#religious-institutions

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Philosophy
fromBuzzFeed
4 days ago

People Share The Buckwild Things That Happened At Church That Made Them Leave Their Religion

People leave churches for many personal reasons, and those experiences may reflect community treatment rather than faith or beliefs.
Right-wing politics
fromEsquire
4 days ago

We Need to Start Holding the Republican Party Accountable for Xenophobic Violence

A mother warned police that her son was a violent Islamophobe with firearms, but two teenagers still killed three people at a mosque before dying themselves.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks ago

Vandalism at Oakland Catholic church known for peace and justice displays

Vandalism damaged St. Columba Catholic Church symbols honoring homicide victims and community causes, prompting concern about emotional and spiritual harm.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
1 month ago

Many churches, synagogues and mosques are built around families - and they're struggling to respond to rising singles

The rise of single adults is reshaping religious institutions and their community dynamics.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Christian groups 'outraged' at Reform conference held in Church House

Church House has provided a veneer of spiritual legitimacy to Reform's anti-migrant and anti-Muslim politics, and their cynical scapegoating. As followers of Jesus, we must refuse to let the architecture of [the venue be used as a moral backdrop for policies that contradict the very heart of the Christian faith].
UK politics
New York City
fromGothamist
2 months ago

Proposed NYC restrictions on protests fuel concern over free speech

Proposed NYC protest laws would create 100-foot buffer zones near schools and religious sites, prompting civil liberties concerns about First Amendment infringements.
fromPitchfork
4 months ago

Belle and Sebastian: If You're Feeling Sinister

In "Me and the Major," a scintillating blues harp soundtracks a pointless circular disagreement with an officious Boomer as to whether the Queen's army is where one goes to learn to be a man. Where does one go to learn to be a man? Or to learn anything, for that matter? The sins of the father are cheerfully sloughed off on the son.
Music
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

India is profiling Kashmir mosques, raising new surveillance fears

Police in Indian-administered Kashmir are distributing detailed profiling forms for mosques and madrasas, collecting institutional and personal data, raising fears of surveillance and control.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
10 months ago

IRS says churches should be allowed to make political endorsements

The IRS proposed allowing clergy and houses of worship to make political endorsements without losing tax exemptions, challenging a long-standing policy.
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