofsted

http://www.bbc.com/news/education-24399813

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Christians are being “persecuted” by courts and ‘driven underground’ in the same way that homosexuals once were, a former Archbishop of Canterbury has warned.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9203953/Britains-Christians-are-being-vilified-warns-Lord-Carey.html

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[U.K.] Christians forced to hide their faith by equality laws, says senior Liberal Democrat MP

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/christians-forced-to-keep-their-faith-under-wraps-says-senior-liberal-democrat-mp-8817694.html

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[U.K.] Scandal: Christian couple forced to sell up Marazion B&B

http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/story-19812376-detail/story.html#axzz2fKYWypDH

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UK Christians being forced to hide their faith

http://www.theway.co.uk/news-9326-uk-christians-being-forced-to-hide-their-faith

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Christians being persecuted in Britain

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2013/01/are-christians-being-persecuted-in-britain/?religionnewsblog.com

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“BRITAIN’S only Green Party council has been accused of ‘violent prejudice’ against Christians as it considers expelling a member who spoke out against same-sex marriage.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9429730/Green-council-accused-of-vilifying-Christian-over-gay-marriage-stance.html

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27% of all human deaths in England and Wales are due to abortion

http://pjsaunders.blogspot.com/2012/10/27-of-all-human-deaths-in-england-and.html

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Christianity being ‘airbrushed’ out of [British] Christmas cards

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9758454/Christianity-being-airbrushed-out-of-Christmas-cards.html

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National newspaper prints banned Christian radio ad

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/national-newspaper-prints-banned-christian-radio-ad/

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Mormons in the Dock

Judging Religious Beliefs . . . in [UK] Court

http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/24487

[Readers interested in why ASND didn’t include this story in the Christianity section just above can find the reasons here .]

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Immigration:

“London is splitting into a land of surly immigrants and the governing-media-celebrity class of the well-shod who insulate themselves from everyone else and thus don’t care what is going on. The working and middle class have been left to their own devices as they contend with absurd levels of taxation, decaying schools, horrific crime, and cultural devaluation.“

http://pjmedia.com/blog/england-it-was-fun-while-it-lasted/?print=1

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Illegal immigrants cost British taxpayers more than 4,000 per head each year

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/10417222/Illegal-immigrants-cost-taxpayer-more-than-4000-a-head-each-year.html

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“The proportion of white British Londoners fell drastically from 60 percent in 2001 to 44.9 per cent in 2011, partly due to the arrival of so many foreign nationals and partly to a mass exodus of white Britons.“

http://www.frontpagemag.com/2013/enza-ferreri/immigration-or-invasion/print/

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Islam:

Someone Near You Likes Jihadi Groups

http://www.vocativ.com/02-2014/someone-facebook-near-likes-jihad/

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[Islamic] Extremism unchecked in [British] schools, secret briefing reveals

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9750428/Extremism-unchecked-in-schools-secret-briefing-reveals.html?religionnewsblog.com

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British Court Enforces Sharia Over Equal Protection of Law

http://pjmedia.com/andrewmccarthy/2013/09/16/british-court-enforces-sharia-over-equal-protection-of-law/?print=1

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Britain: Muslim Polygamists to Get More Welfare Benefits

http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3234/muslim-polygamists-welfare-benefits

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Children of 8 are ‘racist’ if they miss Islam trip:

School’s threatening letter to parents is met with outrage

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2511841/Children-8-racist-miss-Islam-trip-Schools-threatening-letter-parents-met-outrage.html

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The Battle of the Burqa

Britain is reaping the fruits of its multi-decennial multicultural policy

http://frontpagemag.com/2013/enza-ferreri/the-battle-of-the-burqa/print/

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More than half of London doctors have treated a female genital mutilation victim

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/more-than-half-of-london-gps-have-treated-an-fgm-victim-9022280.html

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Taqiyya and the British Courts

http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/03/taqiyya_and_the_british_courts.html

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Abortion:

British [Taxpayers] Spend $1 Million Weekly on Repeat Abortions

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/05/14/british-govt-spends-1-million-weekly-on-repeat-abortions/

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Shock: British Teens Have as Many as Seven Abortions

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/05/25/shock-british-teens-have-as-many-as-seven-abortions/

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Homosexuality:

“The [U.K.] Government plans to remove sex from the law of marriage, so that same-sex couples can get married. Under current rules, a marriage is not official until a man and woman have ‘ordinary and complete’ sexual intercourse.“

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-to-rip-out-sex-from-marriage-law/

and…

“Being opposed to gay marriage is ‘not acceptable’, says the [U.K.] Government minister in charge of policing and criminal justice.“

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/police-minister-opposing-gay-marriage-unacceptable/

[ASND reminds readers that this “minister” is proclaiming belief in something can be criminal activity (what George Orwell called “thoughtcrime“).]

