The religiousness of U.S. adults is strongly linked with how much religion they had in their lives as kids. So we wondered: How are parents today raising their children – the next generation of adults – when it comes to religion? (Alper et al., Pew Research Center)
Read MoreA university has been accused of discriminating against Christians after allowing a nativity play called A Gay in a Manger to go ahead. York St John University’s LGBTQ network is staging a play in which the baby Jesus and his parents Mary and “Jo” are depicted as homosexual, the three wise men as drag queens and heaven as a gay disco. (McArdle & Dixon, The Telegraph)
Read MorePrime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia announced on Thursday new measures to combat antisemitism, including legislation that would “crack down on those who spread hate, division and radicalization.” (Zhuang, The New York Times)
Read MoreBoys as young as 11 will be sent on anti-misogyny courses designed to stamp out violence against women and girls, under government plans. Pupils who show harmful behaviour will be signed up to “behaviour change programmes” in schools. The courses will be “focused on challenging deep-rooted misogynist influences”. (Scott, The Times UK)
Read MoreLabour is set to scrap its Islamophobia definition in favour of “anti-Muslim hostility” in an effort to head off claims that it is creating a blasphemy law by the back door. Ministers are finalising a new definition that will replace the controversial version that the party adopted in 2018. (Hymas, The Telegraph)
Read MoreThere is no figure more central to Mexican religious, cultural and national identity than the Virgin of Guadalupe. Her serene gaze is ubiquitous, adorning T-shirts, trucks and the walls of most homes. People name their children after her and tattoo their skin with her likeness: a queenly woman surrounded by sunbeams, her head bowed in prayer. (Linthicum, Los Angeles Times)
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