#religious
#Pakistan Has to Do Something About #Religious #Extremism
Following an alleged desecration of the #Quran, mobs ransacked and burnt #Christian churches and neighborhoods were ransacked and burnt in Jaranwala, Pakistan. Such street #vigilante acts call the strength of the nation’s judicial system into question. State officials and private citizens must take steps to combat religious intolerance.
https://www.fairobserver.com/world-news/pakistan-has-to-do-something-about-religious-extremism/
#Theocracy
#Theofascism
#ChristoFascism
#ChristianNationalism
#religion ruins everything
#Religious #extremism
#CivilSociety
#Secular #government
#Democracy is incompatible with #magicalThinking
The #museum I #volunteer for got accused of introducing children to #paganism by naming a #summer #festival "#Lunasa" (a gaelic summer festival) by #religious #kooks in our #community (They even made #pamphlets!) Yet they partake in all the pagan #Christmas #traditions...religiously...
Defying #Dogma: Unpacking #Atheist Marginalization in the #US
https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82YjZjNGEzOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw/episode/ZDQwYjMwZWEtMDYyOC00YTVlLWE3NTItNjUzYjQ2OTQ2OTg1?sa=X&ved=0CKsCEM-BB2oXChMIiJqumZXuggMVAAAAAB0AAAAAEAE
#discrimination #christiannationalism #atheism #belief #morals #dominionism #christianity #religious #bigotry #podcast #politics
#Religious and #Farright #extremists push #FamilyRejection, endorse the #harmful #practice of #ConversionTherapy for #Trans #Kids in hearings.
#Republican #AntiTrans #bill #HB68, seeks to #ban #GenderAffirmingHealthCare and exclude trans #kids from sports.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Sports #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/ohio-trans-ban-proponents-push-family
#Faithleader joins #lawsuit against #public #religious #school
And #God.
If God were real, She would have revealed Herself to us already.
If God were real, She would not need #prophets and #evangelists to distort Her word while they allegedly try to spread it. She would tell it directly to us, clearly, succinctly, and unequivocally
If God were real, and She were omnipotent, She would not need #religious #fanatics to “do Her work.” She would do it Herself
So, it falls upon US to confront evil, not rely on God’s grace
#Coldplay is #gay “#propaganda,” says this #religious #group
200 #conservative #Muslims marched near the #concert venue in #Jakarta, #Indonesia with #banners that read, “Reject, cancel and disband #Coldplay concerts.” The group called Martin an #LGBTQ+ “propagandist,” and claimed the #concert would damage the country’s “#faith and #morals.”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Indonesia #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
https://www.intomore.com/impact/advocacy/coldplay-is-gay-propaganda-says-this-religious-group/
#Religious #Extremists and #farright #hategroups meet at #UN to ‘reclaim’ #humanrights #declaration.
The #PoliticalNetworkforValues — If you see values, you can substitute #Religion — gathered to discuss the need to #fight #abortion and #LGBTQIA #rights
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Nazis #Pinochet #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
If your #Religious Checklist looks like this:
▢ Ancient
▢ Mystic
▢ Academic
▢ Values Science
▢ Values beauty
▢ Values intercultural community and representation
▢ Affirming of the #LGBT community
▢ Not big on cultural appropriation (ie. "Roll your own Religion")
▢ Not gonna try to manipulate your emotions with minor chords
▢ Doesn't promote Nationalism
▢ Doesn't promote Prosperity Gospel
Than the #Episcopal Church might be for you.
Short summary: Day frequently mentioned Tolstoy, but almost only his #fiction. Paper explores extent of Tolstoy’s influence beyond just fiction based on close reading of #archivalsources. Demonstrates Tolstoy’s #political & #religious views did leave significant impression on Day & #CatholicWorkerMovement. Notably: D had early (if discreet) passion for T; T’s helped cement D’s #anarchism & #pacifism, & T (through #Hennacy) helped inspire CW’s embrace of #civildisobedience
#Evangelical Leaders Finally TURN AGAINST #Trump IN PUBLIC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dQog1hBbpE
#religious #christian #maga #cult #gop
#ECJ: Wearing #religious symbols at work - A public administration may decide to prohibit all of its employees from wearing such signs 👉 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo2_7052/
The challenges of being a religious #scientist
According to a survey, 22% of graduate students in #science say that they believe in God and 20% describe themselves as “very” or “moderately” #religious. These percentages are similar to what is seen among science faculty, but much less than what is seen in the general U.S. public.
#religion #faith #intolerance #hate
https://theconversation.com/the-challenges-of-being-a-religious-scientist-213816
Wasn’t Early #Christianity Basically Unified? Why Fret About Occasional #Diversity?
https://ehrmanblog.org/wasnt-early-christianity-basically-unified-why-fret-about-occasional-diversity/
#christian #religion #sundayschool #cult #religious #history #earlychristianity #bible
#LGBTQ related #Wikipedia article created 4 hours ago
Gay Jesus film hoax
Boo hiss! Judge Du did give the tribes another month to amend their complaint.
