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Being working class 'should be protected characteristic like disability'

The current law protects people from discrimination on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

Wales Online

Top 10 things people wouldn't do for love revealed in new study

The research reveals that ending a friendship (94%), changing religion (94%) or getting rid of a pet (93%) top the list of things Brits won’t do for love

Wales Online

Veeramani urges CM to dispense with religious rituals in government functions

Secularism does not mean taking take along all religions, says DK leader

The Hindu

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Religious liberty has a long and messy history – and there is a reason Americans feel strongly about it

At the close of its recent term the Supreme Court ruled on the cases of Carson v. Makin and Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, rekindling controversy over one of the most enduring issues in American history: religious liberty. Another of this term’s blockbuster decisions, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,…

The Conversation

No role for caste in Agnipath, says BJP

Column for caste or religion required to be filled ‘purely for administrative reasons’ for the last few decades, says BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra.

The Hindu

Shinto religion has long been entangled with Japan's politics – and Shinzo Abe was associated with many of its groups

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s alleged shooter, Tetsuya Yamagami, told the police that he was motivated by Abe’s connections to the messianic new religious movement known as the Unification Church.

The Conversation

Belfast attack on two teenage boys treated as 'sectarian motivated hate crime'

A local MLA claimed they were asked questions about their religion and where they're from

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The big picture: inside a quilombo religious house in Brazil

Tamara Merino’s image of a priest from the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé religion in a community built by formerly enslaved people has a poignant sense of nostalgia and melancholy

The Guardian - UK

Monsoon Session: RS Secretariat puts out code of conduct for MPs, says 'members should not be disrespectful to any religion’

Rajya Sabha Secretariat has once again reiterated the ethical code of conduct applicable for the members. Read more on Dynamite News:

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"This Case Involves a Religious Psychic Trying to Break a Family Curse by 'Cleaning' 'Dirty' Money"

From Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres's Report and Recommendation in U.S. v. Stevens (S.D. Fla.) recommending denial of defendant's motion to dismiss, just adopted yesterday by Judge Darrin Gayles: This case involves a religious psychic trying to break a family curse by "cleaning" "dirty" money. Far-fetched as that might be, the…

Reason

The right and religion: A short history

Most Americans — and most Christians — don't want religious doctrine dominating our laws. So how did we get here?

Salon

Editorial: Court’s ruling on school prayer is supremely questionable

“There’s no crying in baseball,” said Tom Hanks’ baseball coach in “A League of Their Own.”

Chicago Tribune

What Does Connecticut "Racial Ridicule" Law Mean?, Federal Court Asks Conn. S. Ct.

Connecticut General Statutes § 53-37 provides: "Any person who, by his advertisement, "ridicules or holds up to contempt any person or class of persons, "on account of the creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race of such person or class of persons, "shall be fined not more than fifty dollars…

Reason

Letters: Indignation over flags debate 'misinformed'

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

Newcastle Herald

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The Conversation

Some people treat Disney as sacred. Does that make it a religion?

Disney has been making the headlines lately, but it hasn’t been about blockbusters. Recently, people have been up in arms over a ruined Disney park proposal and a couple who opted to have Minnie and Mickey at their wedding instead of food.

The Hindu

India has a history of diverse cultures, says Satchidanandan

‘Existence of many religions not a threat to national unity’

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: Abortion terminology, discussion quality, saying goodbyes

I didn’t see any letters read out for Let’s Talk About, so I’ve sent it to Hafta. I would like to offer some of my thoughts on the LTA religion discussion. The question as to why religion exists has been answered in The Sapiens by Dr YNH. It’s the same…

Benzinga

Americans Lost Trust In Religion And Congress, But Showed Trust In This Institution Elon Musk Doesn't Like

This article was originally published on July 8, 2022. A new Gallup poll shows Americans posting record-low confidence levels in some items. Confidence in religion and Congress had big declines in June compared to the previous year.

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Members of minority faith, belief communities have mixed responses to Supreme Court ruling in favor of football coach praying on field

Members of minority faith and belief communities had mixed reactions after the recent Supreme Court ruling that said the Constitution protected a high school football coach in Washington who prayed on the field after games.

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Supreme Court likes separation of powers, but not of church and state

WASHINGTON — The Constitution is famously built on checks and balances, but nowhere does it specifically call for a "separation of powers" or insist on a "separation of church and state."

The Hindu

"Everything I tweet is my personal opinion": Tharoor amid Kaali poster row

Shashi Tharoor said he was "taken aback by the attack on Moitra" and urged everyone to "lighten up and leave religion to individuals to practice privately"

The Conversation

The patriotic Virgin: How Mary's been marshaled for religious nationalism and military campaigns

Ever since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, analysts picking apart Vladimir Putin’s motives and messaging about the war have looked to religion for some of the answers. Putin’s nationalist vision paints Russia as a defender of traditional Christian values against a liberal, secular West.

Texas Observer

Seeking Wisdom That’s Deeper Than ‘Crayola’ Religion

A Fire to Light Our Tongues, a new anthology from Texas writers about spirituality, aims to inspire believers & non-believers alike.

The Hindu

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, R.C.P. Singh quit as Ministers as Rajya Sabha term ends

While it is being said that Mr. Naqvi may yet return to the Rajya Sabha as Chairperson and Vice-President of India, government sources said such reports were mere speculation.

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: The Supreme Court ruling on school prayer deserves a big fat F

Ruling last week in favor of a football coach who insisted on praying on the field, the U.S. Supreme Court threw out 60 years of legal precedent, leaving the nation’s schools in the untenable position of having little recourse to protect students from religious coercion on campus.

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