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Religious Leaders Must Take Responsibility for Extremists, Says Archbishop
August 30, 2019 By Faith Matters

Religious Leaders Must Take Responsibility for Extremists, Says Archbishop

All religions and their leaders must own up to extremist activities within their faith and examine which of their traditional teachings enable followers to commit evil, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. The Most Rev Justin Welby, the figurehead of the worldwide Anglican Church, told interfaith leaders in Sri Lanka that accepting responsibility is key […]

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Sting blasts leaders as ‘cowards’ over migration crisis
June 24, 2018 By Faith Matters

Sting blasts leaders as ‘cowards’ over migration crisis

British singer and actor Sting called world leaders “half men and cowards” on Saturday for their inability to solve the refugee crisis. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has already played down expectations of a breakthrough at hastily-arranged talks among EU leaders on Sunday on the migration dispute dividing Europe and threatening her own government. Austrian Vice […]

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Interfaith support for opposition to food labelling
July 21, 2010 By Faith Matters

Interfaith support for opposition to food labelling

Muslim leaders have joined the concern expressed over new EU regulations which mean Kosher and Halal meat will be labelled “meat from slaughter without stunning”. The European Parliament voted in favour of the amendment to the provision of food information to consumers last month, just two weeks after New Zealand banned the kosher slaughter of […]

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