by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
Church leaders meeting in Richmond have overwhelmingly voted against a move to discourage churches from applying for or receiving National Lottery Funding. The Synod (or ‘parliament’) of the Diocese of Ripon and Leeds rejected a motion that they should encourage...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
The Bishop of Oxford has said he has been sent death threats after backing plans for a Muslim call to prayer in the city. In January the Rt Rev John Pritchard, who also studied at Oxford University, backed the Muslim loudspeaker call, Adhan, which would take place...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
A Democrat has become the second Muslim to be elected to the US Congress. Indiana Democrat Andre Carson will replace his late grandmother in representing that state’s 7th district. Carson, a convert to Islam and only the second Muslim in Congress, won...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 12, 2008
In the run up to the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, churches are reiterating their call for British troops to withdraw from the country and setting out their plans to mark the occasion. The Fellowship of Reconciliation and Pax Christi are amongst those...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 12, 2008
Faith schools appear to be routinely breaking the law over admissions, a Government survey has found. Ed Balls, schools secretary, announced yesterday that his Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) had randomly picked three authorities – Barnet,...
