Fact Sheets
Fact sheets are written by academics, journalists and commentators to explain the context and background of stories and current religious issues.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses are the followers of a Christian-based religion perhaps…
The festival of Samhain on 31 October, has ancient origins…
Timeline of the Church of England’s recent history of sex…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, more commonly…
Humanist wedding history, beliefs, other faiths responses, recent court case…
Beliefs, background, in the news, list of commentators. By Dr.…
St John’s Episcopal church opposite the White House – history,…
by Sarah Harvey The American president Donald Trump, at a…
Factsheet on the pagan festival of Beltane. History, customs, beliefs,…
By Tilak Parekh The coronavirus has led to seismic and…
By Professor Stephen Pattinson Western theistic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam)…
Cardinal George Pell, the former Vatican treasurer, has been freed…
By Lianne Kolirin Images of panic-buying and empty supermarket shelves…
By Tim Wyatt Anti-Muslim rioting in India’s capital Delhi last…
Sixty per cent of the 1,000 coronavirus cases in South…
Antisemitism is prejudice against Jews based on race, nationality, religion…
Thousands of people are expected to visit English Cathedrals this…
Faith leaders, in contrast to the convention that they leave…
by Tim Wyatt [/fusion_text][fusion_text] The main political parties in the…
Detailed look at Home Office hate crime figures for 2018-19…
International Freedom of Religion or Belief day (27 Oct 2019)…
by Catherine Pepinster MASS This most important church service for…
by Suzanne Newcombe [/fusion_text][fusion_text] OVERVIEW Yoga, which is spreading in popularity…
by researchers at Inform [/fusion_text][fusion_text] Krishna consciousness BACKGROUND The International Society…
by Catherine Pepinster [/fusion_text][fusion_text] The Vatican’s decision to issue guidance on…
by Julia Bicknell [/fusion_text][fusion_text] The first Christian killed for daring to…