It began with our teenage daughter’s invitation to join her at a protest organised in response to the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old women who had been detained by Iran’s so called “Morality Police” for allegedly wearing her headscarf too loosely. Mansour Borji. Article 18 2 October 2022 Fulcrum
A new study has revealed most teens think positively of Jesus. Kelly Valencia. Premier News. 7 October 2022 Fulcrum
Boris Johnson was Britain’s first Catholic prime minister, but he said virtually nothing about his religious convictions, and it is unknown if he practises his faith. Therese Coffey is a different matter Christophr Lamb. 5 October 2022 Fulcrum
The head of the Catholic Conference of Bishops in England and Wales has warned Prime Minister Liz Truss over ‘seriously damaging’ consequences regarding plans to relocate the UK’s embassy in Israel. Kelly Valencia. Premier News. 8 October 2022 Fulcrum
A leading academic predicts Britain will see the continuing decline of Christianity, the resurgence of fundamentalism, the rise of non-religion, the emergence of British Islam and a flourishing interest in “magic”. Ruth Peacock. Religion Media Centre. 22 September 2022 Fulcrum
The 2022 Lambeth Conference was a very different experience for me than the 2008 Conference. I was ordained bishop shortly before the last Conference. Since my episcopal ordination took place in London, I had not yet stepped into the Diocese of Coventry as its bishop before heading off to Canterbury. Bishop Christopher Cocksworth. Covenant. 30 … Continue Reading
Andrew van der Bijl, a Dutch Christian missionary known as Brother Andrew, died on September 27th, aged 94 Obituary. The Economist. 6 October 2022 Fulcrum
The Church of England’s safeguarding has been slammed as “at risk of failing others in the future” unless there are “significant changes.” Donna Birrell. Premier News. 5 October 2022 Fulcrum
The Church of England has completed a review of more than 75,000 files, some dating back to the 1940s, with the publication today of its national Past Cases Review 2 (PCR2) report. Church of England website. 5 October 2022 Fulcrum
Andrew Goddard writes: What are we to make of the recent Lambeth Conference, what it says about the state of the Anglican Communion, and the possible implications of all this for the Church of England? Psephizo blog. 6 Ocgober 2022 Fulcrum