Judge again rules against #tribes’ effort to stop #lithium mine
By: Jeniffer Solis - November 21, 2023
"A Nevada federal judge ruled against three #NativeAmerican tribes seeking to halt construction of the country’s largest #openpit lithium mine, but will allow them to amend their complaint against the U.S. government.
"In the meantime, construction at #LithiumNevada’s mine near the #Nevada - #Oregon border will continue. Major construction on the lithium mine is scheduled to start in 2024, while production is expected to begin in late 2026, say Lithium Nevada officials.
"In the order, filed earlier this month, U.S. District Judge #MirandaDu dismissed the tribe’s claim that the mine’s approval violates federal preservation law and land policy.
"#Du ruled the three Native American tribes’ failed to prove that the #BureauOfLandManagement did not adequately consult with them, as required by the National Historic Preservation Act, which gives tribes the right to consultation when a project affects areas of #religious or #cultural significance.
"However, the judge gave the tribes a month to amend their complaint, which claims construction of the lithium mine in #ThackerPass near the sacred site of a 1865 massacre violates #FederalLaw.
"The three litigating tribes — #SummitLake #Paiute Tribe, #RenoSparks Indian Colony, and #BurnsPaiute Tribe — refer to Thacker Pass as “Peehee mu’huh” which translates to 'rotten moon' in honor of their ancestors who were massacred by the U.S. Cavalry in 1865 in an area of the pass shaped like a moon.
"In a ruling in 2021, Judge Du said evidence presented by the tribes that a massacre took place in Thacker Pass 'further highlights the shameful history of the treatment of #NativeAmericans by federal and state governments' but 'does not definitely establish that a massacre occurred' within the proposed project site.
"All three tribes claimed the BLM withheld crucial information from relevant agencies and #misrepresented the extent of the agency’s tribal consultation before approving the lithium mine project.
"The government dismissed those claims by arguing they have satisfied federal law by consulting with relevant tribes prior to approving the mine, and by continuing that consultation with tribes after the mine’s approval.
"Du agreed with the government’s argument and dismissed the tribe’s legal challenge, but left room for the tribes to amend their complaint related to the #NationalHistoricPreservationAct and further explain their claim that the BLM was legally required to complete the consultation process before approving the project. Du also gave the tribes space to amend their claim on how the government might have violated the Federal Land Policy and Management Act.
"Part of the tribe’s lawsuit seeking to block construction of the mine is still pending at the 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals, where oral arguments will be heard in February [2024].
"Will Falk, representing the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, said consultation should have been completed before construction began to avoid or mitigate harm to the sacred site.
"Tribal attorney’s on the case are still considering whether to amend the complaint by the Dec. 9 deadline or focus on their pending appeal, said Falk.
"'We are very disappointed that the court is allowing Lithium Nevada to destroy the site of an 1865 massacre of Paiute peoples and a whole Traditional Cultural District before the Bureau of Land Management finished consulting with tribes,' Falk said. 'While #ClimateChange is a very real, existential threat, if government agencies are allowed to rush through permitting processes to fast-track destructing mining projects like the one at Thacker Pass, more of the #NaturalWorld and more Native American culture will be destroyed.'
"The new ruling is the latest in a series of legal setbacks for opponents of the lithium mine. Over the summer, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to vacate federal land managers’ approval of a lithium mine, ruling that the U.S. government took a sufficiently 'hard look' at the project’s impacts before approving it.
"Before that, Du also ruled largely in favor of Lithium Nevada and the Bureau of Land Management in a consolidated case involving claims brought by environmental groups, a local rancher, and two Native American tribes.
"'We’ve dedicated more than a decade to community engagement and hard work in order to get this project right, and the courts have again validated the efforts by Lithium Americas and the administrative agencies,' said Tim Crowley, the vice president of government and community relations for Lithium Nevada, in a statement."
#NativeAmericanHistory #CulturalGenocide #RespectTheTreaties #LithiumAmericas #OpenPitMining
The #Atheist "#Belief System" ?
Talk #Heathen #podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4CakSIPKIQ
#Atheists perpetuate #capitalist #corporate #colonialism to oppress #indigenouspeoples? Wasn’t that the #Catholics?