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Churches should mark gay unions, says Church of England report

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/churches-should-mark-gay-unions-says-c-of-e-report/

and…

“Churches that don’t wish to conduct same-sex marriages could face legal problems, a Government Justice Minister has admitted.“

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/minister-churches-could-face-legal-strife-over-gay-marriage/

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[U.K.] Schools could be forced to teach homosexual marriage

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/schools-could-be-forced-to-teach-gay-marriage/

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Married Olympians: We Can’t Live Together During Games, But [Homosexual] Couples Can

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/07/16/married-olympians-we-cant-live-together-during-games-but-gay-couples-can/

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UK: Cleft Lip, Club Foot Abortions 10X More Than Reported

http://www.lifenews.com/2013/02/05/uk-cleft-lip-club-foot-abortions-10x-more-than-reported/

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British judge is rebuked for speaking up for marriage

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2526082/What-does-say-values-judge-rebuked-speaking-marriage.html

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U.K. Christian counsellors ban therapy aimed at ‘converting’ gay patients

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/13/christian-therapists-stop-conversion-therapy-turn-gay-patients-straight

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British Bioethics Council Gives OK to Three-Parent Embryo

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/14/british-bioethics-council-gives-ok-to-three-parent-embryo/

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Euthanasia:

Shock: British NHS Euthanizes 130,000 Elderly Patients Annually

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/20/shock-british-nhs-euthanizes-130000-elderly-patients-annually/

[ASND wants to reiterate: That report said ANNUALLY.]

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Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide in UK Will Lead to Euthanasia

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/07/10/bill-to-legalize-assisted-suicide-in-uk-will-lead-to-euthanasia/

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Shocking figures reveal rising school violence [in U.K.]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2178718/90-primary-pupils-sent-home-day-attacks-class-Shocking-figures-reveal-rising-school-violence.html?printingPage=true

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“In Britain, tweeting messages considered menacing can lead to prosecution.“

[ASND simply asks, “What, exactly, is ‘menacing’? Callous, ignorant insults are ‘menacing’? Who is granted the power to make such judgments?”]

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OLY_BRITISH_DIVER_TWITTER_INSULT?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-07-31-03-16-38

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“Evangelical Christians have been labelled extremist, and likened to ‘totalitarian Muslims’ by a senior [U.K.] government advisor.“

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/evangelicals-are-like-totalitarian-muslims-says-govt-advisor/

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White males now classed as a ‘minority group’ at [UK] universit[ies]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/9484597/White-males-now-classed-as-a-minority-group-at-university.html

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“If gay marriage is legalised [in the U.K.] teachers and others could be forced out of their jobs if they fail to endorse such unions, a top lawyer says. Parents would have no right to insist that their children are withdrawn from school lessons across the curriculum that approve of same-sex marriage. Chaplains who work in the NHS or the Armed Forces could be dismissed if they preach that marriage is just between a man and a woman.“

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/teachers-face-sack-if-they-don%E2%80%99t-endorse-gay-marriage/

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Scotland:

“Almost nine out of 10 Scottish households take more from the public purse than they contribute in taxes…“

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/scottish-politics/9593135/Nine-in-ten-Scots-living-off-states-patronage.html

and…

Census reveals huge rise in number of non-religious Scots

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/census-reveals-huge-rise-in-number-of-non-religious-scots.22270874

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Christian street preacher arrested in Scotland

http://www.christiantelegraph.com/issue21091.html

and…

[Another] street preacher arrested and held in custody for mentioning sexual sin

http://www.christianconcern.com/print/our-concerns/religious-freedom/street-preacher-arrested-and-held-in-custody-for-mentioning-sexual-si

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Ireland:

Irish schoolchildren to learn about atheism

Up to 16,000 primary-school pupils in multi-denominational sector will learn about atheism, and others will be offered courses on the internet and smartphone apps

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/26/atheism-to-be-taught-irish-schoolchildren

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[Taxpayer funded] NHS phone app that features extraordinarily explicit sex tips for children as young as 13 branded ‘grossly irresponsible’ by family charities

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2221809/NHS-phone-app-features-extraordinarily-explicit-sex-tips-children-young-13.html

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UK: Schools Put Contraceptive Implants in Teens, No Parental Consent

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/05/uk-schools-give-contraception-to-13-year-olds-no-parental-consent/

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“A government agency that oversees charities in the United Kingdom has decided that a local Christian congregation cannot be registered because it does not open its communion services to just any outsider.“

http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/government-regulates-church-communion/print/

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[U.K.] Teachers ‘face sack’ if they refuse to endorse gay marriage

http://www.christian.org.uk/news/teachers-%E2%80%98face-sack%E2%80%99-if-they-refuse-to-endorse-gay-marriage/

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[U.K.] Census result reveals… 25.1 per cent of people said they had no faith, up from 14.8 per cent a decade earlier…”

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/census-result-reveals-one-in-eight-uk-residents-was-born-overseas-8405642.html?printService=print

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Gun Control in England

“… in the six years since the 1997 handgun ban, crimes with the very weapons banned have more than doubled, and firearm crime has increased markedly. In 2002, for the fourth consecutive year, gun crime in England and Wales rose—by 35 percent for all firearms, and by a whopping 46 percent for the banned handguns. Nearly 10,000 firearms offences were committed.“

http://www.saf.org/journal/16/guncontrolinengland.pdf

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“Gun crime has almost doubled since Labour came to power [in the U.K.] as a culture of extreme gang violence has taken hold.“

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223193/Culture-violence-Gun-crime-goes-89-decade.html?printingPage=true

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The most violent country in Europe: Britain is also worse than South Africa and U.S.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1196941/The-violent-country-Europe-Britain-worse-South-Africa-U-S.html?printingPage=true

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New FOI curbs could make [U.K.] Government more secret

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/leveson-inquiry/9753884/New-FOI-curbs-could-make-Government-more-secret.html

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A ‘dad’ is tenth most popular Christmas list request for [British] children