Tag: Church of England

The Church of England has pledged to divest investments in thermal coal and tar sands due to concerns over the ethics of investing in fossil fuels. But the Church is also the largest private owner of UK forestry, which enjoys

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is still on the rise in Britain, new statistics have revealed. Despite being banned for thirty years in the UK, not a single successful prosecution for FGM has taken place. Now, campaigners have called for churches

Britain must take in the migrants currently crossing the Mediterranean, a senior Bishop has said, arguing that we have a “moral duty” to accept refugees from wars partly of our own making. Writing in today’s Observer, the Rt Rev David Walker,

Christians will officially be a minority group in the UK by 2050 as atheism and Islam continue to surge in popularity. According to new research, the proportion of people identifying as Christian will drop to 45.4 percent over the next

A charity whose patrons include the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and journalist Jeremy Paxman is taking Welfare Secretary Iain Duncan Smith to court over welfare reforms including the spare room subsidy and stricter guidelines on discretionary housing payments. The

A Church of England Bishop who has attacked the government’s record on helping the poor enjoys a salary and perks worth up to £250,000 a year, it has emerged. The Reverend Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester, was a key figure

Legalising gay marriage has cost the Conservative Party thousands of votes, a study by the Evangelical Alliance has found. A recent poll by the Alliance saw support for the Conservatives drop amongst evangelicals from 40 percent down to 28 percent. The

In a statement characteristic of the current political climate in the Church of England, the House of Bishops issued a letter ostensibly aimed at helping the faithful make up their mind on the imminent UK election. After some initial positive