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*The UK government denied asylum for persecuted Christians – while accepting many Muslims – for reasons such as Christianity somehow not being a "peaceful religion" and because they requested asylum while also believing in Jesus as Savior.<ref>Llorente, Elizabeth (March 21, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/u-k-denies-asylum-to-iranian-convert-to-christianity-saying-the-religion-is-not-peaceful UK denies asylum to Iranian convert to Christianity, saying the religion is not 'peaceful']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref><ref>Duke, Selwyn (March 23, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/31823-secularism-or-sharia-uk-official-mocks-man-s-christianity-say-it-s-not-a-religion-of-peace UK Official Mocks Man’s Christianity; Says it’s NOT a Religion of Peace]. ''The New American''. Retrieved March 24, 2019.</ref>
*The UK government denied asylum for persecuted Christians – while accepting many Muslims – for reasons such as Christianity somehow not being a "peaceful religion" and because they requested asylum while also believing in Jesus as Savior.<ref>Llorente, Elizabeth (March 21, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/faith-values/u-k-denies-asylum-to-iranian-convert-to-christianity-saying-the-religion-is-not-peaceful UK denies asylum to Iranian convert to Christianity, saying the religion is not 'peaceful']. ''Fox News''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref><ref>Duke, Selwyn (March 23, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/31823-secularism-or-sharia-uk-official-mocks-man-s-christianity-say-it-s-not-a-religion-of-peace UK Official Mocks Man’s Christianity; Says it’s NOT a Religion of Peace]. ''The New American''. Retrieved March 24, 2019.</ref>
*Between 2016 and 2019, Scotland had an extreme law that assigned every child a state guardian – a law strongly opposed by Christian organizations and which undermined the family.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (September 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/20/scottish-govt-drops-stalinist-law-assigning-every-child-named-person-state-guardian/ Scottish Govt Drops ‘Stalinist’ Law Assigning Every Child a ‘Named Person’ State Guardian]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 20, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/scottish-govt-scraps-plan-to-assign-every-child-a-state-employee-overseer Scottish gov’t scraps plan to assign every child a state employee overseer]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''Christian Institute''). September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.</ref>
*Between 2016 and 2019, Scotland had an extreme law that assigned every child a state guardian – a law strongly opposed by Christian organizations and which undermined the family.<ref>Montgomery, Jack (September 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/09/20/scottish-govt-drops-stalinist-law-assigning-every-child-named-person-state-guardian/ Scottish Govt Drops ‘Stalinist’ Law Assigning Every Child a ‘Named Person’ State Guardian]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 20, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/scottish-govt-scraps-plan-to-assign-every-child-a-state-employee-overseer Scottish gov’t scraps plan to assign every child a state employee overseer]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''Christian Institute''). September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.</ref>
*A British court explicitly stated that Christian values are contradictory to "incompatible with human dignity."<ref>Freiburger, Calvin (October 3, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/british-court-declares-biblical-understanding-of-sex-incompatible-with-human-dignity British court declares Biblical understanding of sex ‘incompatible with human dignity’]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved October 3, 2019.</ref>
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