British Isles
Thursday, 14 July 2011 14:14
Belfast riots: Appeals for calm
Police and community representatives are appealing for calm after trouble in west and north Belfast. An investigation is under way into the possibility that shots were fired in west Belfast during the trouble. Petrol bombs and…
Thursday, 14 July 2011 14:12
U-turn on ban of religious items at elderly home
Elderly residents living in a sheltered housing complex in Preston were left shocked when they were told to remove their religious items to promote ‘diversity’. But the housing company that manages the properties, Places for People,…
Thursday, 14 July 2011 14:10
Church votes to recruit minorities
The Church of England has voted to tackle claims of a ‘pale, male and stale’ leadership with a new campaign to recruit more ethnic minority people. Members of the General Synod voted overwhelmingly in favour of…
Thursday, 14 July 2011 13:56
Religious education in schools 'under threat'
Changes to GCSE league tables combined with moves to limit the role of local councils risks undermining the subject's place in the English education system, it is claimed. In a letter to The Daily Telegraph today,…
Thursday, 14 July 2011 13:54
Archbishop launches appeal for Christians in Holy Land
The Archbishop of Canterbury has launched an appeal in aid of suffering Christians in the Holy Land. Dr Rowan Williams appealed to Anglicans and others to give generously towards the fund that will be used to…
Thursday, 14 July 2011 13:52
CLC objects to sex club licence in Oxford
On Tuesday the Christian Legal Centre, along with other objectors including St Ebbe’s Church, asked Oxford City Council not to grant a sexual entertainment licence to a club called Coven II. The club is situated on…