The U.S. government and the United Nations on Tuesday expressed concerns about a contentious religion-based citizenship law, opens new tab in India, with the UN calling the legislation “fundamentally discriminatory in nature.”
US religious freedom commission leaves Saudi Arabia after rabbi co-chair is told to remove his kippah
A U.S. government delegation tasked with monitoring religious freedom around the world cut a visit to Saudi Arabia short after Saudi officials demanded that a prominent rabbi on the trip remove his kippah.
India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Monday announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that excludes Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader seeks a third term in office.
Why Can’t We Just Let Queer Kids Be Kids?
When I read about Nex Benedict, 16, the nonbinary teenager in Owasso, Oklahoma, who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom that may have been sparked by bullying, I couldn’t stop thinking about Sue Benedict, the grandmother…
The Netherlands opens a Holocaust museum as protesters oppose Israeli president’s presence
The Netherlands opened the National Holocaust Museum on Sunday with a ceremony presided over by the Dutch king as well as Israeli President Isaac Herzog, whose presence prompted protest because of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
‘Dune 2’ portrays the danger of mixing religion and politics. It doesn’t know the half of it.
Frank Herbert, the author of the “Dune” science fiction novels, once wrote that mixing religion and politics is a bit like riding in a cart headed off a cliff. By the time you’ve reached the edge, it’s too late.
New Study Suggests Anti-Asian Hate And Fear Remain High In New York City
Despite some reports that anti-Asian hate crimes are declining in New York, Asian Americans in the city still fear for their safety and remain hypervigilant in public settings, according to a new study.
9th Circuit rules the destruction of Oak Flat likely does not substantially burden religious exercise, campaign to save Oak Flat continues
A sharply divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, agreed with an earlier 3-judge panel and held on a 6-5 vote that the U.S. government’s transfer to a mining company of sacred land called Chí’chil Biłdagoteel – loosely translated in English as “Oak Flat”…
Fear, Grief, then Supernatural Peace: Myanmar Christians Process Draft
When Kyaw Sone, a 27-year-old seminary student in Yangon, Myanmar, heard the news last month that the government was conscripting young men and women amid the country’s civil war, he felt “very, very sad.”