This clip is from #TalkHeathen 07.45 on November 12, 2023
#ATHEISM #religion #christian #mindset #theology #religious
#God's Gang | #Atheist Reacts to #Multifaith #Kid's #Cartoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6URCQQAhPk
#christian #religious #cult #anime #childrens
The Remnant: That #evangelical need to feel picked-on and special
https://onlysky.media/ccassidy/the-remnant-that-evangelical-need-to-feel-picked-on-and-special/
#persecution #christian #myth #atheism #targeted #triggered #lie #church #fundies #religious
Design Milk : 30 Modern Menorahs To Light Up Your Hanukkah https://design-milk.com/modern-menorahs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=modern-menorahs #DesignWithinReach #HomeFurnishings #StephanieCaplan #BariZiperstein #MarmolRadziner #HannahPolskin #JonathanAdler #MaritMeisler #ModernMensch #RichardMeier #AnatBasanta #BradAscalon #GeorgJensen #KarimRashid #Pretti.Cool #VirginiaSin #JuliaElsas #LauraCowan #Lifestyle #Bzippy&Co #religious #Tchotchke #ToddMyers #Areaware #holidays #Bzippy
This is a bit of an older one but recently sold and thought I would share, hope you enjoy my Mosaic Jesus, Happy Tuesday:)
Can Be Purchased Here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/mosaic-jesus-tina-lecour.html
#christmas #christmas2023 #jesus #christian #christianity #religious #MastoArt #fediart #fedigiftshop #art #ArtMatters #artist #artbooster #creativetoots #artwork #arte #gifts #giftideas #gift #GiftThemArt #GiftsForHer #wallart #artforsale #homedecor #arts #portrait #inspiration #spiritual #buyintoart #ayearforart
2nd Circuit Remands #FreeExercise Claim of #Inmate Who Could Not Attend #Religious Services
Plastic Jesus in Los Angeles (8 photos)
https://streetartutopia.com/2021/08/29/plastic-jesus/
#streetArt #plasticJesus #Art #Cristmas #holyNight #christian #christianity #religious #praying
Many (rightly) are furious with #Sen #Tuberville
but
Tuberville can (unwillingly) help America
because Tuberville is a perfect example
of what happen
wen 'one' can impose his will on 'many'
furthermore
Tuberville is certainly driven by '#religious' motivations
another perfect example of why religious fanaticism
must be separated from politics
#Tuberville #Johnson ecc.. are the kind of people who should never be
in a position of power
because if they are, they will abuse it
'doing God will'
The only thing that makes some sense if the recommendation of #BillMaher’s #Religious movie since I’ve watched some of his clips here and there. And maybe the documentary since I consume #Christian content on #YouTube too.
"The #Texas House... voted to strip #school vouchers from the chamber’s massive #education funding bill, taking an ax to Gov. Greg Abbott’s top legislative priority of the year.
The House voted 84-63 in favor of an amendment offered by Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, which removed the provision of the bill allowing some parents to use #tax dollars to send their #children to private and #religious schools"
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/16/texas-house-school-vouchers/
#Antitrans #extremist #MartinaNavratilova just discovered #antiLGBTQ+ #laws in #Florida and boy is she furious!
The TERF is #outraged over a #bill signed by #RonDeSantis that gives #healthcare #professionals the #right to #discriminate against #LGBTQ+ #people by #citing #religious or #moral #objections
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/17/martina-navratilova-ron-desantis-florida-lgbtq/
The most fundamental, irrefutable truth in the #WarOfCivilizations is how small the #Jewish community is as a percentage of world population vs how much they are targets of #religious and #racial #hatred.
#Judaism (0.23%) has a smaller following than #Sikhism (0.35%).
#Islam (21%) has a following nearly 10 times that of Judaism.
@TonyStark
The #Incompetent #MAGA #HouseGOP with its #Religious #Fanatic #Speaker #MikeJohnson is not only a disgrace to #congress and #America, it's also an INSULT to the #Framers of the #constitution!
25% off all phone cases today!!
Hope you enjoy this stained glass image of Mother Mary who's part of my Christmas collection!
Can Be Purchased Here..https://tina-lecour.pixels.com/featured/mother-mary-tina-lecour.html
#christmas #christmas2023 #religious #giftideas #bible #gift #gifts #GreetingCard #christmascards #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #artbooster #CreativeToots #wallart #artforsale #homedecor #interiordecor #buyintoart #ayearforart #art #ArtMatters #artist #artwork #arte #christian #christianity
Hold #HealthCare Sharing #Ministries Accountable!
https://atheists.quorum.us/campaign/53062/
These #religious organizations advertise themselves as an alternative to #healthinsurance, but they are not subject to the same rules that protect consumers who purchase #health #insurance. For example, they may deny #reimbursement for care that falls outside of what they define to be a “#Christian lifestyle,” including #birthcontrol and #abortion care.
⬆️
#Jerusalem as an emotional symbol
There are #UncannySimilarities in the destruction (and in the rumors of desecration) of #religious places (#temples, #mosques) in BOTH #MiddleEast & #India to whip up #ethnic and #communal #violence
#AlAqsa #Babri #Ayodhya
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I stopped writing, finished the eloquent essay, and came away frightened by the prognosis.
