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OPINION - Rishi Sunak’s climate cowardice has given Keir Starmer a golden chance

When he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak hung a portrait of his predecessor Nigel Lawson behind his desk. This signalled how deeply he identified with the great tax-cutter, champion of privatisation and believer in popular capitalism. But it is also worth recalling that Lawson, who died in April,…

Evening Standard

Why Himanta Biswa Sarma said Assam will end love jihad

NEW DELHI: Taking a strong stand against love jihad, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the government will put an end to it. He also threatened action against state Congress president Bhupen Borah for stating that the marriages between Lord Krishna and Rukmini as well as that between…

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Sinead O'Connor was once seen as a sacrilegious rebel, but her music and life were deeply infused with spiritual seeking

When news broke July 26, 2023, that the gifted Irish singer Sinead O’Connor had died, stories of her most famous performance circulated amid the grief and shock.

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Captivating and cathartic, a visionary and a truth-teller: playing Sinéad O'Connor’s music was my education

Sinéad O'Connor was well known for her deeply emotional voice, her outspoken stance on political issues – especially her critique of the Catholic Church – and her explorations of spiritualism and religion, but what I want to talk about, mostly, was her extraordinary songwriting.

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After refusing to let Sikh trooper grow beard, New York State Police accused of flouting state law

A New York state trooper who is Sikh was barred from growing facial hair for his wedding, despite a 2019 state law requiring employers to let most workers follow grooming rules for their religion

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Nearly 300,000 households with multi-faith people living alongside each other in England and Wales

2021 census first to give figures for religious affiliation of people in multi-person households

The Independent UK

Thousands living in multi-faith households, first figures of their kind show

The 2021 census was the first to give figures for the religious affiliation of people in multi-person households.

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As witchcraft becomes a multibillion-dollar business, practitioners' connection to the natural world is changing

Witches, Wiccans and other contemporary Pagans see divinity in trees, streams, plants and animals. Most Pagans view the Earth as the Goddess, with a body that humans must care for, and from which they gain emotional, spiritual and physical sustenance.

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No Waqf Board has authority to expel community from a religion: Smriti Irani amid Ahmadiyya row

Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani said no Waqf Board has authority to expel a person or community from a religion.

The Hindu

Cults, drugs and religion. The story of Oceans Of Slumber's Starlight And Ash

Oceans Of Slumber vocalist Cammie Beverley opens up on the struggles that helped make her the compelling frontwman she is

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Hafta letters: Believers of God, influencers and supreme leader

My few feedback related to the discussions around the time of letters reading:

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America used to have 2 religions: God and money. Only one of them is recruiting followers, and it’s not Jesus

It’s no shock that in an increasingly capitalist world, Americans value money over God.

Fortune

Missouri S. Ct. Requires State AG to Certify Reproductive Rights Initiative Ballot Language

Prof. Howard Friedman (Religion Clause) reports (some punctuation revised): In State of Missouri ex rel. Dr. Anna Fitz-James v. Bailey (MO Sup. Ct., July 20, 2023), the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's issuance of a writ of mandamus requiring the state Attorney General to approve the State Auditor's…

Reason

71 Years Later, The Weirdest Religion in Sci-Fi History Is Back

What is the Church of the Galactic Spirit in 'Foundation?' Here's how the latest science church in the big sci-fi Apple series comes straight from the Isaac Asimov novels.

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Pakistani woman cricketer Ayesha Naseem, 18, announces retirement citing religion

Ayesha Naseem, 18, retires from international cricket citing devotion to Islamic principles. Efforts to convince her to stay by PCB, Nida Dar failed. She was a top young talent in Pakistan women's cricket.

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A pro boxer who owns a cheesesteak spot? Meet Ismail Muhammad, the Philly-est of Philly fighters.

PHILADELPHIA — Ismail Muhammad grabbed a handful of chopped chicken last week as the grill behind him sizzled. He used those hands — the ones that were crafting a cheesesteak egg roll — a few days earlier to knock out another foe, sprinkling more promise on his boxing career. And…

The Hindu

‘A people’s leader, who maintained relationships beyond political affiliations’

All religion prayer condoling death of former CM Oommen Chandy

Evening Standard

OPINION - It’s time to think radically about how much the state spends on the NHS

It’s often said that the NHS is the closest thing we have to religion. It defines us, it unites us, you won’t find anyone who disagrees with its founding principles of healthcare for all, free at the point of use — and yet, it is failing us. And it might…

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A common civil code spelling equality for every Indian

Confining the discussion of India’s personal laws within a Hindu-Muslim binary leaves out the potential to empower a wide section of the population

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Bihar Sunni Wakf Board opposes Uniform Civil Code

Sunni Wakf Board of Bihar has opposed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) saying that its implementation will hurt the religious sentiment of people of different religions. The Board also said that the Narendra Modi government wanted to implement it forcefully which was “not a welcome decision”.

The Conversation

Religion shapes vaccine views – but how exactly? Our analysis looks at ideas about God and beliefs about the Bible

Many scientists and public health officials were surprised that large swaths of the public were hesitant or outright hostile toward COVID-19 vaccines. “I never saw that coming,” Francis Collins, a former director of the National Institutes of Health, commented in 2022. Even today, three years after the start of the…

Total Film

The Creator trailer breakdown: director Gareth Edwards on nuclear war, AI, religion, fatherhood, and a robot carrying bananas on a moped…

EXCLUSIVE: The director of The Creator breaks down the brand-new trailer’s biggest talking points

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Iranian academic will appeal against prison sentence for criticising government

Sadegh Zibakalam was sentenced for tweeting in March about the alleged poisoning of schoolchildren in Iran

The Conversation

Drugs and religion have been a potent combination for millennia, from cannabis at ancient funerary sites to psychedelic retreats today

Psychedelics are all the rage. Well-known figures like quarterback Aaron Rodgers, singer Miley Cyrus and boxer Mike Tyson testify to their transformative impact. Less visible consumers are “microdosing” or signing up for retreats with shamanic guides in this rapidly expanding subculture. In June 2023, the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies…

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DMK strongly opposes Uniform Civil Code, says it could have ‘potentially disastrous effect’ on secular ethos, law and order in T.N.

DMK opposes UCC, citing it as antithesis to freedom of religion & rights of minorities. UCC would have "disastrous effect" on secular ethos & law & order. DMK requests Law Commission to recommend Union govt not to implement UCC. UCC would harm Hindu cultures, customs & HUFs.

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