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To give schools real choice about secular school chaplains, latest change needs to go further

New federal Education Minister Jason Clare has announced a change to the National School Chaplaincy Program to allow schools to “choose” between having a religious chaplain and having a professionally qualified well-being worker.

The Conversation

Sotomayor warns Supreme Court ‘continues to dismantle the wall of separation between church and state’

Conservative majority’s ruling in Carson v Makin could make it easier for religious schools to get public money

The Independent UK

Maine cannot ban aid to religious schools, top US court rules

The six-to-three ruling is the latest in a series of Supreme Court decisions in recent years expanding religious rights.

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Supreme Court rules for parents seeking state aid for religious schools

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended its support for religious schools, ruling that parents who send their children to such institutions have a right to tuition aid if the state provides it to other similar private schools.

Los Angeles Times

Tentative Thoughts On The Jewish Claim To A "Religious Abortion"

Recently, Congregation L'Dor Va-Dor, a synagogue in Palm Beach County, Florida, challenged the constitutionality of Florida's new abortion restriction. I think there are many procedural problems with the complaint, including standing and the scope of the proposed remedy. (See my post here.) But here I'd like to address the merits…

Reason

MPs should avoid making statements that hurt religious feelings: Om Birla

Om Birla completes three years in the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker

The Hindu

Muslims are finding their place in America’s abortion debate

As the United States Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Muslim Americans are gearing up for what the landmark reversal could mean for their communities

The Independent UK

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81% of Americans Believe in God, Down from 92% in 2011

https://twitter.com/GallupNews/status/1537767725874958337 For the 2011 number, see here. Note also that "Gallup has found that Americans are much less likely to attend church, become members of a church or rate themselves as confident in organized religion than to simply believe in God's existence."

Reason

Synagogue challenges Florida abortion law over religion

A synagogue claims in a lawsuit that a new Florida law prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks violates religious freedom rights of Jews in addition to the state constitution’s privacy protections

The Independent UK

Respect the robe

Late last month, Sipboworn Kaewngam, director of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB), warned people about what they should and shouldn't do to monks who misbehaved.

Bangkok Post

'Cinemas must stand firm against mobs' plea to ban movies and shut down free speech'

Columnist Saira Khan says venues like Cineworld shouldn’t jeopardise democracy by caving in to protestors who are intolerant to religion and aim to block freedom of speech

Daily Mirror

AIADMK deplores comments against Prophet Muhammad

It is unacceptable to indulge in cheap politics over matters concerning religion, says D. Jayakumar

The Hindu

Spirituality and ecological values: What remains of India's utopian city of Auroville?

It's a utopian city without money, without a government, without religion and which welcomes all nationalities. Auroville was founded in southern India in February 1968 by Mirra Alfassa, a French woman nicknamed "the Mother". After her death in 1973, the city developed, despite being located in the middle of the…

France 24

What are Georgetown Professors Forbidden to Say?

Under the reasoning of the Georgetown University Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Affirmative Action (IDEAA) report in the Ilya Shapiro matter, a wide range of public speech criticizing religions, political parties, veterans, etc. could be "prohibit[ed] harassment."

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India's ruling party asks officials to exercise caution on religious issues after Islamic nations protest

Leaders of India's Hindu nationalist ruling party on Tuesday instructed officials to be "extremely cautious" when talking about religion on public platforms after derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad drew protests from Islamic nations.

The Hindu

Akal Takht chief pushes for training in ‘traditional and modern weapons’ on Operation Bluestar anniversary

Sikhs are confronting several challenges and efforts were needed to strengthen the religion, says Giani Harpreet Singh.

The Hindu

Delhi High Court remark on conversion ‘right’ raises questions

A 1977 SC judgment says Article 25 does not bestow such a right

The Hindu

Revised textbook should say Basavanna ‘propogated’ Veerashaiva religion instead of ‘developing’ it: Seers

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India: Diplomatic storm over BJP staff insult of Prophet Muhammad

In a statement, BJP said it respects all religions and ‘strongly denounces’ the insult of any religious personalities.

The Hindu

It shows 'actual face' of BJP: Minority cell head after party acts against Nupur Sharma, Jindal

Jamal Siddiqui said that members of Muslim and all other communities should understand that the BJP doesn't differentiate between people on the basis of religion and caste

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BJP suspends Nupur Sharma, Naveen Kumar Jindal over inflammatory remarks against minorities

In an apparent response to the ongoing controversy over party spokesperson Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal's alleged inflammatory remarks against minorities, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday suspended Sharma and Jindal from the primary membership of the party till further notice.

The Hindu

Amid global outrage, BJP acts against leaders for hate remarks

The party suspends Nupur Sharma, Naveen Kumar for communal comments

The Hindu

Legal requirement to probate wills executed in Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, challenged in High Court

Litigant wants Section 213 of Indian Succession Act, 1925, declared unconstitutional because of discrimination on the basis of religion and geographic location

The Hindu

Society should think of self purgation: VHP leader

In order to strengthen the Hindu religion, there was need for alleviating the bad practices, he says

Newslaundry

No, Vir Sanghvi, the Uniform Civil Code has nothing to do with ‘secular liberals’

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