#religion-state relations

[nimblermortal]

France’s Dragnet for Extremists Sweeps Up Some Schoolchildren, Too

When France held a tribute to a teacher killed after a class on freedom of expression, the police interrogated at least 14 students over comments flagged as inappropriate.

Bizarre freaking reaction. I kept laughing through this - which I know is not the correct response - because you have kids arrested over things like ‘not turning their music off during a moment of silence’ or ‘not phrasing things the way an adult would’. It’s funny because it’s typical child behavior; it’s aghast-making because you’re having kids raided by police and interrogated for ten hours for this?

[youthchronical]

Sofia Gubaidulina Was Both Fully Modern and Sincerely Spiritual

The Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina, who died on Thursday at 93, was that rare creature: an artist both fully modern and sincerely spiritual. “I am convinced that religion is the kernel of all art,” she said in a 2021 interview. That is hardly a universal worldview these days. The era of Palestrina and Bach, who aimed to glorify God with their work, is centuries past. Music that is…

Sofia Gubaidulina Was Both Fully Modern and Sincerely Spiritual

[meandmybigmouth]

Biden’s Child Care Plan Faces Resistance From Religious Groups

A nondiscrimination provision in the $1.85 trillion social policy bill could disqualify some religious organizations, spurring a fight over who can benefit from President Biden’s landmark bill.

HOW “CHRISTIAN “ CAN YOU GET? SO CHRISTIAN GROUPS THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANYONE CANNOT PARTICIPATE AND THE CHRISTIAN GROUPS WHO OF COURSE DISCRIMINATE ARE FIGHTING IT! LMAO!   

[wazafam]

By BY LINDA GREENHOUSE from Opinion in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/01/opinion/supreme-court-religion.html?partner=IFTTT The court has become more open to claims of government regulations impeding religion.  What the Supreme Court Did for Religion New York Times

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By BY JASON HOROWITZ AND EMMA BUBOLA from World in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/world/europe/vatican-italy-gay-rights.html?partner=IFTTT The move prompted cries of political meddling from liberal politicians and gestures of gratitude from conservatives. A church historian called it “an unprecedented act.” Vatican Expresses Deep Reservations Over Gay Rights Bill in Italy New York Times

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By BY NORIMITSU ONISHI from World in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/08/world/europe/france-mayor-teacher-islam-secularism-laicite.html?partner=IFTTT A battle erupted after a high-school teacher said that Islamists had taken over the city of Trappes, a view vigorously countered by the mayor, sharpening a national debate over French identity. The Mayor, the Teacher and a Fight over a ‘Lost Territory’ of France New York Times

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By BY DAN BILEFSKY from World in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/world/canada/quebec-religious-symbols-ruling.html?partner=IFTTT The ruling exempts English-speaking schools and effectively allows provincial legislators to wear turbans or head scarves, but it angered civil liberties advocates as discriminatory. Quebec’s Ban on Public Religious Symbols Largely Upheld New York Times

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By BY NORIMITSU ONISHI AND CONSTANT MÉHEUT from World in the New York Times-https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/world/europe/france-secularism-laicite-macron.html?partner=IFTTT In an effort to fend off a challenge from the right, President Emmanuel Macron tries to frame a debate on two issues important to conservatives: the country’s “laïcité” model of secularism, and crime. In a Charged Environment, France Tackles Its Model of Secularism New York Times