Rachel Wolf: The Birmingham schools gay relationships row. Religious conservatives won’t like it, but government must take a stand.

You can’t ignore the existence of couples and families that you’ve actively supported in legislation.

Benedict Rogers: Character, values and dignity. Why I am voting for Hunt.

We don’t need a ‘Brexiteer’ leader, we need a unifier, a leader who is not marked by labels but by their ability to implement the referendum result.

Chloe Westley: Pursuing happiness doesn’t guarantee finding it

Governments are more likely to help create conditions for it by seeking economic growth, rather than well-being.

Mohammed Amin: It is time to abandon the word “Islamophobia”

It is damaged beyond repair by poor definitions, confusion and misuse. The term harms Muslims.

Benedict Rogers: Hunt’s review of British policy on the persecution of Christians is crucial and courageous

The Foreign Secretary had already impressed me with his focus on human rights. Now he has created new hope for Christians around the world.

The European Court of Human Rights has set a problematic precedent on religious freedom

In justifying their defence of Austria’s ‘blasphemy law’, its judges seem to be not just expanding but changing the relevant protections in the Convention.

Iain Dale: Silly error, or malevolent ploy? Either way, Johnson has done himself no favours among Tory MPs.

The MPs, of course, pick the final two in a leadership race. Plus: the Westminster Transfer Window. And: my workaholic holiday.

Political beliefs ought to be the subject of robust debate, not protected with legal cotton wool

The way equalities law applies to “philosophical belief” has created a messy courtroom battleground for all sorts of angry fringe groups to seek protection.

Martin Parsons: The Conservative Party is not ‘Islamophobic’ – and we should be wary of the term

A handful of ordinary members may let the rest of us down, but I have seen no sign that our Party systemically encourages anti-Muslim hatred.

Mohammed Amin: When does criticising Islam morph into inciting hatred of Muslims?

I personally don’t care if someone burns a copy of the Quran, provided they bought it and do so without creating a fire or smoke hazard. But it is illegal in the UK.

Daniel Coughlan: Thirty years on from Thatcher’s ‘Sermon on the Mound’, faith is sadly excluded from public discourse

She spoke unashamedly of her religious beliefs, in a way that would sound shocking in today’s impoverished political culture.

Jamie McGowan: The SNP went too far with its law against sectarian songs

This legislation runs against Scotland’s deep traditions of political pluralism and toleration.

Martin Parsons: Casey’s proposals were an attack on religious freedom. Javid was right to bin them.

The Green Paper isn’t perfect, but the Communities Secretary is right to reject oaths of office and an excessively broad definition of ‘extremism’.

Julian Mann: Make no mistake. This Ofsted plan is a threat to religious freedom.

Once the State starts monitoring the counter-cultural Christian opinions, it could be your voluntary group next for thought-policing.

Michael Bates: During this Christmas season, it’s time to stand up for religious freedom – and that of those who don’t believe at all

The number and proportion of conflicts around the world with a religious dimension is increasing. In 2001, 44 per cent; in 2013, 60 per cent.