Religion news 28 June 2022
Hajj pilgrims anger over chaotic booking process; Non-religion doubles in Australia while Christianity falls below 50 per cent; Bishops in Scotland appeal for respect and civility in abortion dispute
Hajj pilgrims anger over chaotic booking process; Non-religion doubles in Australia while Christianity falls below 50 per cent; Bishops in Scotland appeal for respect and civility in abortion dispute
US abortion decision fuelled by political “pro-life religion”; 70 religious sites destroyed in Ukraine war; Letter of protest at Qari Asim’s sacking; Bid to scrap CofE wedding fees
UK aid agencies unite in appeal for victims of Afghanistan earthquake; Bishop says diplomacy and ease of sanctions might be best route to secure Ukraine’s territory; Faith minister visits the Pope to promote international conference on freedom of religion or belief; TV drama “afraid to take risks” on Muslim stories
Offences against race or religion up by 15 per cent last year; Sandford awards for programmes on religion, ethics and spirituality; Lambeth conference of Anglican bishops should look out not in
Cost of living crisis increasing debt and isolation, where loneliness could lead to a slippery slope of darker mental health issues
Canterbury Cross awarded to the Queen for unstinting service; Spike in mental health issues related to universal credit; Bishop questions strategy for a “shinier, bigger, better” version of the church; Italy the best place in Europe to be Jewish; Burkinis banned once more in Grenoble swimming pools
Cost of living crisis bringing people “to the Edge”; Faith leaders sign open letter denouncing “shameful” Rwanda deportation scheme; World Council of Churches calls on Patriarch Kirill to engage in dialogue; The most northern mosque in Britain?
Sikh gurdwara attacked in Afghanistan; Islamophobia in UK “much worse” than five years ago; Muslim Council of Britain joins calls to rethink Rwanda policy; The Archbishop of York “terrified” before preaching at the Platinum Jubilee
£10 billion endowment fund behind the Church of England linked to slave trade; Advice on ethics may disappear from Number Ten; Rwanda deportations are “immoral” and “against teachings of all faiths”; Catholic bishops oppose process for composting dead bodies into soil
Ethics and Number Ten; Cabinet member “wants bishops removed” from the Lords over Rwanda protest; Pope says war in Ukraine was “perhaps provoked”; Zen Buddhist priest wins prize for book about dealing with death
