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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

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Letters: Indignation over flags debate 'misinformed'

Newcastle Herald readers have their say.

Newcastle Herald

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 Conversation

India has a history of diverse cultures, says Satchidanandan

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

The Hindu

DMK not against spiritualism, but opposes those using it for political gains: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin

TIRUVANNAMALAI: Taking a dig at people using spiritualism for political gains, Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Saturday said the DMK is not against spiritualism but opposed those who use spiritualism to divide people based on caste and religion.

The Times of India

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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…

Newslaundry

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.

Benzinga

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.

Chicago Tribune

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."

Los Angeles Times

"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 Hindu

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.

The Conversation

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.

Texas Observer

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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.

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan ‘shocked’ to hear Muslims being bullied at work due to religion

Mr Khan pledged to work with the Met Police against Islamophobia

The Independent UK

Religion is ‘collateral damage’ in Ukraine war, says Truss

The Foreign Secretary condemned Moscow’s indiscriminate bombing of Ukrainian places of worship at a human rights conference.

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Won’t interfere in religion, but will oppose it when it’s used to divide Tamils: Stalin

‘Only language has the power to defeat religious pretensions’

Salon

America vs. the "Heathen" world

If the concept of "heathenism" seems outmoded, author Kathryn Gin Lum says it defines race and religion in America

Chicago Sun-Times

Freedoms of speech, religion depend on truth and respect

We cannot live together as a community unless we accord others the same respect we ask for ourselves.

ABC News

Fewer Toowoomba residents identify as religious according to 2021 Census results

The ultra-conservative city in southern Queensland has long been considered one of Australia's most religious communities, but the latest census shows attitudes are changing.

The Canberra Times

Ex-chaplain questions ongoing role of Christianity in armed forces

Division in Australian Defence Force over how Christian help for soldiers should be

Newslaundry

In Udaipur, communal cracks caused by Hindu tailor’s killing shadow Rath Yatra

The Rath Yatra rolled out of the Jagannath temple in Udaipur on July 1, passing through the city’s cramped old lanes filled with nearly on lakh devotees and stalls offering sharbat, tea, lassi, and pakoda. The festival couldn’t be held the last two years because of Covid, so this year…

The Guardian - US

The week the supreme court reshaped America: ‘We’re being hurled back decades’

Momentous decisions on abortion, guns, the environment and religion have left many wondering: what next?

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