#Satanic Planet to perform at #Indiana Statehouse following #religiousfreedom spat
https://flip.it/wX2FUO

Distribution of Bible not allurement for religious conversion, says Allahabad High Court

Granting bail to two accused who were booked for alluring persons for conversion to Christianity, the bench of Justice Shamim Ahmad said an unaffected person could not lodge an FIR under the Act.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2023/sep/07/distribution-of-bible-not-allurement-for-religious-conversion-says-allahabad-high-court-2612668.html

#UttarPradesh #AllahabadHC #christians #bible #conversion #ReligiousFreedom #law #BJP #hindutva #communalism #india

Rise in Attacks on Christians in India, Up Four Times in 11 Years (2012-2022)

There have been 525 attacks against Christians in India just in the first eight months of 2023. This year will likely cross the violent record set in 2022, and in 2021 before that. The data does not include incidents from Manipur.

https://thewire.in/communalism/data-rise-in-attacks-on-christians-in-india-up-four-times-in-11-years-2012-2022

#christians #HinduMobs #CommunalViolence #conversion #ReligiousFreedom #FalseCases #minorities #ChurchVandalism #churches #ManipurViolence #manipur #HinduVigilantism #BJP #hindutva #UCF #india

#Buddhism is a #philosophy unless I'm defending myself in an #American court of law

#religiousfreedom

How Justice DY Chandrachud ensured radical equality for women with the Sabarimala judgment

An excerpt from ‘Unsealed Covers: A Decade of the Constitution, the Courts and the State’, by Gautam Bhatia.

https://scroll.in/article/1055012/how-justice-dy-chandrachud-ensured-radical-equality-for-women-with-the-sabarimala-judgment

#BookExcerpt #GautamBhatia #DYChandrachud #sabarimala #kerala #justice #law #WomensRights #gender #ReligiousFreedom #india #books #bookstodon

UP bus staffer sacked for stopping bus to let passengers offer namaz kills self

A 32-year-old conductor of a UP state transport bus, who along with the driver was suspended for allegedly allowing two passengers to offer namaz after halting the vehicle for two minutes on the Bareilly-Delhi national highway enroute to Delhi on June 3, has killed himself.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/sacked-for-letting-passengers-offer-namaz-conductor-kills-self/articleshow/103151077.cms

#UttarPradesh #mainpuri #MohitYadav #UPSRTC #DeepakChaudhary #hindutva #BJP #muslims #namaz #ReligiousFreedom #UPGovt #india

#TheSatanicTemple is a threat to the earnest pursuit of #ReligiousFreedom and #BodilyAutonomy everywhere, and it must be stopped.

It’s not enough to simply say that The Satanic Temple is being "hypocritical", or has “good intentions” but can’t help blundering.

The court record shows TST actively committing resources to endangering #religiousFreedom further, and is willing to cause any amount of human shrapnel in the process.

Nutan college probes communal remark charge against teacher

Bhopal's Sarojini Naidu Govt PG Girls College (Nutan College) has formed a five-member committee to probe allegations made by two ex-students, who have accused a teacher of hurling communal remarks at them.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/nutan-college-probes-communal-remark-charge-against-teacher/articleshow/103097858.cms

#MadhyaPradesh #bhopal #NutanCollege #HateCrime #islamophobia #muslims #education #ReligiousFreedom #india

In her takedown of the current Supreme Court's project of reversing LGBTQ rights in the name of "religious freedom," Marci Hamilton minces no words.

It's based, she states, on "false facts and false history." Those false facts and history are fed to the court dominated by right-wing Catholics by groups such as Becket Fund and Catholic League — who are "burned up about the Obergefell decision."

#SupremeCourt #ReligiousFreedom #LGBTQ

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/aug/26/warped-history-us-supreme-court-lgbtq-rights-303-creative-obergefell

Christian nationalism’s opponents are getting organized - https://religionnews.com/2023/08/11/christian-nationalisms-opponents-are-getting-organized/

#christofascism #christianaid #FaithLeaders #activism #religiousfreedom #poorpeoplescampaign

Are anti-conversion laws antithetical to the Constitution of India?

