The Latest Breaking News from Religion

Pat Robertson dies at 93; founded Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Coalition

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has died

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023

Survey: Religion, race shape your comfort with gender-neutral pronouns

White evangelicals and others of conservative faiths are most resistant to gender-neutral pronouns.

Axios · Jun 8, 2023

Women-Only Naked Spa Lacks Constitutional Right to Exclude Transgender Patrons with Pensises

From Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein's opinion yesterday in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong (W.D. Wash.): The Olympus Spa is a Korean spa "specifically designed for women," and the services offered there "are closely tied to the Korean tradition," meaning patrons are "require[d] … to be naked" during certain services. The facilities…

Reason · Jun 6, 2023

Christianity explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world. 

The Week · Jun 2, 2023

On Religious Divisiveness and the Judicial Role

Justice Breyer thought the Establishment Clause authorizes judges to improve the tone of political discourse. It does not.

Reason · Jun 2, 2023

Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith's other beliefs

Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Q&A: Antigua and Barbuda prime minister on granting Rastafari their sacramental marijuana rights

The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda recently granted Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and smoke marijuana that their faith deems sacred

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Israeli protesters fear for the future of their country's precarious LGBTQ rights revolution

Demonstrations against the Israeli government’s efforts to radically overhaul the country’s judicial system have become a weekly occurrence. Often rainbow pride banners pop with color amid the sea of blue and white national flags.

The Conversation · Jun 1, 2023

Street scrolls: The beats, rhymes and spirituality of Latin hip-hop

As a first-generation college graduate and a Latino from a family that constantly scrambled to make ends meet, there was very little in my upbringing that foreshadowed my current life as a religion professor and scholar. I didn’t grow up surrounded by books, and I spent many more hours in…

The Conversation · May 31, 2023

Census 2022 results: Dublin’s population grows with religion, employment and housing stats revealed

In 2022, 58 per cent of households in Dublin owned their own home, with a further 36 per cent renting. This compared with two thirds of households owning their home nationally and 28 per cent renting

Dublin Live · May 30, 2023