Briefing: Church leaders, asylum seekers and conversions in Britain
Church leaders have hit back at allegations that they are naively backing fraudulent asylum claims by accepting the validity of fake conversions
Religion news 9 February 2024
Church leaders deny naively allowing false conversion claims; Catholic bishops reminder that migrants are of innate worth; Inter Faith Network for the UK imminent closure; Amnesty International tells India to stop demolishing Muslim properties
Church leaders hit back after Tory claim of Welby ‘scamming the taxpayer’ over asylum seekers
Churches reject charge they naively accept fake conversions in bogus asylum claims, explain complexity of testing faith and hear calls for stronger guidance to clergy