#permanentStateOfWar
This is a must-read piece for all who are interested in a resolution, regardless of the side they're on
I'm going to extend this and say avoid all #religious "#charities". You can find a #secular equivalent that isn't going to #waste half your #donation #proselytizing and the other half #discriminating.
Who Has Claim? 3,000 Years of #Religion in the Land Between
https://medium.com/migration-issues/who-has-claim-3-000-years-of-religion-in-the-land-between-23f220a697f7
#middleeast #israel #palestine #genocide #religious #superstition #racism
After #Trump's '#vermin' #rhetoric draws #comparisons to #Hitler, #Speaker #MikeJohnson #endorses him?
I guess the new, #devoutly #religious #House #speaker, the highest-ranking #Republican in the country, thought: 'Now THAT'S the kind of #vile, #dangerous, #Mussolini-ish #rhetoric I can get behind 100%!'
#WestVirginia #corrections is forced to stop mandating #religious programs as a condition of #parole.
This is a another step towards real #ReligiousFreedom here in the US.
Congrats to #AmericanAtheists!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unvw865ii7Q
Ayaan's story is unique: she transitioned from #Islam to #atheism, and more recently, has expressed interest in #Christianity.
What drives someone to change their #religious #beliefs? Is it a search for #truth, a need for community, or something else?
And when it comes to #religion, what makes a #belief 'true' or 'worthwhile'?
#spiritual #journeys #atheist #cult
There are a decent number of great stories in the #Bible that could be turned into good games. The exodus of the Israelites from Egypt could be a good game, as is the story of David and Goliath. But it would be ruined by #religious fanatics. Just like a #toxic #fanbase found in Undertale, CoD, Minecraft, and the like, a good religious game would be ruined by the fanatics (provided it could be developed at all). #GameDev #Religion
My first question would be, why is #Canada's #secular #government funding a #religious group in the first place?
It's bad enough we give religious organizations tax exemptions, directly funding them is a travesty.
Who is Abandoning the #Evangelical Label?
A deep dive into factors like #age, #race, and #political #partisanship
https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/who-is-abandoning-the-evangelical
#fundamentalism #christianity #christian #atheist #atheism #religious #religion #cult #fundies #cults
How India has been covering Israel's war on Gaza | The Listening Post
#JamieLeeCurtis #slams #rightwing #homophobia and #transphobia ‘in the name of #religion’.
Curtis directly addressed #conservative hyper-#religious #political #leaders, whose recent influx of #restrictive #antiLGBTQ+ #bills nationwide have this week sparked #criticism from the #UnitedNations #HumanRightsCommittee
#Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Misogyny #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/10/jamie-lee-curtis-slams-homophobia-transphobia/
There are uncanny similarities in the destruction of #religious places (#temples, #mosques) in BOTH #MiddleEast and #India
Lets do the #religious debate. Upto v15 on the #iphone now. #android can't complain about lag. Basically feature parity. From whoever sees this:
#Democrats hope to use #Speaker #MikeJohnson’s #conservatism and #Religious #Extremism against the #GOP.
While #House #Republicans are hailing Johnson as a #unifying #force for their fractured #party, the #Speaker’s unique brand of #evangelical #conservatism places him at the #farright of the #GOP #spectrum.
#MikeJohnson symbolizes a new turn for the #religious #right.
During his first decades in #political #life, the newly elected #House #speaker was a vehement #opponent of #AbortionRights and greater #equality for #LGBTQ #people.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/31/politics/mike-johnson-donald-trump-religious-right/
**Reminder that every #report on #Fediverse / #Mastodon is read by a real #Moderator.**
If someone is "report spamming" , there's not like, an algorithm that auto-bans when it hits a certain point. Some servers may have automated this to like, limit your reach after a threshold, but it takes a human to ban, and it's pretty obvious when one person is getting a ton of #reports.
**If you're not violating a rule, we're not going to ban you.**
Conversely, let's all remember that just because the #Mods say "this isn't against the rules" doesn't mean we agree with whatever stupid #political / #religious take someone has made, nor does not taking it down mean we are doing nothing. All it means is "today's stupid take about the #Israel / #Palestine situation didn't hit the threshold for a removal."
If you see me pop into a discussion out of nowhere after someone says something rude, it's because I wanted to try engaging before using moderator tools.
Proposed #Florida rule bans public #university activities "intended to achieve a desired result related to #social issues," defined as "topics that #polarize or divide #society among #political, #ideological, #moral, or #religious beliefs, positions, or norms."
@Alienated53 I am waiting for the #evangelical #christian re-education camps for those #atheists like myself that are unwilling to conform. Just think, the #religious #police are right around the corner. 😾
In its terror attack Hamas didn't target settler colonialists or ultraright fanatics but kibbutzim that are more liberal, leftist and interested in peace with Palestinians than the average Jewish citizens of Israel. That underwrites the fact that Hamas is not less than its Iranian supporters a force of the #religious #right, of #patriarchy and despotism. Palestinian #nationalism as its Israeli counterpart are to be overcome to put an end to this monstrous blodshed.
