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Religious freedom is routinely curbed in Central Asia – but you won’t often see it making international news

Freedom of worship is tenuous around the globe. The Pew Research Center’s latest annual report found “high” or “very high” levels of government constraints on religion in 59 of the 198 countries and territories it analyzed – a new record. When Pew began releasing reports on the issue in 2007,…

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Man who participated in Qur’an burnings convicted of incitement in Sweden

Stockholm court gives Salwan Najem, whose co-defendant was shot dead last week, suspended sentence and fine

The Guardian - UK

Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about St. Isidore, a Catholic school in Oklahoma, could redraw lines around church and state in education

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the internet. If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter – a sea change in education law, expanding the boundaries of government…

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Legal rights groups urge school leaders not to adopt Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum

The coalition of legal organizations told Texas school district leaders that it would “take any action” necessary to protect the rights of students and their families.

The Texas Tribune

ICE Agents in Churches ‘Does Not Bode Well for the Future of Religion’ in America

“They’re de facto endorsing government interference with the church—the very government interference with the church that they've complained about in the past.”

Texas Observer

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick outlines sweeping conservative agenda with list of top 25 legislative priorities

Restrict THC, help with deportations, infuse religion in schools and provide property tax relief – these are among the Patrick priorities.

The Texas Tribune

Yogi got it wrong. It’s the saffron brigade that needs to learn from Indonesia president’s DNA remark

Prabowo Subianto may have intended it to be just an ice-breaker, but he waded right into a hot button political topic for his hosts with his declaration that a DNA test had shown him to have traces of “Indian ancestry”. In doing so, he also showed a mirror to India.

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Christian preacher arrested with anti-Islam sign at London Cathedral protest loses High Court battle with Met Police

Met Police officers acted lawfully when arresting a Christian preacher with a ‘ban Islam’ sign

Evening Standard

Uttarakhand: UCC to be implemented in state today

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the implementation of UCC will bring uniformity in all laws relating to personal civil matters that discriminate on the basis of caste, religion, gender, etc. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Rev Don Cupitt obituary

Controversial academic and theologian best known for his 1984 television series The Sea of Faith

The Guardian - UK

20 year wait for theatrical production of top novel 'worth it', author says

IT’S been almost 20 years coming to fruition but author James Robertson believes the wait for a theatrical production of one of his best-selling…

The National (Scotland)

Supreme Court To Decide On Religious Charter School In Oklahoma

The U.S. Supreme Court will review a case on a religious charter school in Oklahoma, sparking debate on public funding for religious entities in education.

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Attitudes toward Christian nationalism don’t just boil down to views on race, religion and history − research suggests ‘moral foundations’ play a critical role

The concept of Christian nationalism has taken center stage in many Americans’ minds as either the greatest threat to democracy or its only savior.

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Quarterlife by Devika Rege review – an ambitious debut of the new India

This acutely portrayed reckoning with contemporary Indian sociopolitics traces the faultlines of caste, class and religion

The Conversation

Nigeria’s Ọ̀ṣun Òṣogbo festival celebrates the power of a Yoruba goddess

The Ọ̀ṣun Òṣogbo festival is the most important annual event in Òṣogbo, south-west Nigeria. It draws thousands of devotees and tourists from across Nigeria and worldwide. The festival is a devotional event and a civic ritual dedicated to Ọ̀ṣun, a principal female deity in the Yorùbá pantheon.

The Conversation

My beautiful ‘practicing’ Christians: As churchgoers’ numbers shrink, their social views grow more similar

During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump spoke at a gathering of conservative Protestants, imploring them to vote for him “just this time.”

The Conversation

How religion’s brand became unpopular in Canada

In 1961, less than one per cent of Canadians identified as having no religion. In 2021, 43 per cent of those between 15 and 35 considered themselves religiously unaffiliated.

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Nicaragua's Regime Wages War on Religious Freedom

President Daniel Ortega's crackdown on religion is part of a broader attack on civil liberties.

The Independent UK

Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state

The Independent UK

Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota

Three years ago, a Somali-American mom in Minneapolis founded a group for Muslim women who want to enjoy the great outdoors

Reason

Top-Down Political Cowardice Helped Make Charlie Hebdo a Lonely Target

From Jimmy Carter to Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama to John Kerry, politicians have led the abandonment of free speech.

Reason

Prof. Michael McConnell on The Supreme Court's Religion Docket

I'm delighted to be able to pass along this item from my Stanford colleague Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford Law School),… The post Prof. Michael McConnell on The Supreme Court's Religion Docket appeared first on Reason.com.

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“He heard this outrageously bad dance version. He was enraged; we love that song. The producer said, ‘You should cover it’”: Oceans Of Slumber’s return to prog metal

With a Chris Isaak track acting as an ode to Type O Negative, the Texans found inspiration for new concept album Where Gods Fear To Speak in America’s current environment of uncertainty

International Business Times

France To Remember Charlie Hebdo Attacks 10 Years On

France is set to mark Tuesday 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion.

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