Four men accused of ‘anti-Christian’ hate crime to appear in court
Four men accused of a faith-based hate crime will appear at York Crown Court on October 9 after a Christian teenager was [...]
Religious Reader
News Service for Faith or Religious Communities
September 2015
Britain First supporters boycott H&M over its use of Muslim model
H&M’s latest new fashion campaign ‘Close the loop‘ has drawn the ire of Britain First supporters. The [...]
Did an anti-Muslim petition achieve a parliamentary debate with fake signatures?
MPs are to debate claims that “foreign citizens are taking all our benefits” and immigrants are “trying to change UK [...]
Why is Junípero Serra’s canonisation so controversial?
Over the summer, Pope Francis apologised for the “Many grave sins were committed against the native people of America [...]
Canada’s niqab ban at citizenship ceremonies ruled unlawful
In a blow to Stephen Harper’s government, the Federal Court of Appeal found a ban on wearing niqabs at citizenship [...]
Why do Sikhs also experience anti-Muslim violence and hate?
A decision not to charge a 17-year-old with a hate crime contradicts Illinois hate crimes law, according to the Sikh [...]
What is the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah?
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and commemorates the creation of the Earth. During this two day celebration, the [...]
Europe’s current crisis reflects its own anxieties about Muslims
A footnote to Europe’s ongoing crisis is the rising use of anti-Muslim rhetoric. Hungary’s nationalist prime [...]
White supremacist Frazier Glenn Miller Jr. guilty of murder in Jewish center shootings
The man who admitted killing three people at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites told jurors he hoped to “die a [...]
Churches vandalised in ‘religiously aggravated’ attacks
Hertfordshire Police arrested a man after three incidents of criminal damage caused at churches in Hitchin and Letchworth on [...]