Religion news 3 August 2021
Jewish organisations unite to criticise Nationality and Borders bill; UK to host Sikh Games in 2023; First Muslim nominated to US Religious Freedom top job; Medieval church vandalised days after renovation finished.
Jewish organisations unite to criticise Nationality and Borders bill; UK to host Sikh Games in 2023; First Muslim nominated to US Religious Freedom top job; Medieval church vandalised days after renovation finished.
Archbishop: Cop 26 climate conference cannot afford to fail; QAnon is shifting towards New Age and anti vax movements; social media companies “failing to tackle antisemitism”
Government approves Holocaust memorial next to Houses of Parliament; Bishop says Nigeria must address religiously motivated violence against Christians; John Smyth abuse inquiry deadline extended; The divine call to explore space
More than 3,000 Christians hacked to death in Nigeria this year; US Capitol rioters perceived themselves to be Christians; Covid vaccination campaign in Tanzania defies Christian critics; Glasgow church roof collapses in devastating blaze
Fraud and embezzlement trial starts in the Vatican; France suspends Imam for remarks against women; Olympic chaplains minister to athletes’ failure and disappointment online
Landmark Vatican fraud trial starts today; Pope speaks of the scandal of hunger; £500 billion mindfulness retreat industry; Stained glass at Canterbury Cathedral oldest in the world
Lords concerned about human rights abuses against religious minorities in India; France passes law against threat of extremists; CofE evangelical project denies priests and parishes are “limiting factors”
No new Covid cases from this year’s Hajj; Humanists UK assemble coalition to fight limitation on judicial review; Social security system is pushing families into debt; Tittle tattle tabloid journalism behind downfall of senior US Catholic cleric
Bishop says government must be more robust against China’ over treatment of Uyghurs; Pegasus spyware targeted Muslim activists in Britain; Dissolved Canadian parish gives way to a church plant and circus shows
60,000 pilgrims begin the annual Hajj as related UK business reel from Covid cuts; Covid restrictions are lifted by CofE but it warns people to be cautious; Turkey condemns EU headscarves ban as Islamophobic and discriminatory
