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Northern Ireland census shows more Catholics than Protestants -- a political scientist on what this really means

The results of the 2021 Northern Ireland census have been released and they show that 42.3% of the population identify as Catholic and 37.3% as Protestant or other Christian. The census included a supplementary question asking respondents – whether they were in fact religious or not – in which religion…

The Conversation

Non-religious are hardline, easygoing or spiritual, says UK thinktank

Theos study comes as new census data expected to show increase in those describing themselves as non-religious

The Guardian - UK

The Most Cannabis Friendly Religions: Some Might Surprise You

This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission. While many popular religions are still figuring out their modern day policy on marijuana, some religions have been cannabis friendly all along.

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Northern Ireland Census 2021 results: Population more diverse than ever before

The data, published on Thursday, focuses on main language, passports and national identity, which all points to an increasingly diverse population.

Belfast Live

NI Census 2021: More Catholics than Protestants in NI for first time since partition

The 2021 Census showed 9.3% of the population did not belong to any religion were not brought up in any religion - up from 5.6% in 2011

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland census data on religion and national identity to be published

Demographic trends suggest Census 2021 could be the first in the history of the region to record more Catholics than Protestants in the population.

The Independent UK

Karnataka Assembly passes anti-conversion Bill amid Congress walkout

Legislative Council passed the Bill on September 15

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Anti-conversion bill passed in Karnataka assembly

Amid opposition Congress' protest and walkout, Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed the "anti-conversion bill", passed by the Legislative Council last week with minor amendments, seeking to replace the ordinance that was in place to give effect to the bill. Read more on Dynamite News:

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When you're questioning your faith after being hurt by your religious community, here are 3 ways to cope

For the past few months, religion has never been far from U.S. headlines.

The Conversation

King Charles, defender of faith: what the monarchy's long relationship with religion may look like under the new sovereign

When Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne in 1953, she took on the role of “defender of the faith” (Fidei Defensor in the original Latin) – a title first granted to Henry VIII by the Pope in 1521. He subsequently broke with Rome and became the first head of the…

The Conversation

Why Pope Francis chose to highlight religious freedom during his visit to Kazakhstan

Pope Francis spent three days in Kazakhstan, starting Sept. 13, 2022, to attend the Seventh Congress of World and Traditional Religions. The pope met with religious leaders, called for increased religious freedom and condemned religious justifications for war and violence.

The Conversation

The hijab case and the essential practices doctrine

When it comes to an issue concerning a matter of faith, courts have the unenviable task of acting as an expert — on law and on religion

The Hindu

‘Unfair to force women to choose between religion and education,’ says Amnesty

Amnesty India’s tweet comes as the Supreme court is hearing petitions against the Karnataka High Court’s decision to uphold the ban on wearing of hijabs in education institutions.

The Hindu

Can State impose limits on students’ fundamental rights in classroom, asks Supreme Court

Bench says the key issue is whether State place curbs on rights of students in classrooms

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Editorial: Yeshiva University should let an LGBT club form on campus

Yeshiva University is an Orthodox Jewish institution of higher education in New York — a city with a human rights law intended to ensure that in all but truly private settings, people are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, national origin and sexual orientation.

ABC News

Neighbouring Anglican churches go in different directions after church sell off

As mainstream religion starts soul searching in the wake of scandal some communities are choosing to reclaim their local church.

WEKU

America's Christian majority is on track to end

A new study shows that America's Christian majority has been shrinking for years, and if recent trends continue, Christians could make up less than half the U.S. population within a few decades.

Wales Online

Non-religious numbers to increase in US as Christians could become minority group by 2070

A think tank has devised several key questions on religion in the US

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The Independent UK

Pope urged to avoid 'supermarket of religions' in Kazakhstan

Pope Francis is warning Kazakhstan’s bishops against fueling nostalgia for the past

The Hindu

EWS quota an affront to equal society, say petitioners

It stops people from freeing themselves from shackles of caste and religion, say petitioners in Supreme Court

Inverse

Is fandom a cult? The religious fervor fueling Star Wars, Marvel, and more

Marvel and Star Wars have massive followings, but can fandom become a religion if enough people believe in it?

The Independent UK

Amid Russia's war, pope says faith cannot justify such evil

Pope Francis has told the Russian Orthodox hierarchy and other faith leaders that religion must never be used to justify the “evil” of war and that God must never “be held hostage to the human thirst for power.”

The Conversation

If rugby is still a religion in New Zealand, how should its high priesthood respond to a crisis of faith?

Rugby football was the best of all our pleasures: it was religion and desire and fulfilment all in one.

Inverse

'Rick and Morty' Season 6 Episode 2 explained: Cults, religion, and simulation theory

'Rick and Morty' brilliantly blurs the lines between cults, religion, and simulation theory in Season 6 Episode 2, “Rick: A Mort Well Lived.”

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on monarchy as religion: parliament should not bend the knee

Editorial: In a secular age, it is easier to disavow God than the monarchy. That has cowed politicians when they should be braver about reforming royalty

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