Religion news 13 January 2026
Call for faith to unite communities as forces of division ‘grow louder’; Chief Rabbi ‘not proud’ of settler violence; Jewish MP banned from visiting Bristol school; Bishop of Oxford condemns Grok’s ‘truly appalling’ deepfake tech
How Muslims date: the modern struggle to complete ‘half your faith’
British Muslims are twice as likely to be single past the age of 30, as compared to the general population, and a buoyant dating industry has sprung up. Maira Butt reports on the apps and events in the quest for romance
Religion news 12 January 2026
Iran protests driven in part by ‘opposition to imposed state religion’; Report warns of growing politicisation of religion in Britain; Pete Meadows, evangelical ‘elder statesman’, has died aged 84
