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Supreme Court opens the door to gut civil rights, fair housing laws

Substitute “African American” for “LGBT+” in the case of Colorado web designer Lorie Smith, and you’ve got a return to the bad old days of Jim Crow when so many alleged Christians insisted their religion required separation of the races, a lawyer writes.

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65 cases of child abuse related to religion identified in fiscal 2017-2022

Child consultation centers identified 65 cases of child abuse related to religious faith from fiscal 2017 to fiscal 2022, a recent survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun has discovered.

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The Colorado website designer's win is one of dozens of federal cases where religious beliefs and LGBTQ+ rights have clashed – and the pattern might not be what you think

Does a Colorado designer’s belief that marriage is between one man and one woman merit an exemption to state law barring discrimination against LGBTQ+ people? On June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court decided 6-3 that the answer is yes: Requiring a conservative Christian business owner to create wedding websites for…

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400 years ago, philosopher Blaise Pascal was one of the first to grapple with the role of faith in an age of science and reason

In an apostolic letter released on June 19, 2023, Pope Francis praised the “brilliant and inquisitive mind” of the influential French philosopher Blaise Pascal, born on that date 400 years ago.

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Kolhapur lecturer ‘forced’ to go on leave for saying rapists ‘can be from any religion’

When college professor Tejaswini Desai told her first-year class that perpetrators of rape can be from any religion or community, she never imagined that the consequences would include being questioned by the police and a hate campaign on social media.

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U.P. govt. protecting criminals on the basis of caste and religion; CM must resign, says Chandrashekhar Azad

“Firstly, law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is getting worse and secondly, the government is providing protection to the criminals,” said Mr. Azad.

The Hindu

Could a New Religion Develop around AI?

The hunger to believe in something beyond the self is real. What if bots started creating scripture?

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COUNTERPOINT: Decline in religion doesn’t bode well for the republic

Over the last several decades, a growing number of Americans have abandoned their faith — usually Christianity — to join the ranks of the nonreligious. These “Nones” describe themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular.” Some may shrug at this, but you don’t have to be religious to know…

Tribune News Service

Massachusetts Bills Fail To Favor One Religion Over Others

Middle East Forum deals Islamists two setbacks in Massachusetts

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Allahabad High Court issues notice to Adipurush dialogue writer

The Allahabad High Court on June 27 came down heavily on the makers of Adipurush movie and said that the makers are testing the tolerance of a particular religion. Slamming the makers for portraying characters including Lord Rama, Hanuman and Sita in ‘vulgar’ and ‘objectionable’ manner, the court orally observed…

The Hindu

PM Modi’s pitch for Uniform Civil Code is on the same lines as Centre’s affidavit in Supreme Court

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pitch for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on June 27 mirrors a Law Ministry affidavit filed in the Supreme Court months ago, which said that “citizens belonging to different religions and denominations following different property and matrimonial laws is an affront to…

The Hindu

Young NI woman is 'saved' after being 'open to anything' that would help her

Kirsty Lynch, who suffered a bad break-up and lost her home, has now launched EVOLVE for women to share spiritual practices

Belfast Live

The Gates review – retrofuturist tale of serial killer’s spirit on the rampage

Horror-thriller is a confusing mashup of science, religion and spiritualism, cursed with a sloppy script and bad acting

The Guardian - UK

Mark Rylance says he initially took a ‘distilled garlic solution’ instead of Covid vaccine

The Oscar-winning actor claimed ‘science is no different than religion’.

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The Independent UK

Mark Rylance says being told to have Covid-19 jab ’caused alarm bells to ring’

The Oscar-winning actor claimed ‘science is no different than religion’.

The Hindu

All are equal death and grief: Kerala mosque spreads a secular message

Juma Masjid near Muvattupuzha begins announcing through loudspeaker all deaths in the neighbourhood, irrespective of religion. Hitherto, the announcement was restricted to the muezzin’s call for prayer.

Reason

Schools Have No Constitutional Obligation to Try to Keep Students from Having Sex in the Parking Lot

"[T]he Does cannot wield the constitutional right to parent as a sword to require the district to adopt policies that help them to direct and control their son's choices," and likewise as to the right to free exercise of religion.

The Hindu

Congress’ opposition to Gandhi Peace Prize to Gita Press ‘insult’ to our culture and religion: M.P. CM Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on June 20 hit out at the Congress, saying its opposition to the Gita Press being named for the Gandhi Peace Prize was an “insult to our culture, traditions, life values and religion.”

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Six slapped with NSA, their homes demolished for allegedly assaulting a youth in Bhopal

Three men were arrested and their homes demolished in Bhopal on June 19 after they were slapped with the stringent National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly assaulting and attempting to convert the religion of a young man.

The Hindu

K.J. George defends decision to repeal anti-conversion law

Minister for Energy K.J. George said that the State government had decided to repeal the anti-conversion law, the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022, passed during the BJP regime because of the mistakes it carried.

The Hindu

C.T. Ravi appeals to religious heads to convene Maha Panchayat against govt.’s decision to repeal anti-conversion law

Taking serious exception to the State government’s decision to repeal the controversial anti-conversion law, passed by the previous BJP government, BJP national general secretary C.T. Ravi has appealed to religious heads to convene a Maha Panchayat to protect the Hindu religion.

The Hindu

After repealing anti-conversion law, what will happen to 21 cases booked under it?

While the State Cabinet has decided to repeal the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022 (popularly termed anti-conversion law), questions have now been raised on what will happen to those booked under the Act, since it became operational in the State in May 2022.

The Conversation

Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles go

During its two-day annual meeting that began on June 13, 2023, the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirmed the ouster of its largest congregation that ordained women and began a process to amend its constitution to ensure its church membership “does not affirm, appoint or employ a woman as a pastor of…

The Conversation

Jewish denominations: A brief guide for the perplexed

As a scholar of modern Jewish history, religion and politics, I am often asked to explain the differences between Judaism’s major denominations. Here is a very brief overview:

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R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe changed his original lyrics to Everybody Hurts after regrets over a misunderstood lyric in Losing My Religion

Here's why R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe changed a key lyric in his bands's worldwide mega-hit Everybody Hurts

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