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Islamophobic and anti-semitic parents are removing children from school RE lessons.
From injection of a morphine derivative to the administering of electric shocks, gay conversion therapy here has a painful legacy.
The Vatican has announced a training course to meet growing demand for exorcists.
In less than two generations, the proportion of Australians who never pick up a Bible has leapt to seven out of ten. But a robust biblical literacy can help us decode creative works and understand the past.
The story of the Waco siege is a story of how the media and the government can work in concert to shape a narrative and dehumanize victims.
Despite attempts to import its ideas, evangelical Christianity has never held the same political appeal in Australia as it does in the United States.
Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement, churches have tended to marginalise the mavericks who helped bring about peace.
What would our church and society look like if we were confronted with the reality that the body hung on the cross was brown?
Christ can’t simply be seen as a religious figure when his life and teaching were so political.
Humans have long been trying differentiate themselves from the rest of the biological world. Is it because we’re superior, or just insecure?
Putin and Trump both invoke a kind of religion that emphasises a past golden age, rather than shared practices of church attendance and piety.
Blood Meridian, Cormac McCarthy’s famous novel, may be unfilmable – not because of its gruesome violent tale of U.S. imperialism in the Southwest, but because its religious vision is terrifying.
The principle argument as to why women should remove the niqab in court seems compelling, but it is based on flawed assumptions.
Refugees hold religious prejudices against each other too – separating them by religion is not the answer.
Antisemitic incidents are on the rise across the globe. To understand this modern hatred we need to look into the past and understand its origins.
Even though more than half of Australia’s Christians are in favour of marriage equality, churches have been slow to allow it – here’s why.
Protests against mandatory hijabs have a clear goal, and if successful, would be a victory for Iranian civil society.
We may imagine Jesus in long robes with baggy sleeves, but this is far from how he would have dressed.
Canada is increasingly moving towards a secular culture. “Spiritual but not religious” has become our new norm – bringing with it ideas of mutual respect and protection for marginalized identities.
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