Each September marks the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s Nuremberg Laws, whose passage in 1935 stripped Jews of their German citizenship and banned “race-mixing” between Jews and other Germans. Eighty-eight years later, the United States is facing rising antisemitism and white supremacist ideology – including two neo-Nazi demonstrations in Florida in September 2023 alone. The Nuremberg […]
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Taliban official says Afghan girls of all ages permitted to study in religious schools
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan girls of all ages are permitted to study in religious schools, which are traditionally boys-only, a Taliban official said Thursday. A day earlier, U.N. special envoy Roza Otunbayeva told the Security Council and reporters that the United Nations was receiving “more and more anecdotal evidence” that girls could study at […]
I grew up Catholic while my wife was raised Jewish. We’re no longer religious, but these holiday traditions still hold meaning.
I haven’t lit an advent wreath in nearly 25 years, but the sulfuric scent of a lit match still transports me back to my childhood: dripping wax, the kitchen aglow in candlelight and the elation of knowing that Santa is coming soon. I grew up Catholic, and my wife was raised Jewish. As adults, we […]
Woman arrested after driving her vehicle through a religious group on a sidewalk, Montana police say
Montana police say a woman was arrested, didn’t specify religious group. ByThe Associated Press December 10, 2023, 5:51 PM BILLINGS, Mont. — A woman has been arrested after she drove her vehicle several times at or through an unspecified religious group gathered on a sidewalk, hitting and injuring one man, Montana police said Sunday. Genevienne […]
Nigerian army drone strike accidentally kills 85 in public religious gathering : NPR
Nigerian President Bola Tinubuspeaks at a panel at a G20-led summit for Africa in Berlin in November. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Nigerian President Bola Tinubuspeaks at a panel at a G20-led summit for Africa in Berlin in November. Sean Gallup/Getty Images LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria’s president has ordered an […]
Indiana’s Appeals Court Hears Arguments Challenging Abortion Ban Under a State Religious Freedom Law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Court of Appeals questioned attorneys this week on exceptions to the state’s abortion ban in a case involving residents who are suing on grounds that it violates a state religious freedom law. The class action lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of five anonymous residents […]