--- title: Religious liberty date: 2021-04-07T11:33:00+01:00 author: Tim Coysh canonical_url: "https://www.eauk.org/what-we-do/advocacy/religious-liberty" section: Pages --- [ ![Starmer’s treatment of Jesus House is a “concerted attack” on freedom of religion](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Pastor Agu OPC celebration](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Pastor-Agu-OPC-celebration.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/starmers-treatment-of-jesus-house-is-a-concerted-attack-on-freedom-of-religion) [#### Starmer’s treatment of Jesus House is a “concerted attack” on freedom of religion ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/starmers-treatment-of-jesus-house-is-a-concerted-attack-on-freedom-of-religion) Concern after Starmer apologised for visiting the church on Good Friday [ Evangelical Alliance ](/author/evangelical-alliance) 09 April 2021 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/starmers-treatment-of-jesus-house-is-a-concerted-attack-on-freedom-of-religion) [ ![Exclusion in the name of inclusion](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Pastor Agu Jesus House](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Pastor-Agu-Jesus-House.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/exclusion-in-the-name-of-inclusion) [#### Exclusion in the name of inclusion ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/exclusion-in-the-name-of-inclusion) Sir Keir Starmer's apology shows the shrinking space for Christians and biblical beliefs in public life [ ![Danny Webster](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/danny-webster) [ Danny Webster ](/author/danny-webster) 08 April 2021 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/exclusion-in-the-name-of-inclusion) [ ![Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: update on the third stage](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Holyrood](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Holyrood.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hate-crime-and-public-order-scotland-bill-stage-three-update) [#### Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: update on the third stage ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hate-crime-and-public-order-scotland-bill-stage-three-update) Now that the Scottish Government and opposition parties have lodged their amendments ahead of the final vote on the bill, how can you help? 04 March 2021 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/hate-crime-and-public-order-scotland-bill-stage-three-update) [ ![Government commits to appointing new envoy for religious freedom](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Parliament at night](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Parliament-at-night.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/government-commits-to-appointing-new-envoy-for-religious-freedom) [#### Government commits to appointing new envoy for religious freedom ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/government-commits-to-appointing-new-envoy-for-religious-freedom) Debate in parliament addresses Government support for persecuted Christians 28 October 2020 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/government-commits-to-appointing-new-envoy-for-religious-freedom) [ ![Government’s anti-persecution inquiry launched](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Freely-samuel-martins-82028](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/freely-samuel-martins-82028.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/governments-anti-persecution-inquiry-launched) [#### Government’s anti-persecution inquiry launched ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/governments-anti-persecution-inquiry-launched) UK government to review how it supports persecuted Christians around the world [ ![Danny Webster](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ](/author/danny-webster) [ Danny Webster ](/author/danny-webster) 31 January 2019 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/governments-anti-persecution-inquiry-launched) [ ![Asia Bibi: free, free indeed](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Asia Bibi](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/Asia-Bibi.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/asia-bibi-free-free-indeed) [#### Asia Bibi: free, free indeed ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/asia-bibi-free-free-indeed) Calls to put Asia Bibi back on death row rejected by Pakistan's supreme court [ Naomi Osinnowo ](/author/naomi-osinnowo) 29 January 2019 [](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/asia-bibi-free-free-indeed) [ ![Religious freedom: Asia Bibi and the Home Office](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E) ![Barbed Wire Fence Wire Mesh 104592](https://eauk.org/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,quality=90,width=400,fit=cover/https://cdn.eauk.org/barbed-wire-fence-wire-mesh-104592.jpg) ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/religious-freedom-asia-bibi-and-the-home-office) [#### Religious freedom: Asia Bibi and the Home Office ](https://www.eauk.org/news-and-views/religious-freedom-asia-bibi-and-the-home-office) What does a new Home Office course and the release of Asia Bibi say about religious freedom? 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