Definition Of Religion
EDM number 334 in 2004-05, proposed by Gordon Prentice on 07/12/2004.
That this House regrets the absence of any definition of religion in the Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill, which will create a new offence of incitement to religious hatred; considers that all belief systems should be open to challenge, ridicule, satire and debate; and notes that the 2001 Census may provide a guide to the courts as to what may or may not be a religion by recognising Satanism, Mysticism, Animism, Paganism, Jedi Knight, Heathen Church on the Way, Cooneyite, Church of Prophesy, Day Church of God, New Age, Church of Harmony, Occult, Vodun, Wicca, Sant Mat, Celtic Pagan, Tin Tao, Free Church of Love, Divine Light Mission, Ancestor Worship and more than 200 other religions.
This motion has been signed by a total of 19 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Prentice | 07/12/2004 | Pendle | Labour | Proposed |
| Jon Owen Jones | 07/12/2004 | Cardiff Central | Labour Co-operative | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 07/12/2004 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Ann Cryer | 08/12/2004 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
| Andrew George | 08/12/2004 | St Ives | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Mike Hancock | 08/12/2004 | Portsmouth South | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Alice Mahon | 09/12/2004 | Halifax | Labour | Signed |
| Jane Griffiths | 09/12/2004 | Reading East | Labour | Signed |
| Valerie Davey | 13/12/2004 | Bristol West | Labour | Signed |
| Betty Williams | 13/12/2004 | Conwy | Labour | Signed |
| Simon Thomas | 13/12/2004 | Ceredigion | Plaid Cymru | Signed |
| Ian Gibson | 13/12/2004 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
| Alan Simpson | 13/12/2004 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
| Lynne Jones | 14/12/2004 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
| Jenny Tonge | 14/12/2004 | Richmond Park | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Terry Lewis | 15/12/2004 | Worsley | Labour | Signed |
| Michael Clapham | 15/12/2004 | Barnsley West & Penistone | Labour | Signed |
| Janet Anderson | 16/12/2004 | Rossendale & Darwen | Labour | Signed |
| Llew Smith | 20/12/2004 | Blaenau Gwent | Labour | Signed |
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