Prime 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)
Read More56% of psychologists recently surveyed by the American Psychological Association… are using AI tools in their practices. That's significantly higher than the 29% who said the same last year. And nearly a third of respondents said they use these tools on a monthly basis — up by more than two fold since last year.(Chatterjee, NPR)
Read More[S]cholars are [identifying an increase in] “secular supernaturalism,” as more people move away from regular attendance in religious institutions and toward individual spiritual explorations that don’t involve God or gods but could involve anything from internet rituals to palm reading — activities researchers are categorizing as “magic.” (Banks, Religion News Service)
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