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Kenya's Ruto vows action as religious cult death toll continues to rise

Kenyan President William Ruto has vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of at least 58 people suspected of belonging to a Christian cult that practised starvation.

Radio France Internationale

Kenya's Ruto vows action after 58 bodies linked to cult found

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements as police discovered more fatalities in a Christian cult that practised starvation, bringing the toll to 58.

AFP

Kenya's Ruto vows action after 51 bodies linked to cult found

Malindi (Kenya) (AFP) - Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday vowed to crack down on "unacceptable" religious movements after police discovered the bodies of 51 people suspected of belonging to a Christian cult that practised starvation.

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When Congress is more Christian and religious than the rest of America

It's a window into why some policies and debates don't reflect what Americans want.

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“Sometimes I think, 'What would John McVie do?' That’s how I wrote the bassline to Losing My Religion”: The secrets of R.E.M.’s Mike Mills

From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills from 1991, the year that Out Of Time took them from cult status to million sellers.

Guitar World

Court Refuses to Enforce United Arab Emirates Child Custody Decree That Disfavored Christian Parent

From Al Namani v. Watson, decided last year by Judge Daniel Klau (Conn. Super. Ct.), but just posted on Westlaw: General Statutes § 46b-115ii bars a Connecticut family court from enforcing a foreign court judgment that is "repugnant to the public policy of this state." Citing this statute, the respondent…

Reason

Mrs Davis review – fun yet frustrating series mixes religion with raucousness

Betty Gilpin plays a nun on a mission to locate the Holy Grail in a patchy genre-hopping new show about an all-consuming Alexa-adjacent superpower

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Every unmarried daughter has right to reasonable marriage expenses from father irrespective of religion: Kerala HC

Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that the right of an unmarried daughter to get reasonable expenses concerning her marriage from her father cannot have a religious shade. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ouija board wonder: how Hilma af Klint’s occult dabblings made her an outcast

She was a Swedish mystic who believed angels guided her work. Why has this overlooked pioneer now been paired with Piet Mondrian, a jazz-mad Dutchman rebelling against his dad’s religion? The answer lies in the spirit world

The Guardian - UK

Disney enchants kids and adults alike. So when does fan fervour become a secular religion?

They've been called "the most hated group on the internet" — but Disney adults are creating meaning in a way that feels very familiar to one religious scholar.

ABC News

What is Scientology? Tom Cruise ‘wants to recruit Robert Irwin’ into the religion

Tom Cruise is one of the most well-known followers and advocates of the Church of Scientology.

Evening Standard

Indonesian studying Islam in Cairo passes Ramadan far from home

Indonesian Nuni Nuraini Ahyani is in her fourth year studying religion at Cairo's Al-Azhar University, the 1,000-year-old seat of Sunni Muslim learning.

Reuters

Racism in Scotland is 'institutional' with religion a 'particular target' says top lawyer

Aamer Anwar said: “We have no senior black prosecutors, no senior black police officers, no senior black figures in our institutions."

Daily Record

Cubans seek solutions, solace in Santería amid crises

A fusion of African religions and Catholicism, Santería was one of the few religious practices to endure through decades of prohibitions by Cuba’s communist government

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Amateur Hour: A Little Bit of Python Can Let ChatGPT Discuss Your Documents

Guest Post on Chat GPT by Professor Seth Chandler (UH)

The Independent UK

Cubans seek solutions and solace in Santería amid crises

While nearly 70% of Latin America’s 670 million people consider themselves Catholic, in Cuba, Santería is the name of the game

The Guardian - UK

The God Desire by David Baddiel review – not quite losing my religion

The comedian’s attempt to reconcile his lack of faith with his Jewish identity places him in an intriguing position in an often polarised debate

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Migrants give new hope to Canberra churches at Easter

Church leaders say Canberra services will be full over Easter.

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The Independent UK

Census reveals first data on sexuality and gender by religion and ethnicity

Some 1.5% of people identifying as Muslim say their gender is different to their sex registered at birth.

Daily Mirror

'Suella Braverman isn’t being brave, she is being deliberately divisive'

'Grooming isn’t a colour issue. It’s about how to protect vulnerable young girls from exploitative nasty scum whatever their background, race or religion'

The Conversation

Supernatural beliefs have featured in every society throughout history. New research helps explain why

Religion is a human universal. For thousands of years, humans have held religious beliefs and participated in religious rituals. Throughout history, every human society has featured some kind of supernatural or religious belief.

Irish Mirror

Muslim communities in Ireland celebrate Ramadan

As Muslim communities in Ireland celebrate the month of Ramadan, The Irish Mirror explores what happens at Tallaght's mosque during the holy month

The Guardian - UK

Ministers urged to be more aggressive in tackling issues within religious groups

Exclusive: Sweeping review of relationship between faith and state will call for crackdown on oppression and radicalisation

Al Jazeera

Tibet dying a ‘slow death’ under Chinese rule, says exiled leader

Exiled Tibetan leader addresses US Congress for first time, says Tibet’s language, culture and religion facing erasure.

Reason

Majority Still See Hard Work, Tolerance, and Religion as Important American Values

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