Religion news 22 November 2021
Sikh farmers win battle over farm laws in Punjab; Two of the 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti are freed; Catholic bishops urge the faithful to come back to church; More than 4,000 crimes in rural churches in one year
Sikh farmers win battle over farm laws in Punjab; Two of the 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti are freed; Catholic bishops urge the faithful to come back to church; More than 4,000 crimes in rural churches in one year
Journalists, police chiefs and religious leaders in the south west say more conversations are needed to build communities and share resources to tackle social challenges.
Archbishop says there is “no significant cloud” over Bishop George Bell; Reporters investigate asylum seekers’ conversions to Christianity; US Catholic bishops avoid policy to withhold communion from Joe Biden
Liverpool bomber was Christian convert; Prince Edward opens CofE General Synod; Franklin Graham’s UK tour back on for 2022; Jehovah’s Witnesses and Bahais most banned religious groups
The full itinerary for the Creating Connections event in Birmingham on the 23rd November 2021.
Young Christian anger at Cop26 missed opportunity; Jewish women’s rights festival to counter toxic social media; Interfaith week builds links in diverse society; Sun Temples 5,000 years old discovered in Egyptian desert
Vatican calls for road map to achieve deal at Cop26; Methodists appeal for help for vulnerable nations; MP in drunk and disorderly claim is born again Christian; Bitcoin forbidden by Islamic scholars in Indonesia
Cardinal and police chief discuss guidance over the last rites; Board of Deputies calls for action against Israeli ambassador protesters; Hindu festival ritual bathing in toxic river waters; Methodist minister swaps clerical collar for drag queen outfit
Pope appoints woman to Vatican secretary-general role; Vatican “set to lose £100m” on Knightsbridge property deal; Move to restrict halal and kosher meat production angers MPs; Island forests preserved by churches in Ethiopia’s desert lands
Faith groups take to the streets at Cop26; Government “ignored” religious minorities in Afghanistan; Conversion ban proposals “loophole” allowing private prayer; Nurse finds medieval royal gold Bible using a metal detector in a field
