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The current laws on harassment are not sufficient to protect children from the sort of bullying that religious groups use every day to coerce children into obedience and belief. Threatening an adult with eternal torture may be distasteful but is not likely to result in psychological damage. This is not the case with children. The effects of religious bullying can be long-term and serious, from nightmares and depression to anxiety disorders and even suicide.

The fact that threats of damnation, torture and other extreme punishment are used routinely is clear evidence that existing laws are insufficient. We call on the Prime Minister to clarify the existing harassment laws by adding clauses outlawing any form of threat, supernatural or otherwise, aimed at children; and to provide guidance to the police and other authorities on the enforcement of these laws.

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• Greg Howe-Davies
• Patrick Fagan
• michael george
• John J E Williams
• James Collins
• anthony cowan
• Lisa Parratt
• Adam Shaw
• Alex Brodie
• Mandar Nigdikar
• Marguerite Sargent
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• Neil Richardson
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• Martin Rule
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• Denis Gallagher
• Simon Burns
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• David Love
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• Campbell Woods
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• Dr Mark Barratt
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• Jamie Smith
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• Anna Lane
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• Rosalind Haskins
• Matthew Oakley
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• Dr Mark Williams
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• Gordon Willis
• Crispin Cooper
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• Suzanne Tegg
• Rosemary Cooper
• David Brogan
• Keith Harrison
• leah sherwood
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• J. Vice
• Allistair Wilson
• Iain Woods
• Charles Roddie
• Roy Anthony Cope
• E J Thompson
• Matthew Cowell
• John Robert Lindsay
• Thomas Venner
• Amy Stoneham
• Paul Edmondson
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• Matt Groves
• Brian Carter
• Sandra Knight
• Rebekah Franklin
• Deacon Frost
• Stuart Pyper
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• Rowena Lashley
• Erika Cowen
• Jon Davy
• Kai Smith
• Alexander Young
• Bruce Williamson
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• Stephen L Manlow
• maxwell field
• Chris Key
• M Fletcher
• Lisa Mohammed-Irvine
• Paul Jones
• Phil Barton
• Jon Thompson
• Darren Hodge
• Helen Banks
• What about religious people(esp Muslims) bullying non-religious people.
• Ruth Bradley
• andrew steven
• Ray Weston
• James Collin
• Richard Reay
• Zoe Phelps
• NEIL MACKENZIE
• Roy Mobsby
• Rhys Jones
• Eddie Gadsden
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• jolene brinklow
• Lizzy Brown
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• Donna Telfer
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• Phil Peter
• Tom Hastings
• karen grant
• Thomas Nash
• peter Lisney
• Steve Hallett
• Jason J Gillespie
• Geoffrey May

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