James Macintyre

$More than 130 Muslim leaders deny funeral prayers for \'indefensible\' London Bridge attackers$
More than 130 Muslim leaders deny funeral prayers for 'indefensible' London Bridge attackers

More than 130 imams and Muslim religious leaders have taken the highly unusual move of declaring that they will refuse to say funeral prayers for the perpetrators of the London Bridge attack.
$Christian leaders in the US denounce Congressman who called on people to \'hunt\' and \'kill\' suspected radical Muslims$
Christian leaders in the US denounce Congressman who called on people to 'hunt' and 'kill' suspected radical Muslims

Christian leaders in America have denounced a Republican congressman's suggestion that people 'hunt' and 'kill' anyone they suspect of being a radicalised Muslim.
$More people believe in \'karma\' and ghosts than in life after death, new survey finds$
More people believe in 'karma' and ghosts than in life after death, new survey finds

More people do not believe in life after death than those who do believe in it, a new survey has showed.
Vigil for London Bridge attack victims planned for this evening close to the scene

The London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, will at 6pm this evening host a vigil for the victims of the London Bridge attack that killed seven people and injured 48 more on Saturday night.
What is the legacy of the Six-Day War, which began 50 years ago today?

Six-Day War, which began 50 years ago today, marked not only an immediate, decisive victory by Israel over its Arab neighbours, but also has had a major, lasting impact on the conflict between the Jewish state and the Palestinians which remains unresolved to this day.
London attacks latest: Welby says religion IS involved as police raids continue

Police have said they know the identities of the London Bridge attackers who killed seven people and injured 48, and will release their names 'as soon as operationally possible'.
$Churches should follow cathedrals and not \'bang on\' about God to be successful, says Sir Simon Jenkins$
Churches should follow cathedrals and not 'bang on' about God to be successful, says Sir Simon Jenkins

Churches in this country would be more successful if they followed the example of cathedrals and did not 'bang on' about God, claims the writer Sir Simon Jenkins.
Police make further arrest over Manchester attack as singer Ariana Grande visits victims in hospital

Police said today that they had made a further arrest in connection with last month's suicide bombing on a concert in Manchester which killed 22 people.
$Evangelical church member admits in court to starting beating to expel \'homosexual demons\' from fellow member$
Evangelical church member admits in court to starting beating to expel 'homosexual demons' from fellow member

One of five people charged with beating a fellow church member to expel 'homosexual demons' has admitted in court that she started the assault by slapping the man.
$Pro-life \'born again Christian\' Madeleine Runkles, pregnant at 18, defends herself after graduation ceremony ban$
Pro-life 'born again Christian' Madeleine Runkles, pregnant at 18, defends herself after graduation ceremony ban

The 18-year old pregnant student banned by a conservative Christian school from taking part in its graduation ceremony for having pre-marital sex has written a lengthy defence of her position in the Washington Post.
Q & A explainer: Why Trump is likely to disappoint the Israelis by not moving the US embassy to Jerusalem

The reason today is significant goes back to 1995, when the US Congress approved the Jerusalem Embassy Act, which requires that the American embassy be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Today, June 1, marks one of the six-month intervals in which the waiver has come up for being signed.
Election 2017: Visiting Wheatley, the Tory stronghold where Theresa May grew up in a vicarage

The Prime Minister has spoken of the 'Christian values' she gained while being raised in and around St Mary the Virgin here. So what do the ordinary folk of Wheatley make of her chances at next week's general election?