PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Criticism of RELIGION must not be criminalised in a secular state.
In a secular society all religions must accept that their worldview will be examined and criticised in open dialogue and debate. This government must make a commitment to protect free speech as regards a citizen's right within a secular society to examine and criticise any religion or ideology.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
Signatures
13
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 13/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 13/100,000
Background
This petition is needed because the government is set on a course of action that could by default censor the British public's ability to openly examine or criticise a religion. This governement is creating a council that would draw up an official definition of ‘Islamophobia’ of which the next step would be the potential to impose a blasphemy law. A secular society cannot allow critique of a religion to be branded as hate speech or racism. The government must protect free speech, not censor it.