Families of victims of Franco regime welcome new Spanish law
Madrid, SpainReuters Flor Baena has spent decades trying to clear the name of her brother Jose Humberto, who was one of the last five people executed under General Francisco Franco’s fascist regime just two months before the dictator’s death in 1975. But on Thursday, the leftist government’s Democratic Memory law tackling the legacy of the […]
In Australia, rugby league players refuse to play NRL game in pride jersey
Sydney, AustraliaAP Seven Manly Sea Eagles players have withdrawn from a National Rugby League match in Australia because they’re unwilling to wear their club’s inclusion jersey. The jersey has rainbow stripes and a rainbow collar – in place of the regular white sections – to support LGBTQ inclusion in sports, and the club plans to […]
ESSAY: ATHEISTS PREFER CATS, CHRISTIANS LOVE DOGS, STUDY SHOWS
In an article first published on Religion News Service, RYAN BURGE, assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, looks at what data about ownership and religious beliefs in the US shows…
ESSAY: WHAT LEONARDO’S DEPICTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY AND JESUS TELLS US ABOUT HIS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
Ahead of the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci on 2nd May, DIANE APOSTOLOS-CAPPADONA, of Georgetown University in the US, writes in an an article first published on The Conversation about what his art says of his religious beliefs…
Most Americans continue to oppose religious service refusals to LGBT people, survey finds
RNS A new survey finds that Americans continue to oppose the idea that small business owners should be able to refuse products or services to gay or lesbian people due to their religious beliefs. The survey by the Public Religion Research Institute follows up on findings released last week that show strong majorities within all religious groups also support nondiscrimination […]
ESSAY: NEW RESEARCH SHOWS AUSTRALIAN TEENS HAVE COMPLEX VIEWS ON RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian researchers ANDREW SINGLETON and ANNA HALAHOFF, of Deakin University, GARY BOUMA, of Monash University, and MARY LOU RASMUSSEN, of Australian National University, report on what their research has shown about the “spirituality” of Australian youth…