Most people on GLP-1 drugs can safely fast for Yom Kippur or other religious observances, but they may need to plan ahead, take certain precautions or be ready to call it quits if they feel ill.
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A look at how entertainment, culture and religion have changed since 2001.
Managing religious affairs in Ethiopia is crucial for national cohesion and broader peacebuilding processes.
While the sect has some very conservative views and has been politically involved in recent years, its political impact has been limited.
My research has found religious education can encourage critical thinking in children, instil kindness and tolerance, and help expand students’ worldviews.
There is no such thing as ‘Judeo-Christian values’. The term hides essential differences between Judaism and Christianity.
If Donald Trump decides to escalate the Iran war, Christian Zionists will be those cheering the loudest.
In Australia’s first census in 1911, only 0.4% of us said we had ‘no religion’. Now, ‘no religion’ is Australia’s biggest religious affiliation.
Romans could predict eclipses, but still interpreted them as signs from the gods.
Divine Playhouse, a queer arts venue in a deconsecrated church, was forced to close its doors in Sydney last week. It doesn’t have to be this way.
For every generation over the last century, Australian women have been more religious than men. But these charts show gen Z is different.
While such commentary can be described as semi-serious soccer banter, it speaks to the broader religious shifts taking place in Latin America.
Québec’s Bill 9 demands the public sphere be free of visible religion, even when expressions of religion take are obligations its adherents cannot set aside.
As religious affiliation declines, the rituals and guidance it once provided around dying have disappeared for many people. Death doulas fill that gap.
Kalpana Jain, senior religion and ethics editor for The Conversation, explores a sense of belonging via the Faith Angle gathering.
The End of Romance is a relatable dystopia that amplifies humanity’s burning problems – but offers a glint of hope
We are living in a world backed by technology that seems to have a spiritual project of its own. Are the fears of the Pope’s AI-critical encyclical founded?
What grants influential women visibility and diplomatic status? Women in Diplomacy day on June 24 is an opportunity to consider how female-led efforts are recognised, valued and remembered.
Three numbers are hidden in every corner of Antoni Gaudí’s masterpiece basilica.
Several key actions that could help are not yet on the table, including mobilising other political parties as well as civic society to fight anti-foreigner hysteria.
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