I used to support #Palestine, but I've come to realize that they are only there for #religious reasons; they could have left by now. The war against them is unjust, #Israel should never have stolen their land, but they did and at some point you have to adapt to reality. Even if it means losing a stupid old #church.
UPDATE: this post was taken down because I spoke poorly of Israel, typical.
Just to be absolutely clear; fuck Israel and their supporters.
#Religious #trauma drastically #impacts the #queer #community
Local #therapist targets #mentalhealth #buzzword of the year
#Women #Lesbians #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/10/07/opinion-religious-trauma/
#Michigan #Pastor #sues #OttawaCounty for #religious #discrimination saying Moss did not allow him to lead an #invocation because Moss personally disagrees with the #pastor’s #LGBTQIA #Supportive #religious #beliefs, #court #documents show.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Michigan #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.woodtv.com/news/ottawa-county/ottawa-co-board-sued-for-religious-discrimination/
RUSSIA: 2nd jail term for opposing #Russia's war in #Ukraine on #religious grounds. “On 31 August, a St Petersburg court jailed 55-year-old Fr Ioann Kurmoyarov for 3 years & banned him from posting on the internet for 2 years for distributing "false information about the Russian Armed Forces". His is the 2nd known prison term for opposing #Russia's war against #Ukraine from a religious perspective.” | Forum18
https://www.forum18.org/archive.php?article_id=2857 #FoRB
Indian teacher assaulted over school show on Muslim prayers | AJ #shorts
#DearPrincipal Altschul,
On the day before Sukkot break, my children came home with a flier for a community sukkah hop sponsored by Abulafia Elementary.
This isn't the first year we've received such a flier, and each year my children beg to participate.
I don't think it's appropriate for #PublicSchools to be sponsoring events for #religious #holidays.
I am tired of explaining to my kids that we don't build a #sukkah because #Sukkot is a #Jewish #holiday and we aren't Jewish.
1/14
The Next #Targets for the #HateGroup That Overturned #Roe.
#AllianceDefendingFreedom has won fifteen #SupremeCourt #cases. Now it wants #religious #exemptions to #antidiscrimination #laws—and is going after #trans #rights.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Hategroups #RepublicanParty #Hate #Religion #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/09/alliance-defending-freedoms-legal-crusade
Did you know that the Mapuche, an #indigenous people of #Chile, sacrificed a child to calm the world after an #earthquake… in 1960?
In May 1960, Chile was rocked by the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. 7 countries were affected by the #tsunamis that followed.
A small isolated #village lost their harvest & so the native #religious leader decided to #sacrifice a child.
José Luis Painecur was 5 when he was thrown into the sea.
No one went to prison for his #murder.
Okay, y'all. It's finally here.
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You'll be helping me get to Ireland next summer. 😁
There's #fantasy #weird #religious (from my complicated past) #FineArt #abstract #photography.
COME GET YER #ART, Y'ALL.
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Poll: Republicans see Trump as a ‘person of faith’ ... more so than Mitt Romney, Mike Pence and others
#Deseret #Republicans #TrumpFaith #MittRomney #MikePence #Religious #Politics #News
Unfortunately we are unable to honor the request from our six Christian families for the chorus to sing “The Prayer of Saint Francis” in honor of #SaintFrancis Ha’Kadosh. This song is, of course, #religious content and not acceptable for #PublicSchool use. However, to be #inclusive of our Christian community members’ celebration of Yom Saint Francis Ha’Kadosh, the chorus will honor their minhags with a rendition of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.”
6/8
“We have to continue working to ensure that #women & #girls enjoy #EqualRights & #equal participation in their #society; that #indigenous groups, #racial, #ethnic, #religious #minorities, people w/ #disabilities do not have their potential stifled by systemic #discrimination, that the #LGBTQI+ people are not prosecuted or targeted w/ #violence because of who they are. These #rights are part of our shared #humanity.
It is a foundational principle of the #Christofascist right that they should be allowed to use their #Constitutional rights to take away the Constitutional rights of people they don't like. Most often, they attempt to justify the #oppression and #discrimination of people they don't like by citing their "#religious rights." In their mind, their rights as "#Christians" supercede the #civilrights of the people they're oppressing.
Understanding God and atheism on YouTube | The Listening Post
I imagine #religious hate crimes are a smaller subset of general #hatecrimes which is a problematic category anyway
Hatred and #violence occurs outside of that which gets criminalised. #Hatred and (state) violence often gets expressed through criminalisation
Re-read what I said bout who was been doing the weaponising - because it wasnt #Jews
What I fear I hear in your 'wish for love' is an expectation of special treatment rather than a call for solidarity with all #persecuted groups
Dear Third Grade Parents and Guardians,
A brief clarification on the assignment for a class #holiday presentation.
