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Indian Mother Breaking Marriage Tradition Goes Viral

This mother is smashing all patriarchal notions In conservative Hinduism, when a woman gets married, a mother can play a minimal role in the marriage. Male members tend to do all the religious tasks...

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Australian Politician Who Attacked Gay Marriage Leaves Wife for Lover

Deputy Prime Minister Faces Widespread Criticism Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is world renowned for being a staunch opponent of same-sex marriage. When Australia was considering the...

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Violence Against Jews Is Down, But anti-Semitism Is on the Rise

“Jew” has again become a swear word Increasing anti-Semitism has made European Jews insecure. According to a study conducted by Kantor Center for The Study of Contemporary European Jewry of Tel Aviv...

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How Did This Giant Jade Buddha Travel The World?

Statue Was Seen By Over 11 Million People Over 9 years The Jade Buddha of Universal Peace came home to Great Stupa of Universal Compassion, Australia. It returned to its original location after a...

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Australian Senator Demands “Final Solution” for Immigration

Says Australians should decide if they want “non-English speaking immigrants from the third world,” Muslims in particular Australian crossbench senator Fraser Anning from the Katter’s Australia party,...

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Christians and Muslims Upset Over Crucified Jesus Organ Donor Ad

Over 20,000 have a signed petition in protest. Over 20,000 people have signed an online petition to remove the advertisement. The ad at the center of the storm is two and a half minutes long. It...

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Australian PM Wants Muslim Leaders to Be More Aggressive in Preventing Terrorism

He wants Labor to pass a bill to bypass technological encryption. The reasoning of the PM is that in multiple cases, Muslim community leaders and imams have knowledge of who has infiltrated and is...

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Australian PM Announces Protection from Religious Discrimination Bill

The bill has its fair share of critics Discriminatory practices on basis of religious activity will not be allowed. This bill comes at a time when Australia is being rocked by claims related to LGBT...

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Church of Scientology Blames Murder of Australian Scientologist on Leah...

The Church of Scientology has said the murder was incited by the show’s efforts to “poison the airwaves” to “create hatred” towards Scientology. The Church of Scientology has issued a letter Re: “Blood...

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Cardinal George Pell Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison

Cardinal George Pell is the senior most Catholic leader to be convicted of a crime The former Vatican Treasurer, considered to be the third most influential position among the Holy See leadership, was...

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10 Biggest Controversial Religious Sites

These religious locations around the world cause tension and conflict. 1. Western Wall This wall, located near the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, is historically part of an ancient temple. It has been at...

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Religious News From Around the Web, Jan 6th 2020

Nine Years for Pastor, Armed Church Security? Interfaith Award, Truth or Guns? Sikhs Help in Fires, Evangelicals Polled, Falun Gong “Cult” Chinese Sentence Christian Pastor to Nine Years in Prison...

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New Book Looks into the Value of Religious Confession

“Religious Confession and Evidential Privilege in the 21st Century” seeks to spark discussion on the preservation of the confidentiality of confession while increasing accountability, especially in the...

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