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Commentary: Making the case for a stronger US commitment to human rights

On Dec. 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in what is considered a groundbreaking moment for rights around the world. It recognized that everyone has the same basic inalienable rights, regardless of national origin, language, race, religion or sex.

Chicago Tribune

Supreme Court taking up clash of religion and gay rights

The Supreme Court is hearing the case of a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for gay couples, that’s the latest clash of religion and gay rights to land at the highest court

The Independent UK

Surrender by Bono review - Star opens up about fame, philanthropy and religion

OH no, not another rock ‘n’ roll memoir! Hang on: it’s by Brother Paul. You don’t call him that? I do. Not because naming him this way mocks…

The National (Scotland)

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Court Holds That Indiana RFRA Provides Religious Exemptions from Abortion Ban

Note that the decision is not inconsistent with the Supreme Court's holding in Dobbs, though it may of course still be overturned on appeal on other grounds.

Reason

‘Dieting was my religion’: the appeal of an insidious culture when everything else seems out of control

Diets, like religion, offer community and control in an uncertain world. While we were never going to live forever, we are still lured by their promise

The Guardian - AU

Beyond beliefs: does religious faith lead to a happier, healthier life?

The stress-reducing, life-extending benefits of religion can offer useful strategies even for non-believers, say scientists

The Guardian - UK

Areas in Merseyside with the most and least Christians

Our region is home to some of the most religious areas in the UK

Liverpool Echo

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BBC not covering religious issues adequately, says former Religion Editor

The comments come in light of census figures which found those in England and Wales identifying as Christian fell below half for the first time.

The Independent UK

The census is proof that the privileges enjoyed by the Church of England are unfair, unethical and unsustainable

The enormous non-religious population faces everyday discrimination - Humanists UK

Daily Mirror

Calls grow to disestablish Church of England as Christians become minority

Role of church in parliament and schools questioned as census shows 5.5m fewer holders of faith in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

Census 2021 in charts: Christianity now minority religion in England and Wales

The 2021 census has also shown that some of England’s biggest cities are becoming more diverse

The Guardian - UK

APP VERSION ONLY DO NOT PUBLISH Census 2021 in numbers: Key changes in England and Wales population explained

Major changes have been seen across England and Wales in the last decade, including religion and ethnicity

The Independent UK

Census 2021 in numbers: Key changes in England and Wales population explained

Major changes have been seen across England and Wales in the last decade, including religion and ethnicity

The Independent UK

Proportion of population describing themselves as Christian falls below 50% for first time, ONS reveals

The proportion of the population of England and Wales describing themselves as Christian has fallen below a half for the first time, the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

Census: Less than half of England and Wales population identifies as Christian

The percentage of people saying they had no religion jumped from 25.2% in 2011 to over a third in 2021 (37.2%).

Evening Standard

Less than half the population are Christian for the first time

When Rishi Sunak became prime minister, his accession was widely welcomed across the political spectrum, as the first British Asian to secure the top job in politics, and only the second from a minority background after Benjamin Disraeli in the nineteenth century.

Wales Online

The areas of Wales where people feel most Welsh revealed in new Census data

The latest figures from the 2021 Census also highlight how Wales is losing its religion

The Guardian - UK

Why is the Christian population of England and Wales declining?

The most recent census data on religion is significant as the Church of England enjoys considerable privilege

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Manchester Evening News

Less than half of UK population are Christian for first time ever, census data says

The proportion has fallen below 50 percent for the first time

The Independent UK

Key census statistics on religion, ethnicity and language in England and Wales

Caerphilly in Wales is the area with the highest proportion of people reporting no religion.

Wales Online

UK has become one of the least religious countries on Earth, says charity

'The enormous non-religious population in England and Wales face everyday discrimination'

The Independent UK

Less than half of people in England and Wales identify as Christian, census reveals

Some 46.2 per cent of population of England and Wales described themselves as Christian

The Independent UK

Census shows number identifying as Christian has fallen below half of population

Some 46.2% of the population of England and Wales described themselves as Christian on the day of the 2021 census,

The Guardian - UK

England and Wales now minority Christian countries, census reveals

Data shows Leicester and Birmingham have become UK’s first ‘minority majority’ cities in new age of ‘super-diversity’

The Conversation

How South Korea uses technology to bring together local residents and World Heritage sites

The Baekje kingdom was one of the earliest states on the Korean Peninsula (18 BEC to 660 CE), and UNESCO’s Baekje Historic Areas offer a unique testimony of its history, culture and legacy. Located in South Korea’s Midwest, the kingdom was at the crossroads of exchanges of art and Buddhist…

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