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The Church of England has been accused of "marking its own homework" after a cathedral dean left her post amid an abuse scandal – but was allowed to return
to work following extra training.
The number of women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation could be much higher than previously estimated, as a new report shows the practice
is carried out in more than 90 countries around the world.
Religious groups' wishes to bury their dead as soon as possible may have to be denied if the steep rise in deaths under a coronavirus pandemic leads to a
severe backlog of funerals, government guidance has warned.
NHS officials have considered telling paramedics they must be clean shaven to protect themselves from coronavirus. But a memo suggests staff with religious
beliefs could be exempt.
A defrocked French Catholic priest has been sentenced to five years in jail for sexually abusing scouts in his care several decades ago, ending a case in
which it was claimed his superiors shielded him from prosecution.
A Charedi girls' primary school in Stamford Hill has won a good rating from Ofsted despite inspectors noting it did not teach about homophobic bullying.
Stuart Walton says Trevor Phillips's suspension from Labour has shown there is little or no space in British society to have a mature, nuanced debate about
culture and religion without being denounced as a racist heretic.
David Toube argues that the Muslim Council of Britain's stance on the Trevor Phillips issue should remind government why it is advisable to continue to steer
clear of this organisation.
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