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K.J. George defends decision to repeal anti-conversion law

Minister for Energy K.J. George said that the State government had decided to repeal the anti-conversion law, the Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022, passed during the BJP regime because of the mistakes it carried.

The Hindu

C.T. Ravi appeals to religious heads to convene Maha Panchayat against govt.’s decision to repeal anti-conversion law

Taking serious exception to the State government’s decision to repeal the controversial anti-conversion law, passed by the previous BJP government, BJP national general secretary C.T. Ravi has appealed to religious heads to convene a Maha Panchayat to protect the Hindu religion.

The Hindu

After repealing anti-conversion law, what will happen to 21 cases booked under it?

While the State Cabinet has decided to repeal the Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Act, 2022 (popularly termed anti-conversion law), questions have now been raised on what will happen to those booked under the Act, since it became operational in the State in May 2022.

The Hindu

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Southern Baptist Convention votes to expel two churches with female pastors – a religion scholar explains how far back these battles go

During its two-day annual meeting that began on June 13, 2023, the Southern Baptist Convention reaffirmed the ouster of its largest congregation that ordained women and began a process to amend its constitution to ensure its church membership “does not affirm, appoint or employ a woman as a pastor of…

The Conversation

Jewish denominations: A brief guide for the perplexed

As a scholar of modern Jewish history, religion and politics, I am often asked to explain the differences between Judaism’s major denominations. Here is a very brief overview:

The Conversation

Congress govt in Karnataka decides to repeal anti-conversion law brought in by BJP regime

BENGALURU: The Karnataka cabinet led by the Congress on Thursday decided to repeal the anti-conversion law brought in by the previous BJP government.

The Times of India

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe changed his original lyrics to Everybody Hurts after regrets over a misunderstood lyric in Losing My Religion

Here's why R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe changed a key lyric in his bands's worldwide mega-hit Everybody Hurts

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"Minnesota Appeals Court Decides 4 Cases on Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates"

A post by Prof. Howard Friedman (Religion Clause), which he kindly allowed me to pass along: Yesterday, the Minnesota Court of Appeals decided four separate appeals from decisions of Unemployment Law Judges who denied unemployment benefits because an applicant refused on religious grounds to comply with an employer's Covid vaccine…

Reason

How Pat Robertson changed Christian media and made it politically influential

For Americans growing up between the 1950s and the 1980s, religion was a predictable presence on television: There were weekly Sunday morning shows and religious programming that issued end-time warnings, sought monetary contributions or staged faith healings. But none of those covered news.

The Conversation

Pat Robertson's lasting influence on American politics: 3 essential reads

Televangelist Pat Robertson, who died at the age of 93 on June 8, 2023, was a familiar face on television for many conservative Christians, attracting a million viewers each day on his flagship show, “The 700 Club.”

The Conversation

Pat Robertson, who brought religion into US politics, dies at 93

Roberston, a conservative Christian, hosted The 700 Club on TV and supported a number of Republican presidents.

Al Jazeera

Christian media mogul, ‘700 Club’ host and presidential candidate Pat Robertson dies at 93

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has died

The Independent UK

Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster, dies at 93

Robertson was a familiar presence in American living rooms because of his “700 Club” television show.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pat Robertson dies at 93; founded Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Coalition

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has died

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Survey: Religion, race shape your comfort with gender-neutral pronouns

White evangelicals and others of conservative faiths are most resistant to gender-neutral pronouns.

Reason

Women-Only Naked Spa Lacks Constitutional Right to Exclude Transgender Patrons with Pensises

From Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein's opinion yesterday in Olympus Spa v. Armstrong (W.D. Wash.): The Olympus Spa is a Korean spa "specifically designed for women," and the services offered there "are closely tied to the Korean tradition," meaning patrons are "require[d] … to be naked" during certain services. The facilities…

The Conversation

Nature religions are growing in Australia – though witchcraft was illegal in some territories just 10 years ago

Nature religions, commonly described as Paganism (or neo-Paganism), are growing in Australia. In the last Census, 33,148 people claimed affiliation with a nature religion: including Animism, Druidism, and the many traditions of Wicca, the most practised Pagan pathway.

The Hindu

Minister’s statements stoke Damoh school ‘conversion’ controversy

Madhya Pradesh School Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar said it had emerged that some teachers of the Damoh school had changed their religion

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The Hindu

Denying States their own cultures

Governor Ravi’s argument defies the principle of the concept of linguistic States

The Hindu

Ancestor-worshipping Nilgiris tribes ask why they should identify as Hindu, Christian or Muslim in Census

Indigenous groups in the Nilgiris have raised concerns that the Census of India, which is to be undertaken soon, will not document important distinctions such as language and religion that distinguish the culture of their communities.

The Week

Christianity explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

Reason

On Religious Divisiveness and the Judicial Role

Justice Breyer thought the Establishment Clause authorizes judges to improve the tone of political discourse. It does not.

The Independent UK

Why Rastafari smoke marijuana for sacramental reasons and the faith's other beliefs

Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana

The Independent UK

Q&A: Antigua and Barbuda prime minister on granting Rastafari their sacramental marijuana rights

The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda recently granted Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and smoke marijuana that their faith deems sacred

The Conversation

Israeli protesters fear for the future of their country's precarious LGBTQ rights revolution

Demonstrations against the Israeli government’s efforts to radically overhaul the country’s judicial system have become a weekly occurrence. Often rainbow pride banners pop with color amid the sea of blue and white national flags.

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