Briefing: Church of England after February 2024 General Synod
The Church of England has been boiling over in recent months, but the February 2024 General Synod struck a different tone
Briefing: 35th anniversary of Inform, which researches new religious movements
The charity Inform has just celebrated its 35th anniversary. We look back at its work with Dr Suzanne Newcombe, Dr Sarah Harvey, and the founder Professor Eileen Barker
Briefing: The Alexis Jay report on safeguarding in the Church of England
In this RMC briefing, our panel discuss the report’s tough criticism of the current safeguarding system in the Church of England
Briefing: The “devastating, outrageous” impending closure of the Inter Faith Network
In this RMC briefing, speakers said the role of the Inter Faith Network was more important than ever, following withdrawal of government funding
Briefing: Church leaders, asylum seekers and conversions in Britain
Church leaders have hit back at allegations that they are naively backing fraudulent asylum claims by accepting the validity of fake conversions
Briefing: National Churches Trust on saving church buildings
In this briefing, our panel discuss the National Churches Trust manifesto calling for urgent action to save the UK’s church buildings
Briefing: How will the Media Bill affect religious broadcasting in the UK?
In this briefing, our panel discuss the new Media Bill and the campaign to ensure hours of religious programming continue to be catalogued and reviewed
Briefing: Look ahead to news stories about religion in 2024
Reporters on religion joined our panel to look ahead at the stories likely to make the headlines in 2024, within the UK and around the world
Briefing: Church of England trial services for same-sex blessings
The Church of England has agreed to introduce standalone services for blessing same-sex couples following a 10-hour debate at general synod
Briefing: 50 years of reporting religion on the BBC’s Sunday programme
In this RMC Briefing, past reporters, presenters and producers remember the stand-out moments over 50 years of the BBC’s Sunday programme
