Religion news 28 February 2024
Lords debate Media Bill today amid concerns for future of religious broadcasting; CofE same sex blessing decisions delayed to await concrete proposals; Islamophobia definition and explainer
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Lords debate Media Bill today amid concerns for future of religious broadcasting; CofE same sex blessing decisions delayed to await concrete proposals; Islamophobia definition and explainer
Baroness Warsi calls on government to condemn anti Muslim rhetoric; Safeguarding cases in CofE “most definitely not just historical”; Ukrainian Catholic cathedral in London helping refugees traumatised from war
Two years after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of refugees in the UK are suffering deep trauma and the Ukrainian Catholic cathedral in Mayfair is coming to their aid
Inter Faith Network closes after 37 years; Anti Muslim hate crime up 335 per cent since 7 October; Methodist leaders condemn widespread killing in Gaza; Catholic group calls for transgender funeral to be investigated as a hate crime
Gove’s final decision – no more money for the Inter Faith Network; Celebration but concern at CofE independent safeguarding proposal; Churchyard in Derbyshire turns into bustling wildlife area
Recommendations for independent safeguarding system in the CofE met with relief by abuse survivors, but concern is raised on how the proposal is implemented
Report recommends fundamental reform of CofE safeguarding; Is “freezing” the CofE same sex marriage debate a way to avoid future split?; Disgrace and outrage of rising antisemitism in Britain; Grantchester seeks a new vicar, echoing TV drama
World Council of Churches leader meets President Abbas urging end to violence; Amy Winehouse statue’s star of David defaced in Camden; New road tunnel agreed near Stonehenge; Huge Muslim shopping festival in London this weekend
Silent discos selling out at fourteen British cathedrals; Bishop says Israel’s siege of Gaza cannot be morally justified; Rabbi says impossible to remain silent over Rafah; BBC’s Pilgrimage returns along the North Wales Pilgrims’ Way
Prince William may be called upon to distribute Maundy Thursday gifts in place of his father, perhaps one of his first public displays of duty as a Christian leader
