The Latest Breaking News from Religion

A young woman’s death in custody in Iran on September 16 has sparked nationwide protests. Mahsa Amini’s fatal injuries resulted from an arrest and beating by the country’s hijab police, which enforces the mandatory and “correct” way of wearing the hijab. The protesters have caught the world’s attention by chanting…

‘You know how everyone always says never talk about politics or religion? It just wasn’t debatable,’ singer recalled

The ABC recently reported on the “infiltration” of Liberal Party branches in regional Victoria by Pentecostals, on a mission to influence Liberal Party positions on so-called morality issues such as abortion and LGBTIQ+ rights.

Grand Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam has affirmed that “religious discourse in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is characterized by a set of qualities that fit the era.” According to Allam, Saudi Arabia is offering solutions to everything that concerns modern-day Muslims in the matter of their religion. “Religious discourse…

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Talking about the "use of religion as a weapon", Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal said that even though it was happening all over the world, "India is an excessive example of the use of religion"

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…

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

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.