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What Britain’s government needs to know about its faith communities

By Colin Bloom — May 25, 2023
(RNS) — The U.K. government needs to be bolder, more discerning and more open to faith engagement.

Trump hits back at British prime minister over Muslim ban

By guest — May 16, 2016
"It looks like we're not going to have a very good relationship,” Trump said, referring to British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Muslims condemn Britain’s plans to combat extremism

By Reuters — October 19, 2015
The plans which include the potential to close mosques, were designed to target all hate groups including far-right organizations. Islamic groups who variously described it as "war onMuslims."

GOP hopeful Bobby Jindal doubles down on Muslim ‘no-go zones’ in Europe

By Paul Singer — January 16, 2015
(RNS) When a Fox News "expert" claimed non-Muslims are not welcome in some European cities, Britain's prime minister "thought it must be April Fools' Day." But the Louisiana governor's planned speech repeats the charge.

Atheist politicians may run the UK, but they remain closeted in the US

By Brian Pellot — August 22, 2014
(RNS) The U.K.'s All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group has more than 100 members. The number of openly atheist members of U.S. Congress stands at zero. In the land of church-state separation, what’s keeping vocal nonbelievers out of office?

Sayeeda Warsi, first Muslim in British Cabinet, resigns over ‘indefensible’ Gaza policy

By Brian Pellot — August 5, 2014
LONDON (RNS) Britain’s leading religious freedom advocate stepped down as Foreign Office minister Tuesday in protest over her government’s “morally indefensible” policy on the Gaza crisis.

Muslims condemn savage attack on British soldier

By Trevor Grundy — May 23, 2013
LONDON (RNS) "They have done a cowardly, barbaric act," said Imam Ajmal Masroor of the Islamic Society of Britain. "They have insulted God and Islam. They are low vile scum.

Vatican backtracks on support for gay couples

By Alessandro Speciale — February 7, 2013
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A top Vatican official blamed the media for “derailing” his recent remarks on possible legal protections for unmarried couples, while reaffirming his support for British and French bishops who have been vocal opponents of same-sex marriage.

European court says U.K. equality laws trump personal religious beliefs

By Trevor Grundy — January 15, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that equality laws trump personal religious beliefs after rejecting three of four appeals filed by British Christians who were fired or disciplined for expressing religious beliefs in the workplace. By Trevor Grundy.

Parliament bars Church of England from hosting gay weddings

By Trevor Grundy — December 11, 2012

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The British government unveiled a proposal on Tuesday (Dec. 11) that excludes the Church of England and the Church in Wales from planned legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry in churches. By Trevor Grundy.

New Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby inherits a divided Anglican Communion

By Trevor Grundy — November 9, 2012

CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Bishop Justin Welby, a former oil executive who's emerged as a critic of corporate excess, was named Friday (Nov. 9) as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury, primate of the Church of England and leader of the worldwide 77 million-member Anglican Communion. By Trevor Grundy.

Is the British monarch the ‘Defender of the Faith’ or ‘Faiths’?

By Trevor Grundy — October 9, 2012

LONDON (RNS) As Britain waits for Queen Elizabeth II to appoint a new archbishop of Canterbury, there's renewed attention on her title of "Defender of the Faith." By Trevor Grundy.

Scotland to legalize gay marriage by 2015

By Trevor Grundy — July 27, 2012

(RNS/ENInews) Scotland announced it will allow same-sex weddings as early as 2015, becoming the first country in the United Kingdom to do so. By Trevor Grundy.

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