The Red Guards strike again in Britain

According to Cranmer (citing the Daily Telegraph), a Christian woman's application to foster children was rejected on the grounds that her beliefs prevented her from "fully accepting a child's sexuality if he or she were lesbian or gay" and that she would be unable "to actively promote another religion for a child". The founder of a charity to assist single mothers was refused a grant because "Your assistance for single parents includes extending Christian comfort and offering prayer". A local council is threatening to remove the grant of a trust that has ministered to homeless alcoholics for forty years unless it promises to say, "We will do nothing to promote our faith". Cranmer comments,

In the UK, around 20% of charities have a religious basis, and it is testimony to the faith that the vast majority of these are Christian . . . . They may no longer [exclusively?] employ Christians, for that is ‘discrimination’; they may no longer talk of their faith, for that is ‘anti-diversity’; and they may no longer explain their morality, for that is ‘intolerance’ . . . . New Labour has done more to undermine the Christian foundations of the United Kingdom than any previous government in history. The party that was built on sacred motives has become the most secular . . . .