Religion news 9 August 2023
The “otherworldly resonance” of Sinead O’Connor; Jesuit Refugee Service director speaks of appalling level of need in Syria; Methodist charity wants to expand work on modern slavery; Exorcist director has died aged 87
The “otherworldly resonance” of Sinead O’Connor; Jesuit Refugee Service director speaks of appalling level of need in Syria; Methodist charity wants to expand work on modern slavery; Exorcist director has died aged 87
Iranian Christian among first asylum seekers sent to the Bibby Stockholm; Charity Commission critical of Jehovah’s Witnesses trustees; Lurid pink “Jesus Ken” and “Barbie Virgin Mary” dolls cause outrage
1.5 million people attend World Youth Day closing mass; Sinead O’Connor, proudly Irish and Muslim, buried tomorrow; Hindu Republican presidential candidate courts Christian right
Pope tells half a million young Catholics the church is for everyone; Franklin Graham says Trump indictments attempt to wound him politically; First rabbi for 800 years for Jewish community in York; Survey to find Hindu temple under 600 year old Indian mosque
Help for people leaving abusive, controlling religious groups; White evangelical support for Trump challenged after criminal charges; Pope meets survivors of clerical abuse in Portugal; Gunman who killed 11 Jews in a Pittsburgh synagogue is sentenced to death; Series of attacks against Muslims in India
Donald Trump had key backing from white evangelicals, but some are speaking out and urging others to reconsider their support: a selection of views
Supporting vulnerable people to leave harmful, controlling religious groups must begin with understanding why they were attracted in the first place and how the group held them in their grip
Sir David Lidington says flaws in the governance of the Church of England are not the only cause of the total breakdown of trust – what is needed is culture change
Sir David Lidington on acrimony in the CofE; Calls for review of British Muslims’ bank account closures;
79 per cent of British Jews disapprove of Netanyahu; Catholic World Youth Day starts in Lisbon
Christian objections to new fossil fuel exploration licenses in north sea; 40,000 Ahmadiyya Muslims attend annual convention in Farnham; Charity Commission looks at donations to Soul Survivor; The Norfolk rector who bought the pub opposite the church
