Assisted Dying – MPs vote today but outcome unclear; Three more ‘major CofE abuse scandals will break next year’; An evening to remember Beatle George Harrison at Bhaktivedanta Manor; 900 serious conversations with AI Jesus
Deputy PM Angela Rayner meets the Pope; Muslim MP calls for laws to outlaw desecration of religious texts; Assisted Dying bill – 489 MPs undecideds or unknowns; Orthodox and evangelical churches growing, while nominal Christianity declines; The imam and community leader standing for election in Ireland
Church of the future will offer community for loneliness, action on social need and intense experience different to daily life.
Chief Rabbi says Assisted Dying bill presents fundamental moral challenge to society; CofE plans ‘affordable housing’ on its land; Rayner stops tower from looming over oldest synagogue; BBC celebrates Christmas without Welby
Faith groups and media meet at Wolverhampton Wanderers; Asissted dying vote “too close to call”; Prof Alexis Jay says more CofE leaders must resign after Makin review; Penny Mordaunt and Lord Mann to lead antisemitism commission; Catholic women to go on strike in campaign for equality
Assisted dying weekend of lobbying – 29 faith leaders warn of “duty to die”; Christian Aid says COP29 outcome is “paltry deal”; Welby’s “very English” resignation; Eurovision 2025 goes ahead as fundamentalist Christian protests rejected
COP29 – faith-inspired solutions for a greener future; Faith Minister says religious groups are key to fostering community harmony; Three priests suspended following Makin review; “I’m a Celebrity” contestant Rev Richard Coles tested immediately and told to lie
Bishop of Newcastle says CofE is evading accountability; Nadine Dorries ‘If the CofE crashes and burns, so be it’; Faith leaders in Wales against Assisted Dying bill; US evangelist Tony Campolo, has died aged 89; Confessions to an AI version of Jesus
Churches tells banks: stop funding fossil fuel or we’ll disinvest; Aid agency helps people facing greatest stress in Ukraine; Huge fall in Dublin’s Catholic priests; Global Yoga heir dies on mountain hike
The devastating toll of abuse on John Smyth’s own son; Archbishop of York urged to resign; Only 87 per cent of schools meet legal obligation to teach RE; US teenager lstarts training as reincarnated Buddhist Lama; The Big Bang idea was invented by a priest