In recent years, a slew of anti-conversion laws have been passed in many states. They blur the line between forced conversions and the right to choose one’s religion, argues Raushan Tara Jaswal in this piece.

#AntiConversionLaws #conversions #constitution #ReligiousFreedom #article25 #InterfaithLove #HumanRights #PersonalFreedom #BJPStates #hindutva #india

https://theleaflet.in/are-anti-conversion-laws-antithetical-to-the-constitution-of-india/

Oh dear! Here’s yet another church-affiliated institution benefiting from federal dollars while demanding a religious right to discriminate against queer and trans students.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/baylor-u-gets-a-pass-to-discriminate-against-lgbtq-students-c554d0ed927e?sk=e2e01f57b35ee7c9601825fb0ec18bf3

#LGBTQ #BaylorUniversity #TitleIX #Education #ReligiousFreedom

Hunger strike by Muslim followers after Hindus change Ahmedabad Sufi shrine's name

Days after Hindu followers renamed the five-century-old Sufi shrine of Pir Imam Shah Bawa after "Sadguru Hanstej Maharaj" with huge posters and banners hanging at the entrance of the shrine, a group of Muslim followers sat on hunger strike on Friday against the move.

#gujarat #ahmedabad #PirImamShahBawaShrine #sufism #islam #muslims #hindutva #ReligiousFreedom #india

https://www.deccanherald.com/india/gujarat/hunger-strike-by-muslim-followers-after-hindus-change-ahmedabad-sufi-shrines-name-2653037

Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah case: Hindu party moves Supreme Court for scientific survey of premises

A trial court in Uttar Pradesh and the Allahabad High Court had earlier rejected the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Mukti Nirman Trust's plea for a survey, leading to the appeal before the apex court.

#UttarPradesh #mathura #ShahiIdgahMosque #SupremeCourt #PlacesOfWorshipAct #ReligiousFreedom #muslims #hindutva #india

https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/krishna-janmabhoomi-shahi-idgah-dispute-hindu-party-supreme-court-scientific-survey

Anti-LGBTQ+ couple cries religious discrimination after their foster parent application was denied. The state requires parents to treat even LGBTQ+ foster kids with respect, but this couple says that violates their religious beliefs.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/anti-lgbtq-catholic-couple-sues-after-their-foster-parent-application-was-denied/

#LGBTQDiscrimination #ReligiousFreedom #FosterParenting #RespectfulParenting #ReligiousBeliefs #EqualityInFosterCare #Politics #News

In reaction to Chesapeake Public Schools authorizing the Good News Club, a Christian organization, for after-school gatherings, the After School Satan Club emerged as a non-theistic alternative. Some local parents expressed their desire to provide an inclusive option for their non-Christian kids, clarifying that the club's focus is not truly centered around Satan. The ACLU described the club as open to all students and offers programming—such as community-service projects, games, nature-based activities, and arts and crafts—that promotes virtues of benevolence, empathy, critical thinking, problem solving, creative expression, personal sovereignty, and compassion.

#religiousfreedom #satanictemple #chesapeake #hamptonroads

The City of Chesapeake cancels Satanic Temple's After School Satan Club, sparking controversy over religious freedom. The club claims cancellation is unconstitutional;. The city of Chesapeake claims the cancellation of the club is due to "failing to comply" with city policies, although their statement goes into no further detail.

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/after-school-satan-club-in-chesapeake-canceled-by-city-satanic-temple-says/

#religiousfreedom #satanictemple #chesapeake #hamptonroads

If anything demonstrates that the long game of the religious and political right is to impose minority control of the majority via insincere and illict appeals to "religious liberty," the ruling of Trump-appointed Texas judge Brantley Starr to force Southwest Airlines executives to take religious liberty training from the Alliance Defending Freedom does so.

ADF is an extremist right-wing Christian organization.

~ Tori Otten

#Texas #ReligiousFreedom

https://newrepublic.com/post/174906/texas-judge-orders-airline-lawyers-take-training-far-right-hate-group-adf

@chrisgeidner absolutely horrifying. #ADF #religiousfreedom