Bishop Jack Spong, powerful advocate for liberal Christianity, has died aged 90; Turning back migrants’ boats “criminalisation of the Good Samaritan”; Attempt to end compulsory acts of worship in schools; 69 per cent of American Muslims experienced discrimination post 9/11
New religious alliance in favour of assisted dying; Multi faith climate change pilgrimage to Glasgow; Death threats against organisers of Dismantling Global Hindutva conference
The religious credentials of Afghanistan’s new prime minister; Catholic campaigners protest against the arms trade at the Excel Centre; Today is “Buy a Priest a Beer Day”
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