You can make your presentation on a holiday from ANY #cultural or #religious holiday in the month of #Tishrei, a universally #festive time of year.
1/2
"Is there a #spiritual way to kill an animal?"
"Um"
"Let me put it this way, how would #Jesus kill an animal?" 🌱✝️
A snippet from the trailer of #Christspiracy, a documentary movie I am really looking forward to watching!
https://youtu.be/upaig3i8GdM?si=li329YmYrA7fRYqL
It is no longer to be shown on #Netflix due to the filmmakers not wanting to soften the message apparently (an argument of #cencorship?). I can see this getting a lot of attention in the #Christian and wider #religious community. For good or for worse, this may perhaps involve conversations in those communities about how they treat their animals.
If the previous films (#Cowspiracy, #WhatTheHealth, #Seaspiracy) from the filmmakers are anything to go by, it will ignite a lot of debate, which can only be a good thing!
For those that are part of the #vegan community, I hope you will spread this trailer and movie to other #vegans to raise its awareness, as I am not sure how far it will spread without the marketing team of Netflix.
#AnimalRights #Veganism #GoVegan #VeganForTheAnimals #Religion #WhatWouldJesusDo
kaleidoscope dreams
life is an ever changing
beauty and a beast!
#575prompt - beast
#MastoPrompt - kaleidoscope
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/spiritual-art-tree-of-life-sharon-cummings.html
#art #artwork #fediart #mastoart #poetry #writing #haiku #AYearForArt #artist #colorful #colorfulart #writingcommunity #life #poet #poets #christian #christianity #buddhism #celtic #writinglife #writers #writerslife #tree #trees #treeoflife #spirituality #spiritual #healing #religion #religious #judaism #jewish
Judge doubles down on Southwest Airlines "religious-liberty training" sanctions
U.S. District Judge Brantley Starr stood by his “religious-liberty training” sanctions in a late-night filing on Thursday night, denying Southwest Airlines a stay of the sanctions order while they appeal it.
The 23-page opinion and order is just the latest step in the twisting case — where the Texas judge earlier this summer held Southwest Airlines in contempt for their response to a post-trial order from 2022 in a religious discrimination case brought by a flight attendant years before that.
As part of that contempt order, Starr required “#religious-#liberty #training” for three of the airlines’ lawyers. Those lawyers, he had determined, were most responsible for a post-trial notice sent to flight attendants.
Although the airline had been ordered to tell the flight attendants that it “may not” discriminate against flight attendants on the basis of their religious practices and beliefs, it instead sent out a notice that it “does not” discriminate — along with the judgment and jury verdict in the case — and a memorandum about “civility.”
This, from Starr’s vantagepoint, “[u]nsurprisingly” led to sanctions, as he wrote in Thursday’s ruling.
Southwest is appealing the sanctions order and asked Starr to put the sanctions on hold pending that appeal.
Starr had issued a 30-day administrative stay on Aug. 17 to allow him and any appeals court time to consider Southwest’s stay request. In Thursday’s ruling, he noted that that 30-day administrative remains in effect — Friday is day 15 — which will allow the airline time to seek a stay from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
https://www.lawdork.com/p/religious-liberty-training-judge-denies-stay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ-Xt-q9qHw&list=WL
#MidnightMass on #Netflix depicts the corruption of a small town’s #faith, from lukewarm #Catholicism to #fanaticism. With the exception of its use of literal plagues and monsters, this series represents #Christian #radicalization frighteningly well. Writer and director Mike Flanagan’s commentary on the utility of #religious faith echoes what many former #believers, like myself, have learned in our experiences with religious radicalization.
#DuaLipa said #homophobia & #transphobia both #stem from the same #source #misogyny (also #Religious #hate and #bigotry
A recent interview with the #Grammy-winning #musician mentioned #RuPaulsDragRace, #queer #allies, and her #stripclub #experience with #lizzo
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Music #Allies #Representation #Culture
Rievaulx, one of the great abbeys in England, near Helmsley, North Yorkshire (well it was until Henry VIII carried out the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1538).
#EnglishHeritage #Yorkshire #England #historic #ruins #religious
I love working with sacred symbolism. The Tree Of Life is important in many mythological, religious and philosophical traditions. This one has mandalas arranged in a Chakra configuration.
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/chakra-mandala-tree-of-life-art-sharon-cummings.html
#art #artwork #artist #mastoart #fediart #life #tree #trees #treeoflife #spiritual #spirituality #sacred #religion #religious #myth #mythology #jewish #judaism #Christian #christianity #buddhist #buddhism #Celtic #African #Turkey #turkish #Africa #AYearForArt #colorful #earth
Prior to this act, the #legal #position since our countries founding was #unambiguous: the #government must not #promote or #favor any specific #religion, upholding a #wallofseparation between #church and #state. The #RFRA, however, has #fundamentally #altered this #interpretation, insisting that the #government must actively #foster #religious #freedoms, even if such action leads to #unequaltreatment or #discrimination which violates the dictates of the #14thAmendment. (5/8)
🚨 Security / Confidentiality PSA !!
