Religion news 27 August
Religion news 27 August: Songs of Praise exec says Rule Britannia extols slavery, which was Britain’s holocaust; hate crime reported to be rising in Oldham; and Ruth Kelly says people of faith face hostility in UK
Religion news 27 August: Songs of Praise exec says Rule Britannia extols slavery, which was Britain’s holocaust; hate crime reported to be rising in Oldham; and Ruth Kelly says people of faith face hostility in UK
Isle of Man diocese forced to sell churches as it faces financial ruin; Families of Christchurch mosque massacre call for toughest sentence for killer; and in Birmingham, an Imam becomes a police officer, identifying shared values.
American evangelical leader Jerry Falwell resigns after sex scandal; 1:4 people in the UK worship online during the pandemic; RC objections to use of foetus cells in vaccines; and the untimely end of ‘cow yoga’ in Lancashire.
Christchurch mosque massacre attacker sentenced; Media coverage of the attack is ‘turning point’ in tide of sensationalist reporting; Faith leaders in England support return to school.
Calls for more compassion towards cross channel migrants.; faith leaders call for legislation to curb social media; and new light shed on the history of Iona;
Pope says poor must have access to the covid19 vaccine; Mormon support for Trump is waning; Mural masterpiece in Oldham under threat.
Racism in the Church of England ‘a house of horrors’; Muslims say young people taking exams must be treated with due respect; Shortage of Roman Catholic priests in Ireland.
Bishop says government u turn on how to grade A-levels is “bewildering boggling”; US Democratic party lines up faith speakers at convention; Tudor Catholic family’s hidden manuscripts found under floorboards.
The government should apologise for A-level “mess”; Pope calls for respect and justice in Belarus; Deep frustration at slow change in CofE over handling of sex abuse claims.
A-level results process means exceptional youngsters are “treated as an aberration”; “The Tablet” is 180 years old; and the UK’s first female Muslim football referee.
