Religion news 8 September 2021
Church response to government’s social care tax hike; Religious leaders unite to save the planet; Continuing religious discrimination post 9/11
Church response to government’s social care tax hike; Religious leaders unite to save the planet; Continuing religious discrimination post 9/11
Church in Wales allows blessings for same sex marriage; Privatisation of Channel 4 would jeopardise religious and ethical content; A field of sunflower hope in Scotland
Religious groups in England and Wales morally failed abused children; Biden responds to law banning abortion in Texas; Muslim charities urged to work together to help Afghan refugees; Kosher food boxes for Jewish New Year
Religious groups in England and Wales morally failed abused children; Biden responds to law banning abortion in Texas; Muslim charities urged to work together to help Afghan refugees; Kosher food boxes for Jewish New Year
IICSA report says children have been abused in a broad range of religious organisations. This is a moral failure, showing blatant hypocrisy among groups whose purpose is to teach right from wrong.
John Smyth’s sadistic beatings of public schoolboys “could have been prevented”; Martyn Percy employment tribunal case scheduled for 2023; Government ministers meet faith groups to discuss Afghan refugee resettlement
American church sets up Afghan refugee support programme; Taliban supporting Twitter accounts “spread antisemitism”; Covid vaccinations mandatory for clergy in America; UK children are twice as unhappy than a decade ago
Islamic Relief says 14 million people in Afghanistan lack sufficient food; Atheist appointed as Harvard’s chief chaplain; Fourteen arrested after climate change protest at St Paul’s cathedral;“Champing” in historic churches becomes more popular
Taliban and ISIS-K in deadly rivalry for an Islamic state; Overwhelming UK response to plight of Afghan refugees; Religious origin of the Taliban
World Jewish Relief attracts massive support for Afghan refugee appeal; Salvation Army says government’s levelling up fund excludes places of high deprivation; Greenbelt festival goes back to its roots