Attention #physicians & #therapists of all kinds, #legal professions, #IT & security teams, #religious organisations, & anyone who works with #children:
Please read the attached thread - #Zoom terms of service now allow training #AI on user content with no opt out.
https://hackers.town/@devlogic/110843380784157782
This means somewhere along the line, you will not be able to assure #confidentiality.
Please consult your legal counsel on how this may affect you & your organisation.
The #Conservative Extremists are #Boycotting #DocMartens for Being Too #Trans.
First it was #BudLight: now the #Rightwing has redirected their #religious #fervent to #queer #outfit #staple #DocMartens.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Conservatives #Extremism #CancelCulture #RepublicanParty #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews #ThePartyOfHate
#question of the day: best #books, #articles, etc. on living the #GoodLife?
Can be #religious or #secular, #philosophy or #fiction, modern or ancient.
Probably includes related topics like #wisdom, #ethics, #character, #history, #science, etc.
They are asking us to cancel a whole day of fun activities because they think our #secular holiday is somehow #religious! What should we do?
3/7
#MaddieZahm on her new #album, #comingout, and #religious #trauma.
“My #voice was taken by an institution [the #church] that actively caused me to hide parts of myself that I should have been able to live in”
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews
"It has an intentionally inflammatory name, Samuel Alito’s Mom’s Satanic Abortion Clinic (after the Supreme Court justice who wrote the opinion overturning Roe), but it follows standard medical procedures, employs experienced reproductive health nurses and is listed by a national clearinghouse of legitimate medication abortion services."
#Religious Freedom Arguments Underpin Wave of Challenges to #Abortion Bans
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/28/health/abortion-religious-freedom.html
It's now law here: I cannot discriminate against you because of your religion, but you can discriminate against me because of your religion. Expand the illegitimate Supreme Court.
#ExpandTheCourt #illegitimate #SCOTUS #SCOTUSisCORRUPT #corrupt #court #LGBTQ #rights #are #human rights #discrimination is #legal for #religious #zealots & #bigots #protections #stripped #legislating #from #the #bench by #definition #US #civil #laws #overturned #bought #judges
Religion.masto.host is a server for scholars of religion (any tradition, methodology, or period):
:Fediverse: https://religion.masto.host
Do read the About page at https://religion.masto.host/about, the focus is on academic study, and it's queer-friendly too. You can also contact the admin at @amv
#FeaturedServer #Religion #Religions #Religious #Academic #History #Society #Theology #Theologist #Theologists #Theologian #Theologians #InterreligiousDialogue #Fediverse
# Here’s what’s left for the Supreme Court’s final week of the term
* The #SupremeCourt (#SCOTUS) is expected to release several major #decisions in its final week of the term, including rulings on #AffirmativeAction, #StudentLoan #payments, #ElectionLaw, and #LGBTQrights.
* The affirmative action case, Fisher v. University of Texas, could have a significant impact on college admissions policies across the country.
* The student loan case, Biden v. California, could determine whether the Biden administration can cancel student loan debt.
* The election law case, Moore v. Harper, could weaken state and federal election laws.
* The #LGBTQ #rights case, Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, could determine whether #businesses can #refuse to #serve #LGBTQ people on #religious grounds.
* The Supreme Court is expected to release its decisions on these cases by the end of the week.
* The decisions could have a major impact on American society, and they are being closely watched by both sides of the political spectrum.
* The affirmative action case is a challenge to the University of Texas's affirmative action program, which considers race as one factor in admissions decisions.
* The student loan case is a challenge to the Biden administration's plan to cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers.
* The election law case is a challenge to a North Carolina law that makes it more difficult for people to vote by mail.
* The LGBTQ rights case is a #challenge to a #Philadelphia #law that #requires #businesses that contract with the city to serve LGBTQ people.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/26/politics/supreme-court-final-week-preview/index.html
# After Roe’s overturn, Republicans target trans rights using extremist rhetoric
* #Republicans are increasingly targeting #transgender #rights with inflammatory rhetoric.
* This rhetoric is often based on #false or #misleading claims about transgender people.
* The rhetoric is being used to justify efforts to #restrict transgender people's #access to #healthcare, #education, and other services.
* The rhetoric is also being used to #incite #violence against transgender people.
* The rhetoric is #harmful to transgender people and their families.
* The rhetoric is being used by Republican #politicians, #religious #leaders, and #conservative #media outlets.
* The rhetoric often claims that transgender people are a threat to children, women, and public safety.
