The UN’s special rapporteurs (SRs) on freedom of religion or belief and human rights in Iran have condemned the confiscation of the St Peter’s Evangelical Church compound in Tehran and eviction of its residents. SRs Nazila Ghanea and Mai Sato, in a joint statement, said the “forced evictions”...

The atmosphere at the Church of England’s General Synod after it passed its shameful anti-Israel motion was frighteningly complacent. From where I was sitting in the press gallery on July 13th the members in the chamber seemed to be very pleased with themselves. But unless these largely...