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Given that we are celebrating the 550th anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's birth this year, I consider myself very fortunate to have been blessed with this honour in such an important year for Sikhs around the world.
Last night I spoke on @BBCRadio4 about Judas and how in certain situations it might be necessary to betray one's Church. A key example of that would be when priests are abusing children, nuns, and seminarians and coercing them into silence. https://t.co/jiqeS1btir
Home Secretary @sajidjavid: “Nobody should ever fear persecution of their faith. That’s why we are doubling next year’s Places of Worship fund - providing physical protection as well as peace of mind.”
Read more: https://t.co/eUAGXwawkI
Water sustains life, but too often, for too many people, it is not safe to drink or readily available. Know your facts on #WorldWaterDay: https://t.co/dikhGagFHk
The neo-Nazi patches on Tarrant’s jacket indicate that he identified with right-wing racists around the world, so he is hardly a lone wolf. Nor does the “lone wolf” characterization fit many of the other individual terrorist attacks in recent years.
https://t.co/VOiHPEFiV0
Come and join @PTRBirmingham for the Cadbury Lectures 2019, ‘The World as God’s Home’, with Professor @MiroslavVolf of Yale Divinity School. Admission free, early booking advised. https://t.co/3C4vyfQQJX
If you're watching tv today @HISTORY Channel is showing Bible Secrets Revealed featuring @PTRBirmingham@UsCadbury faculty member Professor @candidamoss talking about the Bible, Jesus, and history 9am -12pm ET