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‘Dharma can be religion but it is not only religion'

Why fear a dharmic nation? The upshot after a robust exchange at the Times Litfest was that no one fears a dharmic nation. The bone of contention was the ownership of dharma by a religion. Does dharma get devalued when conflated with religion? Why does the Constitution need to be…

The Times of India

‘It’s like a religion’: Viral video of sobbing woman reignites debate over ‘Disney adults’

‘I thought this was a video of a wife seeing their military spouse for the first time in a year,’ joked one follower

The Independent UK

Beyoncé is not the most commercially successful artist of our age but she might be one of the most culturally significant

There is always a flurry of media excitement at this time of year surrounding the Grammys, the American music business’s peer-recognised music awards delivered by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. But away from the gossip about who deserved to win, the outfits on display and the racial…

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Super Bowl ads will tout Jesus ‘gets us’ to the masses

On Super Bowl Sunday, advertising’s biggest night, religion rarely makes an appearance among the much buzzed about beer and fast-food commercials

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s top rights group raises ‘alarm’ on religious freedom

The HRCP report focuses on forced conversions, desecration of places of worship and marginalisation of Ahmadi community.

Al Jazeera

Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2023: Top 25 Wishes, Messages and Quotes to share with your friends and family

The birthday of Guru Ravidas is known as Guru Ravidas Jayanti, and it is observed on Magh Purnima, the full moon day in the month of Magh. It serves as the religion of Ravidassia's yearly focal point. This unique anniversary is celebrated in India by people from all over the…

The Times of India

We cannot forget that people like me were second-class citizens for so long

Like many LGBT+ folk who came of age in the Eighties, I worked out a tough lesson young — that any sort of future happiness would probably be lived partially outside of the establishment. Religion called us sinners, schools behaved as if we didn’t exist, the police treated us as…

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'I grew up in a cult with five parents and 44 siblings - that was the best part'

A man who grew up in a fundamentalist Mormon cult has spoken about growing up with 44 siblings and five parents. Four years ago he left religion after it became 'detrimental' to his development

Daily Mirror

Kim Petras talks religion, trans community ahead of Grammys

For Kim Petras, 2022 was a big year

The Independent UK

Satanism on rise with sleepy English town named UK capital for devil-worshippers

Britain's young people are choosing Satanism over traditional religions

Wales Online

Uttar Pradesh: Shaligram Stones From Nepal Reach Ram Janmabhoomi Ayodhya, Devotees Offer Prayers

Two Shaligram (non-anthropomorphic representations of Lord Vishnu in Hindu religion) stones dispatched from Nepal for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Chaser Brought A Coffin Of ‘Evidence’ To George Pell’s Memorial The Vid Is My New Religion

The Chaser 12: 5-19.

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Man vows to continue work despite hundreds of 'hate' messages

Christopher Greenough was forced to set up a folder in his email for the deluge of messages he received

Liverpool Echo

The Meeting House: Inside a Megachurch Scandal

It was massively popular. It billed itself as a new kind of church. Then sexual abuse and misconduct allegations surfaced against its leaders

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Man Booked In Bhopal For Befriending, Molesting Woman By Hiding His Religion

A man has been booked for allegedly molesting a 22-year-old woman and for forcing her to get married to him. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Census data suggests UK faces ‘non-religious future’, say campaigners

Figures for England and Wales show under-40s more likely to declare ‘no religion’ than Christianity for first time

Wales Online

Average age of Christians in Wales and England rises above 50 as majority of young adults say they have no religion

The proportion of those aged 21 to 25 identifying as Christian has fallen from 5.1% to 3.9%

The Independent UK

Average age of people identifying as Christian climbs above 50, census shows

The proportion of those aged 21-25 identifying as Christian has dropped from 5.1% to 3.9%.

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The Independent UK

Concerns over prayer breakfast lead Congress to take it over

The National Prayer Breakfast is one of the most visible and long-standing events that brings religion and politics together in Washington

The Times of India

Shiromani Akali Dal fumes over Uttar Pradesh CM's Sanatani remarks

AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has censured Uttar Pradesh (UP) chief minister Yogi Adityanath for allegedly stating "Sanatan Dharma" as the national religion of India and warned him to not try to impress upon the people of other religions about the superiority of Sanatan Dharam.

The Guardian - UK

Rightwing Spanish leaders under fire over anti-Islam comments after attack on churches

Politicians accused of stigmatising Muslims and migrants after man with machete entered two churches in Algeciras

Daily Mirror

Rich diamond tycoons slammed for letting daughter become nun at just eight-years-old

Devanshi Sanghvi, 8, gave up her position as heiress to her father's $61million diamond fortune so she could become a nun of the ancient Jain religion in India - she will sleep on a hard floor and rely on alms-seeking to feed herself

Reuters

Ukraine sanctions 22 associated with Russian Orthodox Church

Ukraine has imposed sanctions on 22 Russians associated with the Russian Orthodox Church for what President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was their support of genocide under the cloak of religion.

The Guardian - US

Losing their religion: why US churches are on the decline

As the US adjusts to an increasingly non-religious population, thousands of churches are closing each year – probably accelerated by Covid

Daily Mirror

Inside strict religion girl, 8, gave up £50million diamond inheritance to become nun for

In her new life as a nun, eight-year-old Devanshi Sanghvi, who sacrificed her £49.3million diamond inheritance, will have to pledge to never harm anything alive and dedicate herself to asceticism

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