religious beliefs

By jorge gomezEditorial contributor | Thursday, March 17, 2022Anti-vaccine protesters block the road at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, February 11, 2022. Protesters supporting the 'Freedom Convoy' in…

As the Karnataka High Court considers whether women should be allowed to attend class wearing the hijab, it is instructive to place the issue in the broader context of court rulings on the wearing of religious symbols. From a…

In a major religious freedom case, the 5th United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled reversed a lower court and ruled that religious employees of United Airlines may be eligible for an injunction blocking the company's…

(RNS) - Perhaps one of the most important legal terms of the 21st century is “religious freedom.” As my fellow University of Cincinnati political scientist, Andrew Lewis, explains in his most recent book, "The Rights Turn in Conservative…

The Rutan-Rams (and six others) have now filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Department of Children's Services and its commissioner. According to court documents cited by The Washington Post, the Holston United Methodist Home for…

The older sister of an alleged murder victim says her family's religious beliefs became stricter as she grew up.Jayde Struhs' little sister Elizabeth died in January after her parents, Kerrie and Jason, allegedly refused her diabetes…

Farruko is officially on the road with her La 167 tour launched last fall in San Diego. With seven concerts remaining in the trek, as well as festival performances to be announced soon, the Puerto Rican singer opened up about his…

Through Jorge Gomez and Lauren MosesEditorial contributor | Friday, February 11, 2022Scott Olson/Getty ImagesAccording to a recent survey conducted by the Freedom Forum, fewer people in our country regard religious freedom as the first…

A new bill in Arizona would ban some discrimination against gays and transgender people, but includes an important compromise that would exempt churches and religious organizations. The law project, HB 2802,…

The Oregon Court of Appeals reversed part of a state ruling that forced Christian bakers Aaron and Melissa Klein out of business by penalizing them $135,000 for refusing to create a custom cake for a gay marriage. The court found that a…

Karnataka's Protection of the Right to Religious Freedom Bill, recently passed by the state legislature, is riddled with constitutional infirmities, stifles religious freedom and encourages interference in private affairs, writing RAHUL…

Madurai: An evangelist cannot outrage the religious beliefs of others and claim immunity from criminal prosecution for intentionally insulting the religious feelings of others, the Madras High Court said. Judge GR Swaminathan,…

The most important factor in whether or not children hold onto their faith and go to church when they are older are their parents. This is not always true, of course, but in general, if parents are religious, so will their children in…

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A religious controversy erupted on the 11e November 2021 on the alleged comparison of Congress leader Salman…

LAKEWOOD, Ohio - A good friend and former colleague recently contacted me for advice on possible career advancement, as I had previously held a comparable position. I did my best to educate her on the pros and cons from my experiential…

Washington - The past year has been a busy one for the country's High Court, particularly with issues of interest to Catholics regarding abortion, religious freedom, the COVID-19 vaccine warrants and the death penalty.…

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By John A. Sparks Parents across the country fear that some public school boards, administrators and associations will look down on them and fear their contribution when they raise legitimate questions about the…

A woman holds a lighted hanukkiyah, a menorah (candelabra) used specifically for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Each night of the eight-day festival, a successive candle is lit. (Yaroslav Shuraev / Pexels) By Gina…

Ms Plibersek supported the principle but warned of the implications for teachers and students in religious schools when there was not enough time to examine the project in detail."Of course, we support religious freedom in principle - no…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will personally present his watered-down religious discrimination bill to the Federal Parliament, even though some of his moderate MPs "still question the necessity" of the legislation.Key points:Details of a…

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In an age plagued by growing incivility in public discourse, Americans still want religious voices to participate in conversations about solutions to the problems facing the country. Increasingly, Americans seem to see people of faith in…

Idaho lawmakers took a stand for religious freedom and against COVID-19 mandates during a long, busy day on…

LGBT + activists have criticized suggestions that banning conversion therapy could violate people's rights to religious freedom. In recent months, the Scottish Parliament's Equalities Committee has heard from people wanting to ban the…

If you want to send your child to New York Public School, you cannot apply for a religious exemption from vaccination under a law passed in 2019 and upheld by a state appeals court earlier this year. . The reason is that society's…

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Anyone who finds religion fascinating and cares about the subject can pursue a university degree in this field. Enthusiastic followers of a well-known world religion like Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam and Taoism or of an…

Atheists in Kenya Society (AIK) called for the abolition of religious studies from the Kenyan education system. AIK President Nyende Mumia said Christian, Islamic and Hindu religious education (CRE, IRE and HRE) should be removed from the…

Amid endless debates over masks, vaccine warrants and recalls, a particularly thorny COVID-19 question arises: How do we know whether a request for a religious exemption from the COVID vaccine is sincere?How could one even measure faithful…

Harry "Skip" Stout's enthusiasm for the study of religion in American life is contagious. Just ask one of its former graduate students. Catherine Brekus '93 Ph.D. was a first year doctoral student at Yale in the fall of 1987 when she…

In his response to my "controversy", Caleb Smith presents himself as a "critic of secularism". This is, I think, an accurate description. It might surprise him to learn that I too am critical. This remark of The Oxford Handbook on…

Today, Benjamin Pietro Marcus, specialist in religious literacy at the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute, shares concrete strategies to build a lesson enriched by religious studies. This article is based on that of…

A group of parents and their children are to go to court to challenge the Government's decision to exclude non-religious worldviews from the new GCSE in Religious Studies.Under the revised curriculum, which will be taught in schools from…