Issues
Facebook Pushes To Crack Down on Hate Speech
Facebook moves forward on hate speech crackdown; hires 3,000 In a current series termed as Hard Questions, Facebook staff and management have been explaining to the…
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Sikh Couple to Take Legal Action After ‘Cultural Heritage’ Prevents Them From Adopting
UK adoption agency denies Sikh couple. A Sikh couple living in the UK have reported to the press that they were turned away from a local…
Catholicism
Majority Support Gay Marriage, Even Evangelicals
Support for gay marriage has reached an all-time high; support for gay marriage increased among Republicans, Catholics, and Evangelicals. Support for gay rights in the U.S.…
Christianity
Destruction of Arkansas Ten Commandments Monument Forces Satanic Temple to Postpone Lawsuit
The Satanic Temple is dropping charges, but vows to resume the lawsuit if the monument is installed again. On June 28, a monument depicting the Ten…
Religion News
Unitarian Universalists Elect First Woman President
Election of Rev. Susan Frederick-Gray comes after the resignation of ex-president amidst diversity issues. The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) elected its first woman president in Rev.…
Christianity
12-Year-Old Gay Mormon Girl Comes Out to Her Church
Savannah hopes that her coming out will help closeted church members. Savannah Ward, a 12-year-old from Utah, took the stand in her Mormon Church's Fast and…
Issues
Western Wall Plan for Mixed-Gender Prayer Space Put on Hold
Mixed-gender prayer scrapped at Western Wall In a move that has angered both Conservative and Reform Jewish groups, the Israeli government suspended plans to create a…
Islam
Why Does China Have Women-only Mosques?
Islam in China has a long tradition of women-only mosques. Traveling, writing, and filming for the last 35 years between the Mediterranean and the Yellow Sea,…
Agnosticism
No Religion, Tops Religious Affiliation Poll in Australia
Islam, Hinduism increasing; number of religious nones higher than Catholics Australia is quickly turning less and less Christian and more Atheist each year.[/tweetit] The number of…
Christianity
Supreme Court Rules for Religious Institutions in Playground Funding Case
Two Justices dissented from this judgment The United States Supreme Court in its ruling on June 26 stated that school playground grants funded by the U.S.…
Catholicism
Religious Groups Call Out Health Care Bill
The bill is being attacked for targeting the poor. Several religious organizations have sent public letters and letters to Congress arguing against the new health care…
Catholicism
Forcibly Removed Chinese Catholic Bishop is Missing
Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was taken into custody in late 2016 and has not been seen since. In late 2016, one of the bishops in the…