Anti-abortion laws are an attack on religious freedom If religious freedom is a true American right, then it must apply to all, not just the conservative Christians arguing against the right to abortion. 360info · Jul 5, 2022
Fraternal dialogue Reminiscent of the scene in Oscar-nominated film The Two Popes where Cardinal Julio Bergoglio (Jonathan Price) was led by the Swiss Guards up the long staircase to have audience with His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Anthony Hopkins) at the Apostolic Palace, a group of Buddhist monks and laymen were guided… Bangkok Post · Jul 5, 2022
Home Built Sprinter Camper Van Has A Regulation-Height Basketball Hoop There's lots of storage inside this van. Motor1 · Jul 5, 2022
Judges dismiss Jewish couple's suit alleging adoption bias Tennessee judges have dismissed a lawsuit filed by a couple who alleged that a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022
PM Modi’s ‘minority move’ aimed at delinking them from ‘elite’ concerns Big takeaway from PM at BJP’s national meet is to expand among communities that consider the party untouchable The Hindu · Jul 5, 2022
America vs. the "Heathen" world If the concept of "heathenism" seems outmoded, author Kathryn Gin Lum says it defines race and religion in America Salon · Jul 4, 2022
Rahi Urges Formation of All-Party Gov’t, President to ‘Pull Lebanon from Rock Bottom’ Lebanon’s top Christian cleric has reiterated demands for politicians to speed up the formation of an all-party government and elect a new president to pull the country out of rock bottom. "The government shall be inclusive, inspire confidence through its national approach, and seriously address some outstanding issues," Maronite Patriarch… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 4, 2022
Rann Kali, the war memorial built by BSF at the request of Christian and Muslim soldiers The memorial has now become a pilgrimage point for locals The Hindu · Jul 3, 2022
Andhra Christian College of Law gets new bursar Meruga Alexander has been nominated as a bursar of Andhra Christian College of Law in Guntur. He will be in office for three years. The Hindu · Jul 2, 2022
Alarm as US supreme court takes a hatchet to church-state separation A series of court decisions has raised fears that the conservative majority are forcing religion back into the US political system The Guardian - US · Jul 2, 2022
Forget Carson! Remember the Maine Human Rights Act. Maine finds a way to undercut Carson v. Maikin. Reason · Jul 2, 2022
New bargain store opens in Nottinghamshire selling top brands like Christian Lacroix and Adidas Discounts are on offer Nottingham Post · Jul 2, 2022
How delisting is a ticking political time bomb in northern Chhattisgarh With the next Assembly elections just about a year away, the drive towards delisting of converted tribals has attained great political significance in the State The Hindu · Jul 1, 2022
Edinburgh woman involved in near miss with youths riding motorbikes on cycle path The incident happened on the evening of Thursday June 30 on the Christian path in Portobello. Two youths were seen in balaclavas coming down the popular pedestrian route. Edinburgh Live · Jul 1, 2022
WEKU · Jul 1, 2022 The Christian Right is winning in court while losing in public opinion The Christian Right's wins in the Supreme Court on abortion and prayer in school come at a time when a growing majority of Americans are strongly opposed to its views.
AAP · Jul 1, 2022 Fresh charges for jailed Christian Brother Christian Brother John Laidlaw is facing 13 more sexual offence charges, after being jailed in 2019 for sexual abusing six boys.
The Guardian - US · Jun 30, 2022 Kinzinger slams fellow Republican Boebert and warns of ‘Christian Taliban’ Adam Kinzinger says ‘no difference between this and the Taliban’ after Lauren Boebert’s call to end separation of church and state
Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2022 Florida teachers alarmed by state’s infusing religion, downplaying race in civics training TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Several South Florida high school educators are alarmed that a new state civics initiative designed to prepare students to be “virtuous citizens” is infused with a Christian and conservative ideology after a three-day training session in Broward County last week.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2022 The first time I’ve enjoyed cycling in a city: my Tour de Copenhagen With the Tour de France heading to Denmark for the first time, I tasted the cycling and culinary pleasures of the capital – and tried out Stage 1 of the route
The Conversation · Jun 28, 2022 Roe v Wade: the religious right has long influenced law in the US – here's how abortion rights could be challenged elsewhere The US Supreme Court has formally announced its decision in the case of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. This has overturned the 1973 case Roe v Wade, which enshrined access to abortion as a constitutional right in the US.
The Conversation · Jun 28, 2022 The impact of Christian purity culture is still being felt – including in Britain In the 1990s and 2000s, a Christian movement now known as “purity culture” reached its height. Purity culture was most significant in America, and since the noughties, it has gradually faded from cultural prominence. Its impact, though, is global and ongoing.
The New Daily · Jun 28, 2022 Australia's 2021 Census: five graphs that show a rapidly changing country Australia has become more diverse in the past five years, with new official data revealing soaring migration and far fewer people identifying as Christian.
The Guardian - US · Jun 28, 2022 The US supreme court is letting prayer back in public schools. This is unsettling The court’s rightwing majority was extremely receptive to a case this week that would weaken the separation of church and state
Salon · Jun 28, 2022 Christian fascism: Right here, right now The Supreme Court is relentlessly fueling the rise of fascism: Roe v. Wade is only the most visible example
Reason · Jun 28, 2022 Brickbat: Preach It! Georgia Gwinnett College has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by two students who were barred from talking to other students about their Christian faith or passing out literature in common areas of campus. Officials told Chike Uzuebunam he could speak only in two free speech zones…