Religion news 6 June 2023
Call to ban religion as criteria for school admission in England; Campaign to move “toxic” Westminster holocaust memorial into new Jewish museum; Ukraine army chaplains trained near Swindon
Call to ban religion as criteria for school admission in England; Campaign to move “toxic” Westminster holocaust memorial into new Jewish museum; Ukraine army chaplains trained near Swindon
Church of Uganda anti LGBT+ laws “utterly unChristlike”; Soul Survivor founder first reported 20 years ago; Bible banned in Utah district schools due to its “vulgarity, pornography and violence”
Head of religion and ethics at BBC Television explains why religious programming is moving from a narrow definition of religion towards a broader understanding of spirituality, which is universally relevant.
Lord Sentamu resigns as chair of Christian Aid; London Jewish museum building in Camden closes down; Peace efforts forged in the ethnic cauldron of Manipur; Calls to boycott “The Chosen” in row over tiny Pride flag on set
Search for spirituality leads to growth in academic research; Number of Catholics in Ireland declines, while non religion increases; Calls for exhumed nun, whose body is intact, to be named a saint; Muslim Council of Britain objects to Leicester riots review lead
Humanists cannot be excluded from SACREs; Call for Artificial Intelligence designers to have ethical training; Uganda archbishop welcomes anti LGBT law imposing life imprisonment
Erdogan’s win – a unique interaction of religion and politics; Call for British politicians to build relationships with faith groups; Lamb with slit throat prompts fear of occult resurgence in New Forest
The growth in interest in spirituality among the professions has led to a growth in academic research on how it relates to medicine, social work, nursing and education.
Church of England takes action against Shell over climate change; The central place of Buddhism in Tina Turner’s life; US National strategy to combat antisemitism; Scottish faith leaders come out against assisted dying
Commission on Jewish divorce to be launched; Islamic Centre of England “shuts its doors”; Australian medical missionary aged 88 freed after seven years as a hostage; Kosher food price inflation has ended hot school meals in London
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