Religion news 17 July 2023
Church of England defends teaching reality of systemic racism; Jesse Jackson stands down from his civil rights group; Trocadero to become Islamic Centre
Church of England defends teaching reality of systemic racism; Jesse Jackson stands down from his civil rights group; Trocadero to become Islamic Centre
Matt Redman, co-founder of Soul Survivor also victim of abuse; Former Church of England safeguarding chair “misrepresented and defamed”; Morality? “We don’t believe in God. We believe in Rupert Murdoch”; BBC local radio religious programmes cut by a third threatens diversity goals
CofE safeguarding chair resigns; UN agrees resolution to prevent Quran burning; Bishops carry on fight against Illegal Migration Bill in the Lords; FBI memo linking traditional Catholics to domestic terrorism raised in Congress; “Manhattanhenge” as the sun sets between an avenue of New York skyscrapers
Soul Survivor founder Mike Pilavachi resigns; Employers say faith is part of diversity like race and gender; CofE wedding fees scrapped in experimental pilot; UN to vote on tightening laws against burning the Quran
Faith in the workplace summit at Number Ten today; Lords amendments on the Illegal Migration Bill go before MPs; General Synod safeguarding campaigner Gavin Drake, resigns; 64 young women banned from university in Iran for not hearing the hijab
General synod headlines – safeguarding, same sex marriage, distrust and “Our Father”; 21 new Catholic Cardinals; Jews in France fear rise in antisemitism following riots; bid to end caste discrimination in California
Archbishop wins Lords backing for 10 year strategy on refugees and trafficking; Mosques welcome refugees at Eid; Prayers for Ukraine on 500th day of war; Warning of extra taxes to maintain full church graveyards; Fifth of United Methodist congregations have left the church
Scotland marks the coronation with interfaith blessings and a sermon on the environment; Holocaust memorial future “in doubt”; Muslims who have bank accounts removed “ignored” by the media and government; Archbishop’s book about kissing was attempt to reach young people
Ten faith leaders urge “just and compassionate” asylum policy; Former chief rabbi of Moscow branded a foreign agent; Theos think tank charts future of United Reformed Church; Kidnapped nun says her five years in captivity were a blessing
“Ominous mood” around safeguarding at General Synod meeting; Explainer and timeline on CofE and safeguarding; Pope Francis condemns the burning of the Quran in Sweden; Muslim Hikers take to Wales Coastal Path in diversity initiative
