The Tablet magazine covers the Theos Annual Lecture 2017.

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‘If you actively hold a faith that is more than an expression of cultural identity…you are deemed far worse than eccentric. You are dangerous’

People in Britain today who actively hold a faith are considered to be “dangerous and offensive,” according to Tim Farron MP, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats. Mr Farron resigned less than a week after last June’s general election campaign, during which he was repeatedly pressed on his personal beliefs, including his views on gay sex.

“If you actively hold a faith that is more than an expression of cultural identity…you are deemed far worse than eccentric. You are dangerous. You are offensive,” the politician is expected to say at the annual Theos lecture in London on Tuesday evening.

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