Rejected petition Petition to ban the mention of a criminal's religion in all forms of media

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This petition is a petition to ban the disclosure of a criminal's faith or religion by the media, as it is felt that it in no way adds any insight or real information to a story. It has led to a strain in interfaith relations, and has led to extremist groups being formed, targeting the faith as a whole because of the actions of a small percent. We must push the government to ban this for the good of the people and the state.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is a matter for media organisations and newspapers to decided upon: the Government cannot tell them what they should do. There are already laws against religious discrimination.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 14 February 2014
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