#religious discrimination

#religious discrimination

The Freemasons filed papers in London on Christmas Eve and claim the Met's policy amounts to religious discrimination against Freemasons who are also police officers. They say the Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, is making up the law on the hoof and accused his force of whipping up conspiracy theories about the influence of Freemasons. The Met has vowed to fight back as it sees the policy as part of its fight to restore trust and credibility, and a case currently under investigation involves claims of masonic influence and alleged wrongdoing.

Back in November, and first reported by The Oklahoman, junior Fulnecky said she was asked to write a 650-word essay reacting to an article about how people are perceived based on societal expectations of gender, to which she penned a paper citing the Bible and no empirical evidence. Fulnecky wrote that removing the concept of gender from society would be "detrimental" because it would put people "farther from God's original plan for humans", and described society "pushing the lie that there are multiple genders" is "demonic and severely harms American youth".

The latest legal maneuver in a months-long dispute invoking competing definitions of Title IX, the federal civil rights law prohibiting sex-based discrimination, saw the Department of Justice file suit against Virginia's Loudoun County School Board, accusing the school district of discriminating against two Christian students who were suspended after objecting to a transgender student using a boys' locker room. "Loudoun County's decision to advance and promote gender ideology tramples on the rights of religious students who cannot embrace ideas that deny biological reality," Assistant

Graduate teaching assistant Mel Curth, who graded the paper, wrote that the zero was based on academic criteria, not retaliation for the student's religious views. Curth wrote that the essay "does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive." Curth also noted that portraying a marginalized group as "demonic" is "highly offensive," and urged the student to use empirical sources rather than doctrinal statements when critiquing course material.

A Metropolitan Police constable who expressed discriminatory views about Muslims has become the seventh officer based at Charing Cross police station to be sacked following a BBC investigation. PC Sean Park also boasted about pretending not to see an alleged excessive use of force by another officer who is said to have stamped on a detainee's ankle, the Met said.

Hussain's resignation comes only hours after he signed a joint statement criticising Zarah Sultana, a fellow founder of Your Party, for transferring 200,000 from a reported 800,000 at the centre of major split in the party. In his letter, Hussain said he had believed he was signing up to "building a political home with mass appeal" and "a force capable of challenging the rise of far-right rhetoric".

"Hateful and discriminatory language has no home in the Big 12 Conference," league commissioner Brett Yormark said Tuesday in a statement. "While we appreciate Colorado apologizing for the chants that occurred in the stands during Saturday's game, the Big 12 maintains zero tolerance for such behavior." "We denounce all forms of religious discrimination & appreciate @CUBoulder's example in rooting out these inappropriate actions. We invite all to showcase their fandom with enthusiasm & respect."

Nearly 40% of Black workers feel comfortable talking about their faith at work, the highest level among U.S. racial groups, yet they risk religious discrimination.