Great Britain and the United States might enjoy a “special relationship,” but they do not share the same commitment to religious liberty. A parliamentary democracy, London has an unwritten constitution, but no equivalent of the First Amendment. Thus, religious liberty increasingly is at risk in a social environment dominated by political correctness.
Four British cases involving religious liberty recently hit the European Court of Human Rights. While the United Kingdom is no persecutor state, like Saudi Arabia, Iran, China, and North Korea, among many others, religious believers in Great Britain face increasing challenges.
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