A draft ordinance was submitted to the city council of Seattle, Washington proposing a law against caste discrimination in the United States. If the city council approves this ordinance, then this will be the first time the U.S. prohibits caste discrimination.
New research published in the Journal of Religion and Health reveals that atheists and agnostics are just as healthy and satisfied with their lives as religious people, debunking the idea that religion and spirituality have a more positive effect on personal well-being.
A group of 13 religious leaders from various denominations filed a lawsuit on January 19 in St.Louis, Missouri, challenging the state’s ban on abortion, arguing that lawmakers used their religious beliefs to pass the law and imposed those beliefs on others.
On January 13, the US Supreme Court agreed to consider a case of religious discrimination dismissed by a lower court.
The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to consider what employers must do to accommodate religious employees, among eight new cases it added. https://t.co/GsCJDFX1u1
A new investigation released by the New York Times on December 29th reveals that Hasidic and Orthodox Jewish schools are using funds intended for special education for other purposes.
The High Court of Barbados has decriminalized gay sex. Two anti-LGBT laws in the Caribbean Island nation have been repealed. Although these laws were almost never put into practice, they were seen as a symbol of inequality for the queer community.
Private liberal arts college Hamline University reportedly refused to renew the contract of an art history professor for showing images of medieval and Renaissance Islamic art depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
Federal investigators revealed an Arizona man arrested by local authorities in August to be a polygamous cult leader with at least 20 wives, many of whom were minors.
According to details released by the FBI, the agency accused 46-year-old Samuel Rappylee Bateman of sexually abusing underage girls in an affidavit filed in federal court. Authorities have also charged three women, Naomi Bistline, Donnae Barlow, and Moretta Rose Johnson, for kidnapping eight underage girls.
