My faith and athletics were always very much tied together and when I retired [in 2003] it gave me freedom to ask questions. My horizons were broadened. I didn’t just have this cosseted group in Newcastle based around family, friends and church
Jonathan Edwards, former triple jumper, interview in The Times, 9 August
If modern Britain was truly confident in its own religious diversity, practising Christians in public office would be treated with the same level of respect and decency as their counterparts belonging to religious minorities. The evidence suggests that we are not in this place
Rakib Ehsan, The Daily Telegraph, 8 August
I have gotten to know more of my faith through my interactions with Muslims. My appreciation of liturgy was activated in my interactions with them. In a way, they helped me discover my faith and my Christian tradition
Francis Omondi, the Bishop of Garissa, interview with Lambeth Conference, 8 August
Can TikTok videos move hearts? God works in mysterious ways, but I wonder if rapping priests and videos which play on the same reward pathways in my brain as the non-religious ones are reducing faith to online slop in an infinite “feed”
Margaret Mitchell, article about Roman Catholic social-media influencers, The Spectator, 9 August
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