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Boris Johnson should move to disestablish the Church of England if controversy over its clergy's political interventions continues, a leading Conservative MP
has said.
The Archbishop of Cardiff has expressed his "disappointment" that churches in Wales will have to close for three weekends under the coronavirus "circuit
break" lockdown.
Samuel Paty, the 47-year old history teacher beheaded last week by a suspected Islamist, will be posthumously given France's highest award, the Legion
d'Honneur, the education minister, Jean-Michel Blanquer, has said.
It is impossible to separate the killing of Samuel Paty with the Islamic blasphemy laws that are in place around the world, says Kunwar Khuldune Shahid.
Ireland's four Catholic archbishops have jointly written to the Taoiseach Micheál Martin requesting a "constructive discussion" over the suspension of public
worship under new restrictions aimed at curbing the rise in Covid-19 cases.
The move comes after Poland shuttered most gyms and pools in an effort to curb a recent surge in COVID-19 infections. Church services are still allowed.
A young woman has been arrested in central Iran for "insulting the Islamic hijab", state media said on Tuesday, after a video appeared to show her cycling
without a veil.
The furore over John Sentamu not being handed a life peerage reveals an ugly culture of entitlement that has not served church or state well, argues Richard
Scorer.
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