'hate Crimes

Theologian Nigel Biggar is touring Australia.

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry reports that it has seen a six-fold increase in anti-Semitic incidents. This is the first legislation of its kind.

The New York governor pledged to deploy ‘all available state resources’ to prevent the escalation of ’hate and bias incidents’ in the city.

The remarks came as the Metropolitan Police sought urgent guidance on what’s the charging thresholds relating to hate crime as the force receives more reports.

There is growing sentiment among Christian churches that the government practices a double standard by not treating attacks on them as hate crimes.