Trevor Grundy
Trevor Grundy is an author at Religion News Service.
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Stop comparing Nelson Mandela to Jesus, British journalist says
By Trevor Grundy — December 9, 2013
(RNS) Writing on the eve of the departure of world leaders to Johannesburg to attend a memorial service for Mandela, who died last week, Dominic Lawson wrote in the Daily Mail: "He was a giant -- but how absurd for the BBC to compare Mandela to Christ."
Two world-class libraries launch online archive of ancient Scriptures
By Trevor Grundy — December 4, 2013
(RNS) The project brings rare and priceless religious and cultural collections to a global audience for the first time in history.
Archbishop of Canterbury: The cross has become a fashion symbol
By Trevor Grundy — December 2, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The Christian cross has become little more than a piece of jewelry worn around the necks of celebrities, said Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.
Church of England paves the way for women bishops
By Trevor Grundy — November 20, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The agreement to allow women bishops would end nearly two decades of bitter conflict, and represents a victory for the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who was appointed last year just as a similar measure was defeated by just six votes.
Church of England ‘one generation from extinction’ says former archbishop
By Trevor Grundy — November 19, 2013
(RNS) A former Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that the Church of England faces extinction in less than 25 years unless it can attract more young people now.
England’s Orthodox Jewish birthrates soar, report finds
By Trevor Grundy — November 13, 2013
(RNS) Marriages within the Orthodox community are expected to account for more than half of all Jewish marriages in Britain by 2023.
Westminster Abbey marks Kristallnacht anniversary with interfaith service
By Trevor Grundy — November 11, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) At an emotional worship service, considered one of the largest gatherings of Christians and Jews, some 1,600 British men and women filed into Westminster Abbey Sunday (Nov. 10) to mark the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Fifty years later, C.S. Lewis’ legacy shines in US, not his homeland
By Trevor Grundy — October 25, 2013
(RNS) C.S. Lewis may be the most popular Christian writer in history, but his influence is far greater in the U.S. than in his native Ireland. A conference on the 50th anniversary of his death will examine why.
Archbishop blasts British energy companies for price hikes
By Trevor Grundy — October 21, 2013
(RNS) The archbishop of Canterbury condemned Britain’s energy companies for imposing huge price hikes that will hurt struggling families this winter.
Gender-based abortions spark outrage in England
By Trevor Grundy — October 10, 2013
(RNS) Disclosures that women were being granted abortions based on the gender of their fetuses followed an undercover investigation by the Daily Telegraph. Now some want the doctors prosecuted and the laws changed.
In Scotland, nonreligious surpass the Church of Scotland
By Trevor Grundy — October 1, 2013
(RNS) Figures from the 2011 census Monday (Sept. 30) show that 37 percent of Scots regard themselves as nonreligious, while 32 percent identified with the Church of Scotland, known as the Kirk.
Saint G.K. Chesterton? Some delight, others worry about effort to canonize writer
By Trevor Grundy — September 27, 2013
(RNS) Canonizing the 300-pound cigar-chomping writer would delight his legion of fans but disappoint Jews who say Chesterton was anti-Semitic.
England debates full-face veils in courtrooms
By Trevor Grundy — September 17, 2013
(RNS) In England, a judge's decision to require Muslim women to remove a facial covering prompts a national debate on veils, particularly the niqab, which covers all but the eyes.
Wales admits women bishops, Church of England lags behind
By Trevor Grundy — September 13, 2013
(RNS) The decision by the Church in Wales to consecrate women bishops means the Church of England will be the last in Britain to admit women as bishops.
Richard Dawkins under fire for ‘mild pedophilia’ remarks
By Trevor Grundy — September 9, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Richard Dawkins says other children in his school peer group had been molested by the same teacher but concluded: "I don’t think he did any of us lasting harm."