Briefing: Church leaders, asylum seekers and conversions in Britain
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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
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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
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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