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Quarterlife by Devika Rege review – an ambitious debut of the new India

This acutely portrayed reckoning with contemporary Indian sociopolitics traces the faultlines of caste, class and religion

The Guardian - UK

Nigeria’s Ọ̀ṣun Òṣogbo festival celebrates the power of a Yoruba goddess

The Ọ̀ṣun Òṣogbo festival is the most important annual event in Òṣogbo, south-west Nigeria. It draws thousands of devotees and tourists from across Nigeria and worldwide. The festival is a devotional event and a civic ritual dedicated to Ọ̀ṣun, a principal female deity in the Yorùbá pantheon.

The Conversation

My beautiful ‘practicing’ Christians: As churchgoers’ numbers shrink, their social views grow more similar

During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump spoke at a gathering of conservative Protestants, imploring them to vote for him “just this time.”

The Conversation

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How religion’s brand became unpopular in Canada

In 1961, less than one per cent of Canadians identified as having no religion. In 2021, 43 per cent of those between 15 and 35 considered themselves religiously unaffiliated.

The Conversation

Nicaragua's Regime Wages War on Religious Freedom

President Daniel Ortega's crackdown on religion is part of a broader attack on civil liberties.

Reason

Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state

The Independent UK

Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota

Three years ago, a Somali-American mom in Minneapolis founded a group for Muslim women who want to enjoy the great outdoors

The Independent UK

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Top-Down Political Cowardice Helped Make Charlie Hebdo a Lonely Target

From Jimmy Carter to Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama to John Kerry, politicians have led the abandonment of free speech.

Reason

Prof. Michael McConnell on The Supreme Court's Religion Docket

I'm delighted to be able to pass along this item from my Stanford colleague Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford Law School),… The post Prof. Michael McConnell on The Supreme Court's Religion Docket appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

“He heard this outrageously bad dance version. He was enraged; we love that song. The producer said, ‘You should cover it’”: Oceans Of Slumber’s return to prog metal

With a Chris Isaak track acting as an ode to Type O Negative, the Texans found inspiration for new concept album Where Gods Fear To Speak in America’s current environment of uncertainty

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France To Remember Charlie Hebdo Attacks 10 Years On

France is set to mark Tuesday 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion.

International Business Times

France to remember Charlie Hebdo attacks 10 years on

France is on Tuesday marking 10 years since an Islamist attack on the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper that shocked the country and led to fierce debate about freedom of expression and religion.

Radio France Internationale

Technology will never be a god – but has it become a religion?

Way back in September 2015, the controversial engineer, entrepreneur and Silicon Valley magnate Anthony Levandowski set out to establish a new religion. He called it the Way of the Future – or WOTF.

The Conversation

Two held for religion conversion in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli

According to Dynamite News correspondent, the incident was reported in Ajmat Ullah Ganj village under the Harchandpur police station area. Read further on dynamite News:

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1,700-year-old oil lamp found in Jerusalem shows a rare Jewish menorah, even though the Romans tried to suppress the religion

The lamp depicts Jewish motifs from a time when Jewish worship was suppressed under the Romans.

Reason

Claim Against School Board That Refused to Display "Satan Loves the First Amendment" Banner Can Go Forward

[1.] The factual allegations from today's decision by Robert Scola (S.D. Fla.) in Stevens v. School Bd. of Broward County:… The post Claim Against School Board That Refused to Display "Satan Loves the First Amendment" Banner Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason.com.

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Plaintiff "Took Thousands of Photographs and Videos of Many of Her Coworkers Without Their Permission"

From Thursday's decision by Judge Lee Rosenthal (S.D. Tex.) in Berry v. City of Houston: [T]aking the disputed facts in… The post Plaintiff "Took Thousands of Photographs and Videos of Many of Her Coworkers Without Their Permission" appeared first on Reason.com.

Evening Standard

Full list of police-recorded antisemitic and Islamophobic offences, by force

The figures have been obtained by the PA news agency from Freedom of Information requests.

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The Guardian - AU

From Buddhism to Christianity: how spiritual reflection can draw on many different traditions

I look for the threads common across religions: love, hope, service, transcendence

Dynamite News

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath pays tributes to 'Sahibzadas'

Adityanath highlighted their martyrdom as a significant part of the nation's history and praised their determination to protect religion and the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - AU

Woman charged with intimidation after confronting person wearing pro-Palestine shirt in Sydney Kmart

Woman arrested for allegedly threatening violence on grounds of religion after approaching shopper wearing ‘from the river to the sea’ shirt

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: First family of Bollywood, LTA Punjab, populist schemes

AnonymousIn last week’s Hafta, Chetan Bhagat was spot on when he described how minuscule the demands of a typical Indian are and how not only have they adopted a practice of just being submissive to what's happening in terms of poor services, but religion has been at the core of…

The Independent UK

Prayerful, playful, mystical: Some of AP's most compelling religion photos of 2024.

Fittingly, in photographs depicting aspects of faith, it’s often the light that is most riveting.

Salon

No mandate for Christian nationalism

Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush reminds us why Trump "reached record levels of unpopularity when he last served"

The Conversation

How religion helped the radical right take the lead in Romania’s now-cancelled election

The role and symbolic use of the Romanian Orthodox Church and religious rhetoric, in the recently cancelled Romanian election was significant.

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