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In a letter to the Independent, Neil Barber criticises the 25 prominent church leaders threatening legal action over their wish to restart Sunday worship
(scroll down to view).
Shagufta Kausar and her husband Shafqat Emmanuel have spent the last six years in jail waiting for an appeal against their death sentence for "blasphemy" to
conclude.
The Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn, already under a church investigation for alleged sex abuse, has been accused by a second man of abuse in the 1970s,
when the bishop was a parish priest in New Jersey.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order allocating $50 million to the State Department for causes related to 'the advancement of international
religious freedom'.
Police dispersed peaceful protesters outside the White House with tear gas on Monday so the president could have his photograph taken with a Bible in front
of a church.
If you're a supporter of the No More Faith Schools campaign you can help to make the case by lobbying your representatives, writing about your experience or
supporting us on social media, says Alastair Lichten.
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