Pope’s Easter message ignores sex abuse scandal
Pope Benedict XVI ignored calls for a mea culpa over the growing crisis of clerical sex abuse yesterday as a senior prelate insisted the Church would not be intimidated by “petty gossip”. In his …
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Government restores links with biggest Muslim group
A standoff between Whitehall and Britain's largest Muslim group ended last night when the government lifted the suspension of formal relations with the Muslim Council of Britain. …
Kicking antisemitism out of football
London Assembly member Murad Qureshi decided to act when he heard antisemitic chants at a top-flight football match The more you delve into this area the more complicated…
Jewish school discriminated against boy
Supreme court says London comprehensive broke law by refusing to admit 12-year-old it did not recognise as Jewish Judges ruled that one of Britain's most successful faith schools had raci…
Christian hoteliers received violent threats over Muslim guest 'insult'
Christian hoteliers Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang received hate mail after they were accused of insulting a Muslim guest because of her faith. The couple said they have been "living a nightm…
Sikh policeman wins £10,000 award after turban row
A Sikh policeman ordered to remove his turban to do riot training was awarded £10,000 compensation today by an employment tribunal. PC Gurmeal Singh, who joined Greater Manchester p…
From scepticism to belief
When I discovered the social teaching of the Catholic church, my political urgings suddenly made sense I found my faith the way others lose theirs: by examining the presuppositions of sec…
