Religion

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‘Come and find a listening ear’: Seeking solace at Bristol’s Rastafari Centre

We visit the Rastafari Community Centre in St Pauls. How is the legacy and learning of a tradition carried forward when its elders are no longer here?

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Features

‘Not as proud as I should be’: How The Church of England’s divide plays out in Bristol

Faith Rhiannon Clarke
Faith Rhiannon Clarke

Edition 44

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The Bristol Way of Death

Michal Grant
Michal Grant
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‘Violence is worse than loving your enemy’

With Christian nationalism on the rise across the UK, including in Bristol, theologians, academics and church leaders discuss how to respond

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie
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Edition 44

Charting a new course: How Bristol’s Muslims are mapping their own futures

Muznah Sh Farah
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Edition 44

Children of the stones: Druidry in Bristol

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins
Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

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Sukkot: In solidarity

Last October, members of Jewish activist group Na’amod gathered for the harvest festival of Sukkot. Their event focused on solidarity with Palestine and remembrance of the devastation in Gaza

Muznah Sh Farah

Hope Is Around The Corner

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Bristol Patriots ‘unity march’ is a sham. We need to come out to oppose it

The far-right group’s latest demo claims to be about ‘religious unity’ but excludes Muslims. Bristol won’t fall for that

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla

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Easton Family Christian Centre: A sacred space reimagined

Community Engagement lead Begonya Miranda visits Easton Christian Family Centre — a church remarkable for its interfaith approach and powerful model of belonging

Begonya Miranda
Begonya Miranda

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

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Listen: Bristol Unpacked – mythbusting Islam and Islamophobia with Rizwan Ahmed

What is Islamophobia, what do Brits really know about the Islamic faith, and how can we all get along better? Neil gets deep into religion, identity and politics with Rizwan Ahmed of Bristol Muslim Cultural Society.

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Alex Turner, Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media and George Colwey

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Bristol Cathedral’s city chaplain Phil Nott, a reverend on a mission for social justice

Reverend Nott does not fit the stereotypical image of an Anglican priest. How can this LGBTQ+ ally, and outspoken voice on the Church's historical role in racism and injustice, work with an institution steeped in conservatism? 

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Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Colwey

Coping with Covid

A Ramadan like no other in coronavirus Bristol

With coronavirus restrictions in full force and lockdown extended, mosques remain closed, big iftar dinners cancelled, and worship confined to the home. And so, this Ramadan is like no other.

Fatima Hudoon
Fatima Hudoon
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