Religion news 10 December
Places of worship gear up for vaccination roll out; Religious ideas manipulated against Covid-19 vaccine; Edict to impose IHRA antisemitism definition prompts fierce debate; France to outlaw polygamy and forced marriage
Places of worship gear up for vaccination roll out; Religious ideas manipulated against Covid-19 vaccine; Edict to impose IHRA antisemitism definition prompts fierce debate; France to outlaw polygamy and forced marriage
British Muslim doctors counter false news on Covid-19 with the facts; Christchurch mosque massacres could not have been stopped; Archbishop and Chief Rabbi speak of pain and sadness of losing a child
Labour’s shadow faith minister resigns after “misjudged comments” in RMC briefing; Prince Charles pays tribute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks; Pope to visit Iraq; Britain’s best mosques awarded prizes
Sikhs in London protest in support of Punjab farmers; Four Christian street preachers on Bristol take police to court; Church buildings gutted by fire and destruction; US court to determine ownership of Guelph treasure
Catholic bishops confirm people can take the Covid-19 vaccine without sin; 500 people congratulate London faith groups serving the community; The RE relic needs non-religion to survive; Sikhs in London protest in support of Punjab farmers
MPs ask ‘did public worship ban breach human rights?’; CofE’s Director of Safeguarding resigns; Leaders due to attend virtual memorial service for Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks; British Islam annual conference 2021 is postponed
Clergy on the front line of raw poverty in Burnley; Archbishop says build a better world after Covid-19; Yorkshire police hijab invention; Cathedrals re-open with Christmas spirit; Tequila bar becomes a church to beat Covid-19 ban
Cardinal George Pell “dismayed sense of vindication”; Police investigate Christian Concern film as possible hate crime; French Imams to sign charter of republican values; Methodist church in America splits over sexuality
Carol singing allowed within limits; Ampleforth college ordered to stop admitting pupils; America’s first black Roman Catholic cardinal; Our mosques our future
Furious response to international aid budget cut; Bishops condemn film which insulted LGBTQ+ Christians; Foreign Office turns red to remember persecuted Christians; Maradona finds comfort in the hands of God
