Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the leader of the Religion Media Centre project and oversees its work. After studying theology and teaching RE, she trained as a journalist on a local paper, freelanced in print and radio and then joined the BBC, working in many news departments, including the main newsgathering desk. She also worked on the BBC’s move into the new W1 building and studied organisational change.

Written Content

Religion news 18 February

Seventeen organisations boycott review of Prevent strategy Seventeen organisations are boycotting the review of the government’s Prevent strategy, in protest at the appointment of William

Religion news 17 February

60 per cent of black churchgoers in America attend black majority churches Research from the Pew Research Centre suggests that black Americans attend church more

Religion news 16 February

Learning the lessons of slavery to save the planet The church should learn and apply lessons from its historic engagement with slavery, to address contemporary

Religion news 15 February

American evangelist unveiled as serial sex abuser The American evangelist Ravi Zacharias, who built a worldwide mission, has been unveiled as a serial sex abuser.

Religion news 12 February

Church leaders call for asylum seekers to be moved out of army barracks Thirteen bishops are among 30 church leaders who have called upon the

Religion news 11 February

Church should concentrate on people at the coalface says former bishop The former Bishop of Rochester Michael Nazir-Ali is the latest to comment on a

Religion news 10 February

Senate chaplain: Is impeachment trial as simple as good v evil? As the trial to impeach Donald Trump began in the US Senate, its chaplain,