Speak up or be forced to shut up - RHB
Now is the time to do something....
Unless you've spent the last few weeks in a state of unconsciousness you have most probably heard a reference or two to the (RHB) Religious Hatred Bill.
Introducing legislation that protects citizens from people intent on inciting religious violence sounds like an excellent idea, but unfortunately the government is trying to rush this one through even though many people have pointed out that as it stands the bill could be used to unfairly restrict and criminalise those speaking Christian beliefs in a 'non offensive or aggressive manner'.
This article does the whole issue far more justice than I could.
Now that the Lords have rejected the bill as it stands, the house of commons has the choice of accepting the amendments suggested by the Lords which make sense to me, or pushing through the existing bill as it stands. The best step to take now is to personally lobby your local MP to not push it through. You can find out who your MP is here and even found out how they originally voted on this bill here so that you know whether you need to lobby them. And if you don't know what exactly to write or say, there's even a suggestion here
Looks like Gillian Merron will be hearing from a few Lincoln constituents...
That's the whole point of my post! To be honest I had no idea of the full consequence if this bill were to be passed as it is until I stumbled upon the link in my post. I usually get on my soap box about the need for keeping it real on a locally focused level, but once in a while I feel challenged to add my voice to the many others trying to effect the national or global picture. I can't complain about the consequences of this legislation if it is passed when I've done nothing to stand against it.
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Carlos |
2:56 pm