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Terence McKenna, the Would-Be Jesus of Psychedelics

A new biography explores the life and ideas of the man who founded the first primitive religion of the future.

Reason

Zion Church pastor has been detained in China, his daughter and a religion monitoring group say

Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri of the Zion Church has been detained in China, according to his daughter and a monitoring group

The Independent UK

From the pulpit to the picket line: For many miners, religion and labor rights have long been connected in coal country

In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A sixth-generation coal miner, he has led the union for 30 years. Only one man held the role longer: John L. Lewis, whom many consider one of the most important…

The Conversation

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The 'ultraview effect': What happens when we bring human spirituality to outer space?

As we bring more human consciousness to space, we'll bring with it our human religions while finding new names for new types of spiritual experiences unique to space.

Space

Gilbert & George review – a pulsating panorama of sex, violence and glorious urban grime

From the calling cards of male sex workers to shocking headlines about murder, the octogenarian pair see and incorporate everything, resulting in a show that seethes with life

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Tickell: Scotland’s schools still force children to pray. That needs to change

MY wee sister will never forgive me. In the early 2000s, you apparently couldn’t have a school assembly without involving God, prayers and Bible…

The National (Scotland)

The spiritual and emotional world of pub psychic nights

At a Bristol social club, a psychic medium scans the room, inviting the spirit world into a space more often used for drinking and darts. The medium is talking to a small audience, mostly women.

The Conversation

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Moral panics intensify social divisions and can lead to political violence

The day before Charlie Kirk was assassinated, I was teaching a college class on science, religion and magic. Our class was comparing the Salem witch trials of the 1690s with the McCarthy hearings of the early 1950s, when U.S. democratic processes were eclipsed by the Red Scare of purported communist…

The Conversation

No, Hamburg has not banned music lessons because they're 'haram'

Not only is it untrue that the city of Hamburg has banned music lessons, but most Muslims have embedded music in their culture, religion and daily lives.

Euronews

Monitoring group says appeals court in Qatar overturns conviction of the Baha'i community's leader

An appeals court in Qatar has overturned the conviction of Remy Rowhani, leader of the country’s small Baha’i community

The Independent UK

Minors and Addiction to Speech and Press

I'm finishing serializing my forthcoming Emory Law Journal article titled Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion. In… The post Minors and Addiction to Speech and Press appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

‘Too soothing’: why have music-hating art duo Gilbert & George gone orchestra mad?

They once described music as ‘the enemy’. But their warts-and-all paintings of sex, money, race and religion are now being given a soundtrack by the Philharmonia. The great contrarians explain all

The Guardian - UK

Michigan church shooting suspect bore a hatred of Mormon religion, locals say

Michigan suspect was a marine veteran, as was suspect in another recent shooting in North Carolina, who has been charged with murder

The Guardian - US

Addiction to Speech and Press: Content-Neutral vs. Content-Based Restrictions

I'm serializing my forthcoming Emory Law Journal article titled Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion. In my… The post Addiction to Speech and Press: Content-Neutral vs. Content-Based Restrictions appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

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'Black Phone 2' Review: A Bigger, Scarier, And Messier Horror Sequel

The sequel turns to religious horror in a way that puts the movie at odds with itself.

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Michigan Suspect’s Eerie Confession Week Before Horrifying Church Attack Revealed

“He was extremely nice at first,” Johns said. “But when the conversation turned to religion, I just wanted to get off the door and away from him.”

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What was the only subject that Monty Python's Eric Idle and Beatles guitarist George Harrison disagreed on?

Monty Python comedian Eric Idle has been remembering his late friend George Harrison, revealing they could discuss anything but they could never agree on the value of religion.

Reason

Addiction to Speech and Press

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Minors' Religious Practices Are Legally and Constitutionally Protected Against Regulations Aimed at Preventing "Addiction"

I'm serializing my forthcoming Emory Law Journal article titled Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion. In my… The post Minors' Religious Practices Are Legally and Constitutionally Protected Against Regulations Aimed at Preventing "Addiction" appeared first on Reason.com.

The Conversation

Religion often shapes someone’s view of abortion – but what about a woman’s actual decision?

Many factors can shape how someone views abortion – gender, age and education, to name a few. Around the world, however, religious belief is the most powerful predictor that someone will disapprove, as I document in my 2025 book, “Fetal Positions.” Faith traditions’ teachings about abortion vary – and there…

Reason

Religious Practices as Legally and Constitutionally Protected Against Regulations Aimed at Preventing "Addiction"

I'm serializing my forthcoming Emory Law Journal article titled Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion. In my… The post Religious Practices as Legally and Constitutionally Protected Against Regulations Aimed at Preventing "Addiction" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion

I have a forthcoming article with this title in an Emory Law Journal symposium issue, so I thought I'd serialize… The post Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion appeared first on Reason.com.

Euronews

Religious leaders condemn wars in Gaza and Ukraine and stress interfaith dialogue in Astana congress

Religious leaders condemned the violence in Gaza and Ukraine, while underlining the need for dialogue and mutual respect at a religious congress in Astana.

Radio France Internationale

French cultural and religious leaders warn Macron on recognition of Palestine

A group of 20 leading figures from the world of Jewish culture and religion in France have called on the French president Emmanuel Macron to ensure that France's recognition of a Palestinian state be made conditional on the release of hostages in Gaza and the dismantling of Hamas.

The Texas Tribune

James Talarico’s progressive take on Christianity made him an online sensation. Will it translate to his Texas Senate bid?

The Austin lawmaker says his faith fuels his vision of a Democratic Party that “fights back” against billionaires. Republican critics say his stances are at odds with Scripture.

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