England
A restored medieval depiction of the Crusades shows how England embraced Islamic culture
By Menachem Wecker — January 10, 2023
(RNS) — Floor tiles from Chertsey Abbey in England, the subject of a new exhibition, resemble Muslim and Byzantine silks that crusaders brought back as souvenirs.
Wisconsin megachurch pastor Stuart Briscoe, lifelong broadcast evangelist, dies at 91
By Riley Farrell — August 5, 2022
(RNS) — His Wisconsin church remains the largest in the state, and his media ministry, 'Telling the Truth,' continues to broadcast online and on the radio.
‘Ted Lasso’ showed how kindness can change UK soccer. Until we saw the real UK soccer.
By Melissa Florer-Bixler — July 20, 2021
(RNS) — The TV character’s loving manner is not sufficient for the real world of British premier-league soccer.
No longer the default, Church of England goes to battle in religious marketplace
By Catherine Pepinster — September 20, 2018
LONDON (RNS) — For the past two years the Church of England has committed itself to developing a strong presence online, with a particular target of attracting people who do not regularly go to church.
New Lambeth Palace Library key to preserving Anglican history
By Catherine Pepinster — July 5, 2018
LONDON (RNS) — Work has begun on a new library to house the biggest collection of religious works in the world, outside the Vatican. It is the first edifice in 100 years to be built on the grounds of Lambeth Palace, home of the archbishop of Canterbury, the head of the Church of England and the global Anglican Communion.
You don’t have to be Jewish to love Israel
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 30, 2017
If it weren't for two pious Christians, Israel would never have been born.
Bone fragment of murdered archbishop of Canterbury begins English pilgrimage
By RNS staff — May 24, 2016
LONDON (Reuters) A fragment of bone belonging to the murdered archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, has returned to England from Hungary for the first time in 800 years.
British bishop declares solidarity with persecuted atheists
By Adelle M. Banks — March 8, 2016
(RNS) “History has shown time and time again that when one minority group is oppressed with impunity, others soon face the same fate,” wrote Bishop Declan Lang.
Who’s that bright Anglican outsider at Vatican bishops’ synod?
By Rosie Scammell — October 21, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Anglican Bishop Tim Thornton’s vivid purple cassock instantly marks him as an outsider at the Vatican’s synod on the family. Thornton, of Cornwall, England, is one of 14 “fraternal delegates” to bring views of other churches to discussions.
Quran fragments in drawer at British university may be world’s oldest
By Trevor Grundy — July 22, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The manuscripts had been brought to England in the late 1920s; a grad student decided to take a closer look.
British ponder charitable tax relief status of controversial Exclusive Brethren schools
By Trevor Grundy — March 23, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Eight former teachers described school buses segregated by gender, classroom racism and textbooks with pages on evolution, fossil fuels and sexual reproduction ripped out.
Young Brits reject religion, approve of atheist politicians
By Trevor Grundy — February 12, 2015
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) The poll found that Nick Clegg, deputy prime minister, and Ed Miliband, leader of the opposition Labor Party, were viewed positively because they state openly that they don’t believe in God.
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.
British court rules Scientology is a religion
By Trevor Grundy — December 11, 2013
CANTERBURY, England (RNS) Supreme Court Justice Lord Roger Toulson wrote that religions should not be confined to those with faith in a supreme deity. “To do so would be a form of religious discrimination unacceptable in today’s society,” he said.
Blasphemy! * Sexting statue * ‘Halal’ pork: Religious Freedom Recap: Sept. 30 – Oct. 7
By Brian Pellot — October 7, 2013
Blasphemy rights and wrongs. A religious group in Kansas tries to censor a sexting statue. And the British government is sued for feeding Muslim inmates pork-laced pies.
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