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Women-Only Naked Spa Lacks Constitutional Right to Exclude Transgender Patrons with Pensises

From Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein's opinion yesterday in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong (W.D. Wash.): The Olympus Spa is a Korean spa "specifically designed for women," and the services offered there "are closely tied to the Korean tradition," meaning patrons are "require[d] … to be naked" during certain services. The facilities…

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Nature religions are growing in Australia – though witchcraft was illegal in some territories just 10 years ago

Nature religions, commonly described as Paganism (or neo-Paganism), are growing in Australia. In the last Census, 33,148 people claimed affiliation with a nature religion: including Animism, Druidism, and the many traditions of Wicca, the most practised Pagan pathway.

The Conversation

Minister’s statements stoke Damoh school ‘conversion’ controversy

Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar said it had emerged that some teachers of the Damoh school had changed their religion

The Hindu

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Denying States their own cultures

Governor Ravi’s argument defies the principle of the concept of linguistic States

The Hindu

Ancestor-worshipping Nilgiris tribes ask why they should identify as Hindu, Christian or Muslim in Census

Indigenous groups in the Nilgiris have raised concerns that the Census of India, which is to be undertaken soon, will not document important distinctions such as language and religion that distinguish the culture of their communities.

The Hindu

Christianity explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

The Week

On Religious Divisiveness and the Judicial Role

Justice Breyer thought the Establishment Clause authorizes judges to improve the tone of political discourse. It does not.

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Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith's other beliefs

Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana

The Independent UK

Q&A: Antigua and Barbuda prime minister on granting Rastafari their sacramental marijuana rights

The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda recently granted Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and smoke marijuana that their faith deems sacred

The Independent UK

Israeli protesters fear for the future of their country's precarious LGBTQ rights revolution

Demonstrations against the Israeli government’s efforts to radically overhaul the country’s judicial system have become a weekly occurrence. Often rainbow pride banners pop with color amid the sea of blue and white national flags.

The Conversation

Street scrolls: The beats, rhymes and spirituality of Latin hip-hop

As a first-generation college graduate and a Latino from a family that constantly scrambled to make ends meet, there was very little in my upbringing that foreshadowed my current life as a religion professor and scholar. I didn’t grow up surrounded by books, and I spent many more hours in…

The Conversation

Census 2022 results: Dublin’s population grows with religion, employment and housing stats revealed

In 2022, 58 per cent of households in Dublin owned their own home, with a further 36 per cent renting. This compared with two thirds of households owning their home nationally and 28 per cent renting

Dublin Live

The Choice by Michael Arditti review – sins of the fathers

The novelist known for his focus on religion tackles child abuse within the church in this subtle and compelling modern morality tale

The Guardian - UK

Morning Digest | Only six religion options make it to next Census form; IMD retains its normal outlook for monsoon, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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The Independent UK

New York City mayor signs ban on weight and height discrimination

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion

USA Today Sports Media Group

‘This is not a basketball game, this is religion,’ says Paul Pierce after Boston’s Game 5 win

"I’m a little surprised they went down 3-0, but they always play well when they’re in this position." said Pierce.

The Hindu

Only six religion options make it to next Census form

This national news article by The Hindu reports that the next census of India will have only six religion options, but will feature new questions on bottled water and migration causes. Read the full story on The Hindu.

Texas Observer

Charlatans, False Prophets and Flimflammers

A veteran NPR reporter tells all about his misadventures covering religion in America during the rise of Christian nationalism.

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Court Upholds Order Limiting Divorced Father's Talking to Gay Son About Sexual Orientation and Religion

"[W]e find no error by the trial court in finding that Father had mentally abused N. The circuit court concluded that N. was 'frightened,' 'scared,' and 'fearful' of his Father's anger and his Father's refusal to accept his sexual orientation."

Tribune News Service

Editorial: If Missouri public schools teach Bible classes, whose version of religion rules?

Missouri legislators have adopted yet another solution in search of a problem. They’ve passed a bill — and sent it to Gov. Mike Parson to sign (he shouldn’t) — that would allow public schools to offer elective courses on the Bible.

Tribune News Service

Missouri bill on Gov. Parson’s desk would allow public schools to teach electives on the Bible

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the waning hours of the legislative session, Missouri lawmakers passed a bill long-sought by a pair of Christian lawmakers that would allow public schools to offer elective courses on the Bible.

The Texas Tribune

Key supporter of Texas school chaplain bill has pushed for evangelism in schools

Rocky Malloy, a self-described former drug-smuggling pirate saved by divine intervention, has led a group that promotes chaplains as a tool to proselytize to schoolchildren.

Salon

DeSantis' deal with the devil won't help

DeSantis' chances of winning the election once the country learns of his radical record are worse than Trump's

The Conversation

Fact checks in Indonesia need more visual elements to cut through, our research shows

Misinformation in Indonesia has spread extensively and pervaded areas such as politics, religion and health as the 2024 General Election draws closer.

The Guardian - UK

Hell, yes: younger Britons more likely to believe in damnation, study finds

Belief in afterlife higher among gen Z and millennials than in baby boomers, despite being less religious generally

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