Opinion: Why now is the time to hold a public inquiry into religious literacy

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Opinion: Why now is the time to hold a public inquiry into religious literacy
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Reasoned, open discussion around religion isn’t just helpful, it is necessary to cultivate the understanding needed to bridge cultural gaps and appreciate different belief systems, Elizabeth Butler-Sloss and Yasmin Qureshi

may feel increasingly like a thing of the past. Yet while religious practice in the UK may be falling, a world-wide study found that almost 84 per cent of the global population identifies with some religious group. Understanding faith is essential if we are to understand the modern world.

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