Posts Tagged ‘religious’
by State Archives of North Carolina The Archbishop of York has addressed 50 headteachers from schools and academies across northern England on the importance of religious education. Meeting the headteachers today at his official residence, Bishopthorpe Palace, Dr John Sentamu challenged Education Secretary Michael Gove’s decision to leave RE off the English Baccalaureate. “Religious [...]
by The Library of Congress The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches has told the Pakistani government not to turn a blind eye to the persecution of religious minorities being caused by the abuse of the country’s blasphemy laws. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed his concern about the plight of Christian, in [...]
by SMU Central University Libraries Release International has enlisted the help of an up and coming artist to raise funds towards its work supporting the persecuted church in North Korea. Going up for auction in a few weeks is a painting called ‘Hope’, by promising young London artist Emma Butler. The 5ft by 4ft [...]
by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives Religious Studies continues to grow in popularity in Britain, A-level results have revealed. This year an impressive 18,463 sat the A Level Religious Studies exam, an increase of 4.3 per cent since last year and 31.2 per cent since 2005. Meanwhile, 80.4 per cent gained a [...]
by San Diego Air & Space Museum Archives Christians have reacted with a mixture of disappointment and alarm after the equality quango appeared to backtrack on its pledge to support Christian, in Christian Family,s this week. In July, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) stated that “reasonable accommodation” of religious beliefs was “needed”. [...]
by State Library and Archives of Florida Tensions have heightened against religious minority communities after Thursday’s sentencing of three men for their part in a brutal attack on the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Cikeusik, West Java, in February. The men were handed three to six month sentences by the court over the attack, which [...]
by State Library and Archives of Florida Three religious schools will be among the eight new free schools opening their doors for the start of the next academic year in September. Under the free schools scheme, parents, charities or companies can set up their own schools within the state education system but outside the [...]
by Oregon State University Archives Christian Solidarity Worldwide is urging the Nepalese government to reject proposals banning religious propogation. The proposals have been drawn up by a government committee established to review Nepal’s penal code. They come amid existing concerns that religious freedom will be sidelined in the new constitution. CSW said that Article [...]
by Bibliothèque de Toulouse Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has called upon Indonesia to take action to protect religious minorities and preserve religious freedom. It warns of increasing violations of religious freedom in the majority-Muslim country after a CSW delegation returned from a three-week visit with first-hand evidence of violence against Christian, in Christian Family,s [...]
by The Library of Congress The Religious Liberty Partnership (RLP) has called on governments in the Middle East and North Africa to safeguard religious freedom. The RLP is an international alliance of Christian, in Christian Family, organisations, including Open Doors, Christian, in Christian Family, Solidarity Worldwide, Release International and the World Evangelical Alliance. In [...]
