Religion news 9 October 2024

US decline of religion has led to a search for identity, says Biden’s faith adviser; Bullying claims against Scotland’s first female bishop thrown out; Oxford freshers trained to combat antisemitism and Islamophobia
US decline of religion has led to a search for identity, says Biden’s faith adviser

Prof Stephen Schneck says polarised American political identity is a reaction to a loss of community. The stark division is unsustainable and the next president must reach out aross the divide
Religion news 8 October 2024

Global day of reflection on one year of unceasing war in the Middle East; Museum opens in Paris dedicated to centuries of Sufi art and culture; Marsha de Cordova is new Second Church Estates Commissioner; US report charts China’s “coercive religious policy”