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FAITH GROUPS WERE SIDELINED AT COP26, SAYS BISHOP OF NORWICH The bishop of Norwich, the Right Rev Graham Usher, has criticised the government for its lack of engagement with faith groups at the COP26 climate summit and urged it to make climate change a priority over the coming year. Bishop Usher, who is the lead bishop on the environment ... said ... ‘There was a powerful sense of solidarity across the faith groups and denominations at COP26. All faith traditions value the sanctity of creation, and before the summit many of us met at the Vatican to present our call to COP26 President Alok Sharma, where there was probably 85 per cent of the world’s population represented. ‘In Glasgow, it was disappointing to see no space for faith groups at the summit. The Anglican Communion delegation struggled to find spaces to meet. It was a great shame the British government didn’t put more emphasis on the role of faith communities.’ Bishop Usher applauded the efforts of Mr Sharma, however. He said: ‘I want to praise the commitment of Alok Sharma and his team, who have worked incredibly hard. The UK has the presidency of the COP for the next 12 months, and I would like to see them making use of this in the lead up to COP27 in Egypt.’ Church Times
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NI SCHOOLS TEACHING TOO MUCH CHRISTIANITY, HIGH COURT HEARS
ELIMINATE POVERTY TO FIGHT CHILD LABOUR, SAYS POPE
Schools in Northern Ireland are teaching too much Christianity as part of religious education, the high court has heard. The law requiring faith-based Christian religious education (RE) and collective worship in schools in Northern Ireland has been challenged by a non-religious family in Belfast... The core syllabus for RE in Northern Ireland ... covers the revelation of God, the Christian Church and (Christian) morality. While a world religions section has been introduced for pupils aged 11 to 14 and schools are permitted to teach material outside of the core syllabus, it’s argued many schools teach from a weighted Christian perspective.
Extreme poverty, the lack of employment that can support a family and desperation are the major drivers of exploitative child labour, Pope Francis said. ‘If we want to stamp out the scourge of child labour, we must work together to eradicate poverty [and] to correct the distortions in the current economic system, which concentrates wealth in the hands of a few,’ he said ... during a meeting with people taking part in an international conference on Eradicating Child Labour, Building a Better Future. ‘We must combine our efforts to promote quality education that is free for everyone in every country, as well as a healthcare system that is equally accessible to everyone,’ he added.
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‘TRUTH IS UNDER ATTACK,’ BBC CHIEF TELLS CHURCH SERVICE Truth is under attack like never before, BBC director general Tim Davie told a special church service in London, attended by the Duchess of Cornwall. Speaking at the annual commemorative service for journalists, held at St Bride’s, Fleet Street – the journalists’ church – Davie said: ‘In the disinformation age, truth is under assault like never before. Those who stand up for it most strongly have never been more targeted’... Davie explained: ‘We know that the physical risks faced by journalists no longer come solely from the front line. Reporters all around the world face escalating dangers, increasing levels of harassment and ever more subtle modes of intimidation’... Davie told the service ... that journalists share key beliefs ‘that truth is the foundation of democracy, that power must be held to account, that those who abuse that power must be exposed, and those who are the victims of that abuse must be given a voice’. Christian Today
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