* The rhetoric has been used to justify efforts to ban transgender people from using #public #bathrooms that align with their #GenderIdentity.
* The rhetoric has also been used to justify efforts to #prevent transgender #children from #receiving gender-affirming #care.
* The rhetoric has been linked to an #increase in #violence against transgender people.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/26/republicans-target-trans-rights-extremist-rhetoric
A #federal #AppealsCourt has #ruled that a #KatyTexas company and #church can #deny #employment to #LGBTQ #workers without legal recourse. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (#5thCircuit) #overturned a #lower #court's #ruling that the company, #BraidwoodManagement, and the church, #BearCreekCommunityChurch, #violated #TitleVII of the #CivilRightsAct of 1964 by #discriminating #against LGBTQ workers.
The #court determined that the two entities are not mandated to abide by #federal #discrimination law because they are #religious #organizations. The court's opinion said that Braidwood Management follows the belief among some Christians that "marriage is between one man and one woman."
The ruling is a #setback for #LGBTQRights advocates, who had hoped that the 5th Circuit would follow the lead of the Supreme Court (#SCOTUS), which ruled in 2020 that Title VII protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination. The Supreme Court's ruling was a landmark decision, but it did not explicitly address the issue of religious exemptions.
The 5th Circuit's ruling leaves open the possibility that other religious organizations could also deny employment to LGBTQ workers without legal repercussions. This could have a significant impact on LGBTQ workers, who could be #denied jobs or #fired simply because of their #SexualOrientation or #GenderIdentity.
The ruling is also a reminder of the importance of the ongoing fight for LGBTQ equality. Despite progress in recent years, there are still many challenges that LGBTQ people face, including discrimination in the workplace. It is important to continue to fight for the rights of LGBTQ people and to ensure that they are protected from discrimination.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/katy/article/katy-company-and-church-can-deny-lgbtq-workers-18167418.php
The Pope Gregory #calendar (the #religious #calendar used by Christians) ensures that “Pentecost,” commonly referred to as Christian Shavuot, also always falls on a “Sunday” (Firstday).
You can learn more about the “Gregorian” calendar at https://www.GregCal. com
2/21
I grew up in a very high control #religious group. One of the stereotypes of those types of groups is that they don't want you to think.
But this isn't quite true. They *do* want you to think, as long as what you think falls within prescribed boundaries.
You are very specifically not permitted to think critically about the boundaries themselves. You must accept but not analyze the received frameworks.
It's a neat trick. You *feel* like you're thinking critically. But you're not.
Oldest building standing in my home city of Sunderland in North East England. Here you can physically touch ancient history and walk in the footsteps of saints at the Grade I listed St Peter's Church in Monkwearmouth, parts of which date back to 674AD.
#Sunderland #England #historic #church #Saxon #religious #night #photography
"detailing decades of alleged sex abuse by clergy within the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
The investigation found that over 600 young people — from preschoolers to young adults — suffered sexual abuse and “physical torture” by more than 150 clergy members from the mid-1940s to 2002."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/05/baltimore-archdiocese-catholic-sex-abuse-report/
And that's just the #Catholic churches in just ONE city.
It's not the #LGBTQ community that's a threat to children. It's the #Religious communities.
Symbols of the holiday include a fascinating mix of #religious #symbols such as that of the execution method used on the Christian prophet and several #pagan symbols of #spring, including lambs, eggs, and rabbits.
The association of rabbits with “Easter” has ancient origins, possibly originating with an ancient belief that a hare could reproduce without loss of virginity (like Christian beliefs about their prophet’s mother), or maybe an allusion to fertility and the arrival of spring.
7/17
My weekly #SundaySermon from a #ScientificRationalist perspective -- aka -- a #Religious #Rant #thread
Were I to believe in a #devil, I'd venture a guess that it's a #white, #male, #christian #sociopath whose #hunger for #power knows no bounds.
And based on my #survey of the #demographic #landscape, he's winning the #battle between #good and #evil hands down.
Consider: a recent PRRI survey still finds that 71% of #americans identify as christian. Make no mistake, #christianity is evil on multiple levels. My #argument follows
1/5
This year, younger grades read “Not for All the Hamantashen in Town,” a charming story about including strangers in our #holiday #celebrations. It was specially selected to be #inclusive of our shomer treyf students because the main characters are swine!
Older grades read “The King’s Horse”, a delightful #seasonal #story about King Achashverosh’s heroic horse.
I have just reviewed their contents and verified that they are free of anything #religious.
7/9
Many atheists have no problem with it, recognizing that this is simply the #HolidaySeason and that #Purim is just a #normal #American #holiday and only a #religious one if you insist on FULFILLMENT of the #mitzvot (which we, as a #PublicSchool, obviously do not).
Everyone else at our school, in fact, has no problem with it, and most families are atheist.
2/9