Trevor Grundy
Trevor Grundy is an author at Religion News Service.
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Dispute over Israel funding has Jewish film festival in London looking for new home
By Trevor Grundy — August 6, 2014
(RNS) The theater’s board decided not to host the festival under its current sponsorship arrangement because of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Church of England kicks the devil out of baptism rite
By Trevor Grundy — July 15, 2014
(RNS) The new wording, approved on Sunday (July 13), only asks whether parents and godparents will "turn away from sin" and "reject evil."
Church of England approves women bishops in historic vote
By Trevor Grundy — July 14, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The first woman bishop could be named by the end of the year with the appointment of at least three additional women sometime in 2015. In parts of Africa, it may take longer.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey supports assisted suicide bill
By Trevor Grundy — July 14, 2014
(RNS) Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey, who unexpectedly intervened saying it would not be “anti-Christian” to believe that terminally ill people should be allowed to die with dignity, supports the new bill.
Church of England set to vote on women bishops
By Trevor Grundy — July 10, 2014
(RNS) Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will preside over a historic General Synod meeting at the University of York when a make-or-break vote on the subject is expected Monday (July 14).
Gay Anglican priest’s license is revoked after he marries
By Trevor Grundy — June 23, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The House of Bishops (one of the three houses that governs the Church of England) bans gay clergy from marrying.
England’s Muslim leaders to media: Don’t inflame Sunni-Shiite tensions
By Trevor Grundy — June 20, 2014
LONDON (RNS) Leaders of the Shiite community in the United Kingdom, about 5 percent of the total Muslim community, are doing all they can to tone down tension with Sunnis.
British officials plan ‘dawn raids’ to check on Islamic extremism in schools
By Trevor Grundy — June 9, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) One unnamed school took advantage of a prior notice of inspection and hastily arranged special lessons for its students on Christianity.
English fashion designer launches updated clerical line for women
By Trevor Grundy — May 12, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Camelle Daley, who founded the label House of ilona, says it’s high time for a shake-up among Anglican clergy who, like Roman Catholic priests, still wear traditional black shirt and collar.
English schools investigated for role in Islamist takeover plot
By Trevor Grundy — May 7, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Government officials have launched an inquiry into 21 schools in the Birmingham area suspected of being a part of an Islamist plot.
Activists call on British government to deport African exorcist
By Trevor Grundy — April 16, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Helen Ukpabio specializes in “liberating” captives in "deliverance sessions" and holds house meetings in London with people who believe she has power to expel demons.
Muslim Brotherhood warns against British government investigation
By Trevor Grundy — April 7, 2014
LONDON (RNS) Prime Minister David Cameron ordered an urgent investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood amid growing fears that the organization is planning extremist activities in England. But the Brotherhood warns such a probe may lead to more terrorism.
More clergy call for gay bishops to come out in the Church of England
By Trevor Grundy — March 31, 2014
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Alan Wilson, bishop of Buckingham, criticized the church’s stance of not recognizing same-sex marriage as “sheer cruelty” and “morally outrageous,” adding: ”Most gay people would be happier out, including bishops.”
Church of England Sunday attendance continues downward slide
By Trevor Grundy — March 21, 2014
(RNS) The report shows that on average in 2012, 800,000 adults, or 2 percent of the adult population, attended church on Sunday. That’s down from 1.6 million Sunday worshippers in 1968.
70 years after Nazi occupation, anti-Semitism still a problem in Hungary
By Trevor Grundy — March 19, 2014
BUDAPEST, Hungary (RNS) On the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of Hungary, many Jews are wondering whether the passage of time has done much to quell this nation’s troubling history of anti-Semitism.
