Religion news 7 August 2024
Riots have brought out the best and worst in communities; Churches Together leaders call for community action to end disorder; Rioting is not British, says Welby — and rioters are defiling the English flag
Riots have brought out the best and worst in communities; Churches Together leaders call for community action to end disorder; Rioting is not British, says Welby — and rioters are defiling the English flag
British Muslims and mosques targeted in violent riots; Where is the faith minister?; Should Islamophobia be a crime?; Communities resist and clean up their towns; Archbishop says ending Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory is “a legal and moral necessity; The non-religious vote in the US presidential election
Mob violence outside Southport mosque after vigil for children killed in stabbing attack; French police investigate antisemitic insults against Olympics tableau performer; ‘No Protestants’ bar owner must pay £6,500 for insult
Mob violence outside Southport mosque after vigil for children killed in stabbing attack; French police investigate antisemitic insults against Olympics tableau performer; ‘No Protestants’ bar owner must pay £6,500 for insult
Shock, sadness and prayers for victims of Southport knife attack; Apology for “blasphemous” Olympics tableau is rejected as “woke duplicity”; Trump tells “beautiful Christians” they won’t need to vote again if he wins; Yazidis face uncertain future ten years after IS massacre
Organisers apologise for Olympics tableau of The Last Supper; Jewish leaders concerned at government decisions on Israel; Archbishop: interfaith dialogue “almost collapsed” since 7 October; Magic mushroom experiment leads Muslim professor to a spiritual nirvana
French athletes’ hijab ban under the spotlight as Olympics opens in Paris; Assisted dying bill in Lords today; Kamala Harris prays with pastors; Sacred gardens where many feel closer to their creator
Netanyahu: “outrageous slanders against Israel demonise Jews everywhere”; Archbishop praises MPs for standing up to anger and abuse in election campaign; Religious disaffiliation in East Asia – yet religious belief remains entrenched
Biden’s decision to withdraw from presidential race “an act of heroic humility”; Bishop of Chelmsford says sharing the gospel is “inherently political”; 50,000 US Catholics take part in five day Eucharist Congress; Muslim roots of Spain’s football star Lamine Yamal
Trump says “God is on my side” after assassination attempt; JD Vance shows the “future of Christianity is conservative”; Call for senior politician to combat Islamophobia in Europe; Methodist chapel saved by shifting worship to Saturday
