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Mandate religious leaders to declare all violent teachings no longer applicable

Submitted on Sunday 17th May 2026

Rejected on Monday 15th June 2026

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Mandate religious leaders to declare all violent teachings no longer applicable

Petition Details

Mandate religious leaders to publicly declare that violent religious teachings and scriptures are historical, symbolic or no longer applicable today, and must not be used to justify violence, hatred or discrimination against others.

Additional Information

This petition would require religious leaders and institutions to publicly clarify that violent religious teachings were specific to historical circumstances and must not be followed or used to justify violence, hatred or discrimination in modern Britain. Public bodies and civic leaders should reinforce these principles to support social cohesion, public safety and shared democratic values.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

The interpretation of religious doctrine is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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