Issues
Groundbreaking Study Exposes Workplace Violence in Turkey
More than three-fourths of workers in Turkey have experienced at least one of five forms of workplace violence during their entire work life, including violence based…
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Christianity
Record Anti-Christian Violence in India Spurs Calls for Action
Christians in India are experiencing a rise in persecution, according to a new report that has documented 745 instances of alleged violence against members of the…
Catholicism
Catholic Woman Wins $12.7 Million in Religious Discrimination Case Over Vaccine Mandate
A Michigan jury has awarded $12.7 million to a Catholic woman who sued her former employer for religious discrimination in a case centering on the company’s…
Christianity
Trivializing the Nativity—Wikipedia’s Gift to the Christmas Season
As previous articles in this series have shown, the bias of Wikipedia admins and select editors who dominate its ranks has “democratized” information in a highly…
Catholicism
Target Apologizes for Firing Employee Over Religious Name Tag
The national retailer Target has issued an apology after facing backlash for terminating an employee who refused to remove a name tag featuring a religious expression.…
Catholicism
Faith Tested: A Woman’s Fight for Inclusion in the Catholic Church
After being denied confirmation due to a physical disability at the age of 15, a devout Catholic shares her inspiring journey of perseverance and faith, calling…
Christianity
Persecution of the Unification Church in Japan Is an Attack on All Religious Freedom
Spurred by a religious “deprogrammer”—code word for bigoted brainwasher—Japan’s attacks make millions wonder: Why does the government have any role in religion at all? The spark…
Religion News
Human Rights Commission Call for Justice and Policy Reform to Resolve Pakistan’s Sanitation Crisis
In Pakistan, a prominent Indian newspaper reports, caste and occupational hierarchies continue to be deeply ingrained, with sanitation jobs predominantly assigned to low-caste Hindus and Christians…
Judaism
County in New York Adopts International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Definition to Combat Antisemitism
In a notable step to address growing antisemitism, a county in New York state’s Hudson Valley has formally adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working…
Christianity
Colorado to Pay $1.5 Million in Settlement Over Christian Designer’s Free Speech Case
Colorado has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million in attorney fees after being found in violation of the First Amendment rights of a Christian graphic…
Education
Indian Professor Sparks Debate Over Caste Criticism in Prestigious University
An Indian history professor who was recently reprimanded for his critique of certain aspects of Hinduism has vowed to persist in challenging caste-based hierarchies and discrimination,…
Issues
HHS Issues Guidance to Combat Religious Discrimination in Healthcare
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a “Dear Colleague” letter emphasizing the responsibility of HHS-funded health and human service providers to…