Religion news 14 October 2022
European ruling allows companies to forbid wearing of hijab; India hijab ban challenged in court; Iran hijab protests enter a second month; Charities urge government to continue host family Homes for Ukraine scheme
European ruling allows companies to forbid wearing of hijab; India hijab ban challenged in court; Iran hijab protests enter a second month; Charities urge government to continue host family Homes for Ukraine scheme
Ethics on display in the UK financial crisis are lack of justice, less love for our neighbour, personal independence at expense of community and a democratic deficit. Is this the society that we want?
Ethics underpinning financial decisions – where’s the justice?; Buffer zone outlaws vigils outside abortion clinic in Bournemouth; Pope decries divisions since Vatican II; Switzerland draft law to ban burqas; $100 million campaign to rescue authentic Jesus brand
Coronation ceremony retains traditional Anglican wording and promises; Bishop criticises government’s growth plan for not addressing urgent need; Muslim communities at the margins should create global connections; Ancient pagan religion not recognised by Lithuanian government
Sikh MP demands urgent action on hate crime; Pope sends message of consolation to the people of Creeslough; Church leaders in Jerusalem come out against moving British embassy; Film telling truth of the Pendle witch trials could lead to pardon
Bishop says people “living through nightmare” after blast kills ten people; Pope condemns exclusion of migrants as scandalous and disgusting; Research into mental health provision for Muslims; Prime Ministers and God – inner secrets laid bare
Religious hate crimes increased by 37 per cent on last year; Cutting benefits would be un-Conservative, uncompassionate and un-Christian; Cardinal Nichols warns Prime Minister against moving British embassy to Jerusalem
Profound shame of CofE as hundreds of new sex abuse cases come to light; Thérèse Coffey, deputy PM and practising Catholic profile; Charity Commission opens inquiry into Brighton mosque; Lawyer seeks survivors of Jesus Army abuse who are entitled to compensation
Heavy metal band releases healing force of shaman; Man stabbed to death during funeral prayer outside Coventry mosque; Patriarch Kirill says soldiers who die in Ukraine have made a sacrifice and their sins are washed away; Hijab death protests in Iran “could destabilise the country”.
United Reformed Church is 50 but celebrations postponed due to rail strike; Ayatollah Khamenei condemns hijab protests as riots; Bishop in Scotland facing bullying allegations is suspended again; Going to church can reverse early signs of dementia
