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International Freedom of Religion or Belief Conference 2022

The inaugural International Freedom of Religion or Belief Conference takes place in London this coming week, on 5-6th July, under the aegis of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). Some 500 faith leaders, foreign ministers, and non-governmental organisations will…

Coronavirus and the Kingdom of God: we reap what we sow

April 3, 2020
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This is the 10th contribution to His Grace’s emergency team ministry during the coronavirus pestilence. It comes from Graham Wood, an ex-police local government officer, now retired, and author of…

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Mormons receive prophecy to drop ‘Mormon’ and rebrand as ‘the Church’

September 16, 2018
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It’s good to be a Prophet. You can get things done. Russell Nelson is President of the Mormon church and therefore a Prophet. He had since 1984 been a member…

Why is it "great to welcome" Muslim hate-preachers to Lambeth Palace?

July 31, 2016
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"Great to welcome Herod Antipas to the Cenacle on Mount Zion today," tweeted Jesus, just after the Tetrarch of Galilee has ordered the decapitation of the notorious hate-preacher John…

Donald Trump is an ignorant chump, but banning him from Britain would be an offence against freedom

December 9, 2015
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Say what you will, write as you want, think what you like, but Donald Trump is on the demotic ascendant and is currently in pole position to win the…

Bradford ex-Muslim Christian converts "have given up on the Church of England"

October 3, 2015
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"Muslim family are driven from their home... after they converted to Christianity." "Neighbours vandalise car and call them 'blasphemers'"; "windows are constantly smashed"; "family attacked in the street"; "Bradford…

No, Baroness Anelay. Freedom of belief is a fundamental right

June 24, 2015
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Religio-political blogging is a pretty much a thankless task. You air your opinions in public in the hope that others will take note, listen and learn. If just a…

ISIS one year on: Christianity brings hope in the midst of suffering

June 9, 2015
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Exactly one year ago tomorrow, Islamic extremists calling themselves ISIS (/ISIL/Islamic State) seized control of Mosul and its surrounding provinces following the rapid capitulation of the Iraqi military. In the…

How much UK aid was given to Christian-persecuting countries in 2014?

January 12, 2015
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The most authoritative report on the persecution of Christians around the world has now been released for 2015. The widely respected Open Doors World Watch List is the only annual global survey…

Douglas Alexander champions a Global Envoy for Religious Freedom

December 22, 2014
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"Yet, at this time of great peril, I deeply regret that the British Government seems to be stepping back, rather than stepping up," writes Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander…

Religious leaders unite to end modern slavery – with one Islamic amendment

December 3, 2014
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It is announced from Lambeth Palace that the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby was joined by Pope Francis and other Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders in a joint…

The difficulties of dialoguing with Islam

August 26, 2014
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"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" asked Tertullian in his Prescription against Heretics (VII), as he sought to defend the purity of the gospel of faith from the faithless…