Religion news 5 July 2024 – General Election landslide
General Election 24: The impact of “The Muslim Vote”; Christians in parliament who lost their seats; CofE synod meets amid row over same sex blessings
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General Election 24: The impact of “The Muslim Vote”; Christians in parliament who lost their seats; CofE synod meets amid row over same sex blessings
Bishop criticises “Alliance” group for suggesting a CofE schism; Archbishop revokes Lambeth award from Mike Pilavachi; Ukrainian Catholic priests released from Russian detention; Tajikistan orders hard labour for witchcraft and fortune telling
Labour will repair ‘missing link’ between faith groups and government; Starmer accuses Tories of religious intolerance over Shabbat jibes; More than 116 crushed to death at Indian Hindu ceremony; Bishop centre stage at Glasto
Engaging with faith groups to tackle issues of social concern means talking to Muslims and reviving interfaith dialogue
Archbishops’ appeal to people to vote on Thursday; Alternative CofE “overseers” to be sworn in on 12 July; Ultra Orthodox protest in Israel turns violent; Russell Brand’s conversation with The Chosen’s Jesus
The religion thread through the general election; Faith leaders see hope in manifesto pledges on climate change; 40 year anniversary of “The Sea of Faith”; Methodist conference marks 50th anniversary of women ministers
Faith representatives are hopeful that election manifesto pledges to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest and invest in renewable energy, will make the UK a force for good on the international stage
High Court case over Vatican’s €350 million property deal; HTB evangelicals in CofE threaten to breakaway over same sex marriage; Interfaith hustings hears call for re-imagining a new Britain; Episcopal church in the USA elects a new presiding bishop
Compilation of a series of articles and briefings on election issues which concern and directly affect people of faith and religious organisations in the UK
Distrust “pervasive” in Church of England; Catholic bishops appeal for politicians to address environmental concerns; Pope’s opponent made papal nuncio to the Baltic states; Irish catholics oppose assisted dying;
