Voodooism ‘is a protected religious belief’

Feb 10, 2025 by

from The Telegraph: Voodooism is a protected religious belief, an employment tribunal has ruled for the first time. The religion has “clear teachings” and tries to “explain mankind’s place in the universe” with its concepts of spirits and...

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How assisted dying changed my mind on religion

Jan 20, 2025 by

by Sonia Sodha, Spectator: Growing up the daughter of East African Asian immigrants of different faiths – my father an atheistic Gujarati Hindu, my mother a lapsed Punjabi Sikh – faith wasn’t a strong feature of my childhood. As a young...

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The new sectarians

Dec 29, 2024 by

by Rakib Ehsan, spiked: In 2024, ethnic and religious tribalism came bursting into British politics. During the course of 2024, we saw for the first time how religious tribalism and ethnic communalism is starting to reshape British...

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NATRE urges government to bring back grants for RE teacher training

Oct 29, 2024 by

from Religion Media Centre: The National Association for the Teachers of RE, NATRE, is calling on the government to reverse its decision to cut “subject knowledge enhancement grants” for those applying to train as secondary teachers of RE...

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‘Gen Z are looking for miracles and angels’: How TikTok became the new church for budding Catholics

Sep 5, 2024 by

by Natasha Leake, Telegraph: Trying to navigate a world in crisis, more young people are looking to a higher power for comfort and guidance – and finding it online. Three years ago, at the age of 20, Maria Stichini heard the voice of God...

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DofE stats show Religious Education under pressure in schools

Jul 23, 2024 by

from Religion Media Centre: The National Association for the Teaching of RE has drawn attention to DofE stats from the national school census which show a challenging state of affairs for RE in schools. Of the 16,168 teachers who taught...

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