by Al Webb | Jan 19, 2011 | News
LONDON (RNS) Three former Church of England bishops, disaffected by their church’s ordination of women, have been ordained as priests in the Roman Catholic Church under a new special section created by the Vatican. Their ordination as Catholic priests at London’s...
by Al Webb | Jan 17, 2011 | News
LONDON (RNS) A British university study suggests that people of strong faith can spread religion through a “believers’ gene” that is part of their DNA. Cambridge University economics professor Robert Rowthorn theorizes a “predisposition toward religion” in a paper...
by Al Webb | Dec 16, 2010 | News
LONDON (RNS) A right-wing political group that had asked a controversial Florida pastor to appear at an anti-Islam demonstration next year now says it has withdrawn the invitation because “he is not the right candidate for us.” Terry Jones, who gained international...
by Al Webb | Dec 2, 2010 | News
LONDON (RNS) Former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has slammed attempts to “air-brush” Christianity out of society—a trend he said is gaining speed as Christmas nears. Carey claimed Britain’s “rich legacy” of Christian culture is “under attack” and...
by Al Webb | Nov 24, 2010 | News
LONDON (RNS) The British government has warned a network of Islamic schools in the wake of a BBC investigation that claims extremist Shariah law is being taught to thousands of Muslim students. The televised report, by the BBC’s Panorama program, said as many as 5,000...
