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Opinion: Continuation of the anti-vaccine student mandate on a precarious legal and moral ground
Re “Student Sues San Diego Unified, Opposes Vaccination Mandate for Religious Reasons” (October 25): Junior Scripps Ranch High School known as “Jill Doe” has every right to refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccine. However, using religion as an excuse requires further consideration. If she has ever taken acetaminophen, albuterol, Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, Sudafed, Claritin, Prilosec, …

Sameer Wankhede is both a Muslim and a sc. He is the victim of historic wrong
Kranti Redkar and IRS Officer Sameer Wankhede | Twitter | @KrantiRedkar Text size: A- A + NOTArcotics Control Bureau Mumbai Zone Officer Sameer Wankhede is in trouble. He is an Indian Revenue Service officer in 2008 and has handled many high profile cases. Currently he is in the news because of the drug case involving …

Greece’s highest court rejects ritual slaughter permit, calls for solution
Greece’s highest court has spoken out against current regulations allowing ritual slaughter, responding to fears some Jewish leaders expressed last year after the EU’s highest court ruled in favor of such prohibitions. The court overturned the current slaughter permit, provided by a ministerial decision exempting ritual slaughter from the general requirement to stun animals before …

Aryan Khan’s court denial of bail proves NCB has evidence against him: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale
âIt is up to the court to decide whether Aryan took drugs or not. But the fact that the court does not grant him a bond clearly shows that the BCN has evidence against Aryan Khan, âRamdas Athawale said. Ramdas Athawale said: âIt is up to the court to decide whether Aryan has taken drugs …

Somewhere on a slightly different path lies a better future for the union, if we look for it now… – Slugger O’Toole
âI don’t care about your religion. I don’t care about your gender. I don’t care about your ethnicity. You can be a unionist and will be welcome in a union of people? – Doug Beattie, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, 2021 Is it as inclusive, diverse and progressive as political unionism is becoming? Is …

Biden to meet Pope Francis amid some rift with US bishops – NBC10 Philadelphia
There is an intriguing subplot to President Joe Biden’s next meeting with Pope Francis. The world’s two foremost Roman Catholics will celebrate a shared vision of church teaching and vital social issues even as Biden faces steadfast opposition from many American Catholic bishops over his positions on the abortion and LGBTQ rights. Less than three …

CITY OF WALLA WALLA | Obituary
CITY OF WALLA WALLA INVITATION TO TENDER : SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF LIQUEFIED CHLORINE The city of Walla Walla is soliciting bids for the supply and delivery of liquefied chlorine for water treatment. Clearly marked sealed offers âATTACHED OFFER – SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF LIQUEFIED CHLORINEâ will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, City …

Muslim Athlete Charter: Football Association of Wales signs commitment to equality and diversity
Wales remain in contention for 2022 World Cup berth in Qatar The Football Association of Wales (FAW) became the first football organization to sign the Muslim Athlete Charter. By signing the pledge, FAW will commit to recognizing the Muslim needs in football for players, staff and spectators attending matches. FAW will aim to become fully …

Grass Valley protesters denounce vaccine mandate
Parents gathered in protest on Monday, promising to keep the children at home if Governor Gavin Newsom’s directive to vaccinate students against COVID-19 passes. About a dozen parents and several children demonstrated at Brunswick Road and Sutton Way in Grass Valley. Eva Nau – parent of John Nau, a ninth grade student at Nevada Union …

Poles protest against push-backs of migrants on border with Belarus
Posted on Sunday, October 17, 2021 | 9:33 Updated 5 hours, 10 minutes ago WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Thousands of protesters marched through two Polish cities on Sunday in solidarity with migrants and asylum seekers at the Polish-Belarusian border who were turned away by Polish authorities. Several thousand people marched in Warsaw and others demonstrated …
Tambuwal says no tribe or religion has a monopoly on leadership in Nigeria
The governor said this when he received the national president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev, Ayokunle Samson Olasupo, at the Council Chamber of Government House, Sokoto, on Friday, October 15, 2021. He said, âThe leadership of the country is mutually complementary because Nigeria belongs to every Nigerian, and no one will send anyone …

Ministers and Other Christians Should Walk
Ervin Milton | Journalist I have been in the ministry of preaching in the Christian church for over 55 years. I felt and accepted a call to preach when I was 18 years old. I had no formal training at the time, and I didn’t know anyone who had. The ministers around me at the …

What You Need to Know About Special Treatment for Unions in the Illinois Constitution
If passed by voters in November 2022, an amendment to the Illinois Constitution would allow collective agreements to forever trump state law. This empowers union leaders more than state legislators – and voters. State lawmakers decided this spring to ask voters to pass Amendment 1, a proposal to change the Illinois Constitution and increase the …

Union leader: Our health heroes need both vaccines and health insurance | Opinion
By George Gresham As a child growing up in southern Jim Crow, the grandson of a farm foreman in Virginia, I spent my formative years living in isolation. The racial laws that separated me from my white peers weren’t just evident at water fountains, in the schoolyard, or on the buses – it was also …

