Religion news 22 July 2021
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
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
Pope Francis leaves hospital ten days after surgery; Mediator in Christ Church v Dean dispute leaves without a resolution; Saudi Arabia will take legal action on Hajj pilgrims without permits; Dippy the dinosaur residing at Norwich Cathedral
MPs decision to cut international aid condemned as “devastating, unjust, heartless”; Methodist church urges caution as Covid-19 restrictions end; Growing US trend to compost dead bodies meets opposition
Football and religion, hope and disappointment; 10,000 or 20,000 new Church of England groups?; Jewish cultural centre beside the sea; Boris Johnson: a “very bad Christian”
Methodists in Britain are bewildered, ecstatic or sad at its recent decision to allow same-sex marriage in church, but the way forward is unity despite contradictory convictions.
Church of England plans 10,000 lay led communities; Singing allowed in churches as Covid restrictions lift, but full guidance still awaited; Methodists bewildered, ecstatic or sad following same sex marriage vote; Muslim Golf Association a runaway success
Pope Francis in hospital for surgery; Cardinal Angelo Becciu to stand trial for alleged financial crimes; Humanist leads NHS memorial ceremony; Faith groups thank front line workers; QAnon goes new age and pastel
It’s unfair: football fans can sing … why can’t church congregations?; Methodists ban conversion therapy; Fewer than 50 per cent of RE teachers surveyed believe in God
Methodists vote for same sex marriage; Christian leader Joel Edwards has died aged 70; LSE report says Christians in India are living in constant fear of Hindu Nationalists; Pope to meet survivors of Canadian Catholic residential schools
