Religion
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British Columbia parent says spiritual smudging ceremony violated religious freedom and asks supreme court to ban expressions of religion in public schools
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Labour deputy and MPs tour Holocaust museum, months after Jeremy Corbyn declined invitation due to busy schedule
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Number of hate crimes against Muslims last year at its largest since 9/11, with
experts saying rise is fueled by extremism and Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric
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Leader of Catholic church stresses need to turn away from views that exclude the needy during service at St Peter’s Basilica
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There are as many expressions of religious faith as there are of gender and sexuality, says Richard Holloway
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Graves of 11 Indonesians who served with Allies given new headstones in Liverpool cemetery were they had been forgotten
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Abdullah al-Muhaisny, a key authority among radical circles in Syria, says Trump presidency will sow division and expose west’s hatred of Muslims
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Scrapping of Sunday Night, a religion and ethics program on ABC TV, prompts concern from Christian leaders as staff fear further blows amid ‘killing season’
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'I worry this will empower racists': US Muslims on Trump's victory
Sarah Marsh and Guardian readersAs Donald Trump is elected the 45th president of the United States, Muslims in America tell us how they feel
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The GOP candidate insulted many minority groups, but he also tried to win their votes. He didn’t seem to want ours – and that could be a big mistake
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Rabbinical authorities bar man from leaving Israel, claiming he is responsible for his son’s refusal to grant his wife a divorce
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Letters: I assume the nuns cared for us while our mothers toiled in the laundry and, given the attitudes of the Catholic church towards our mothers, it is unlikely that we received the loving, nurturing care that we needed
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As a climate scientist and an evangelical Christian, Katharine Hayhoe is well placed to reach a sceptical audience – even if that means braving hate mail
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Vatican rebukes Fr Giovanni Cavalcoli after he claims deadly quakes are divine punishment for the offence of civil unions
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In the past half century we’ve moved from forced adoptions to record IVF births, yet feminism still faces a battle with biology
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Prize-winning novelist describes arrest of two teenage girls who were caught kissing as ‘humiliation and abuse of power’
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Political ideologies take decades to form. Islamic State’s is the latest iteration of one that has been developing for 50 years
Loose canon Diversity can distract us from economic inequality