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The Three Real Questions That Come After Overruling Employment Division v. Smith

What is a "religion"? When is a religious belief "sincere"? When is a burden on religion "substantial"?

Reason

Leftists are determined to date each other - and not settle for liberals: ‘Politics are the new religion’

Progressives are seeking ideologically aligned matches as ‘hot commie summer’ heats up, but the apps aren’t helping

The Guardian - US

OPINION - There was more freedom of speech 2,500 years ago than in Britain today

In recent years successive governments have sought to close down free speech. If we are to avoid the enslavement of our thoughts, it’s time to heed the wisdom of the ancients

Evening Standard

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Angels, witches, crystals and black cats: How supernatural beliefs vary across different groups in the US

Younger Americans are more likely to express belief in witchcraft and luck, as our new research shows.

The Conversation

Voices: Is it time to give up on the NHS, our national religion?

COMMENT: The former health secretary Sajid Javid says we should charge £20 for GP appointments and replace the health service with a Dutch-style social insurance system – just as Wes Streeting warns the doctors that they are paving the way for Nigel Farage to do just that, writes John Rentoul

The Independent UK

25 Fun Facts You Might Not Have Known About These Cultures And Religions, As Pointed Out By Folks In This Online Group

People on Reddit were curious about things folks discovered about a different culture or religion that completely blew their minds.

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How universities can keep protests from turning violent: 3 lessons from the 2024 pro-Palestinian encampments

In spring 2024, pro-Palestinian student encampments that began at Columbia and Harvard spread to university campuses throughout the U.S. as Israel invaded Gaza in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack. At least 100 campuses had encampments for at least a few days during this period.

The Conversation

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Devotional practices are core to world religions – and fan culture – but they are no longer for me

The ‘power of love’, as Céline Dion sang, keeps devotion at the centre of worship. Now that I’ve left behind institutional religion, it feels blasphemous

The Guardian - AU

Contrasting Coercion for the Free Exercise Clause in Mahmoud and Coercion for the Establishment Clause in Kennedy

The Court finds that the government cannot indirectly coerce children who are exercising their religious beliefs, but the government can indirectly coerce children who are not exercising their religious beliefs.

Reason

Religion at the Supreme Court

Three Cases from OT 2024

Reason

Voices: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday will reignite China’s religion problem – and put Tibet back in Xi’s firing line

COMMENT: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday shines a spotlight on Beijing’s long-held antipathy towards organised religion – and how succession plans might renew Xi’s plans for a reckoning with Tibet and beyond, writes Michael Day

The Independent UK

A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Iran war tests the harmony of Los Angeles' huge Iranian community

Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran

The Independent UK

1 in 4 Americans reject evolution, a century after the Scopes monkey trial spotlighted the clash between science and religion

The 1925 Scopes trial, in which a Dayton, Tennessee, teacher was charged with violating state law by teaching biological evolution, was one of the earliest and most iconic conflicts in America’s ongoing culture war.

The Conversation

The real reason people are drawn to astrology and tarot cards

Experts say centuries-old divination rituals offer a sense of insight, agency and connection during an age marked by ongoing anxiety

The Independent UK

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What if the world’s religions aren’t competing but rather one unfolding truth?

Shifting from debating difference to seeking shared meaning isn’t just theoretical. I’ve seen it work

The Conversation

Why centuries-old astrology and tarot cards still appeal to us

More than 30 per cent of Americans believe in some sort of esoteric knowledge and regularly consult astrology, tarot readers or fortune tellers, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Centre.

The Conversation

What do the Bible, the Quran and the Torah say about the justification for war?

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?

Reason

Immigration, Vaccines, and Religion (Oh My)

A confluence of three hot-topic issues, from a Dec. 3, 2024 Department of Homeland Security decision. Note that the claim… The post Immigration, Vaccines, and Religion (Oh My) appeared first on Reason.com.

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The Independent UK

Majority of US adults support religious chaplains in public schools, a new AP-NORC poll shows

A new poll finds few Americans support allowing religious schools to become tax-funded public charter schools

Al Jazeera

Faith leaders challenge Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms

The complaint alleges a law requiring the religious text violates ‘fundamental religious-freedom principles’ in the US.

The Conversation

Assisted dying: 56 MPs switched their vote between rounds – here’s how religion affected their choices

MPs voted to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales on June 20 after the third reading of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill. The bill has been heavily contentious, both in terms of ethics and the technical aspects of the parliamentary process, with many feeling the legislation…

The Independent UK

Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional

Reason

Utah Passed a Religious Freedom Law. Then Cops Went After This Psychedelic Church.

A religious group using psilocybin mushrooms in ceremonies "put the State of Utah's commitment to religious freedom to the test," a federal judge wrote.

Reason

Plaintiff Alleges Tax Code "Establishes a Religion of 'Taxism' and a 'Systematic Theology of THEIRS'"

From Wednesday's decision by Judge Audrey Fleissig (E.D. Mo.) in Hinds v. Trump: Self-represented Plaintiff Terry Lee Hinds filed a… The post Plaintiff Alleges Tax Code "Establishes a Religion of 'Taxism' and a 'Systematic Theology of THEIRS'" appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

Murder of Arizona pastor was motivated by religion, investigators say

Adam Christopher Sheafe, 50, was arrested in connection with the murder of William Schonemann, a pastor who was killed at his home in April

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