Naturally Speaking: History and nature in Merom | Indiana
While I write a column that generally deals with nature, for several years I also wrote a column on Indiana history. So I also have a great interest in the history of our state. Often, nature and history go hand in hand in a number of Indiana’s natural and scenic spots. The area around Merom …

Margaret Hunnicutt is the 38th Don Carlos Humanitarian of the Year for the Tempe Community Council
The Tempe Community Council chose Margaret Hunnicutt as the 38th Don Carlos Humanitarian of the Year. âPhoto by CCT A longtime lawyer and community leader, Margaret Hunnicutt is the 38th recipient of the Don Carlos Humanitarian Award, Tempe’s most prestigious honor, awarded by the Tempe Community Council. Hunnicutt and three other laureates were honored at …

Srinagar Mayor condemns killings of civilians in Eidgah, says Kashmir belongs to all religions
Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu called on all communities to unite while condemning the killings of civilians that took place Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir. The mayor said: âThe elements supported by Pakistan are behind this. We should all go out on the streets and take a stand as a society that we will not …

Liberation theologian Pablo Richard was “a source of life and hope” for many Latin Americans
Liberation theologian Pablo Richard Guzman, 81, a Chilean exile who lived much of his life in Costa Rica and died on September 20 in the capital of San José, was not as well known in the North. that some of his contemporaries – say, Leonardo Boff, Gustavo Gutiérrez or Jon Sobrino. Amazon lists only three …

Mgr. Brooklyn’s champion of the poor and oppressed John Powis dies at 87
“He is known to generations of Latinos who often only survive because of his ability to catch people who are starting to wander in despair and bring them back to try again and hope with him,” Jimmy Breslin wrote in “The Church That” Forgot Christ “(2004). . In 1963 he was appointed parish priest of …

Student groups struggle to survive in new Student Union – Massachusetts Daily Collegian
After years of having their own space, groups of University of Massachusetts students are struggling to find a home in the new Student Union. Renovated from 2019 to 2020 with an annual student activity fee increase of $ 100 per student, the new student union has come up with a new process that has significantly …

MCC attacks old Nazi ties
Members of Winnipeg’s Jewish community welcome the publication of new research by the Mennonite Central Committee on its entanglement with National Socialism before and after World War II. “I am delighted and impressed with MCC’s honesty, determination and willingness to face its past,” said Daniel Stone of the research published in Intersections, MCC’s quarterly newsletter. …

Dr Anthony Fauci: “A few” religions oppose vaccines
Dr Anthony Fauci said on Sunday it was extremely rare for a major religion to oppose vaccines, but acknowledged that it would be difficult to mediate situations in which workers say their faith prevents them from obtaining COVID-19 vaccines when faced with an employer mandate. . “We looked at this years ago when people were …

Bronze busts honor Floyd, Taylor and Lewis in New York
The statues, created by Chris Carnabuci, stand 10 feet tall on platforms and “honor life and continuing messages through art, linking three iconic people,” Confront Art said in a press release. Confront Art said that “the series is inspired by the events of 2020 and has seen many people take a stand for justice,” echoing …

China slammed at UN Rights Council over Tibet restrictions
ANI | Update: Sep 30, 2021 5:39 PM STI Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 30 (ANI): China was reprimanded at the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council for its record on rights in Tibet, delegates from the United States, Denmark, Germany and the European Union expressing concerns about the severe restrictions on religious, linguistic and …

Death: Eberhard Jüngel, theologian who saw the revealed trinity …… | News and reports
Eberhard Jüngel, the leading Protestant theologian from Stalinist East Germany, died on Tuesday at the age of 86. Jüngel’s work was never popularized and it has been eclipsed in some ways by his peers and colleagues, including Jürgen Moltmann, Hans Küng, and future Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger. As a philosopher theologian, his scholarship could …

Kenya bans LGBTQ + documentary for ‘promoting same-sex marriage’ | Global development
Activists and film producers criticized the Kenya Film Classification Board’s decision to ban a documentary that tells the story of a Kenyan struggling with his sexuality. They said banning the 52-minute film, I Am Samuel, amounted to âdiscrimination and persecutionâ of LGBTQ + people. The film – which was shot over five years and took …

Martin Luther King III Calls on BYU Students to Lead ‘Beloved Community’
Martin Luther King III on Tuesday challenged Brigham Young University students to stand up and become citizens of the beloved community his father envisioned. They responded with a rousing standing ovation. âYour leadership is urgently needed to guide our world to a greater destiny,â King said, his voice strengthening near the end of a moving …

Pope urges Mexicans to communion and full life
Pope Francis sent a letter to the bishops of Mexico on the occasion of the celebration, on September 27, of the 200th anniversary of the definitive independence of the Latin American nation from Spain. By Vatican News reporter “The anniversary you are celebrating invites you to look not only to the past to strengthen the …

Federal judge demands vaccines for California prison staff
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A federal judge on Monday ordered all employees entering California jails to be vaccinated or given a religious or medical exemption, as he attempts to avert another coronavirus outbreak like the one that killed 28 inmates and a correctional officer at San Quentin State Prison last year. Inmates who wish to …
Women demonstrate in front of Union Buildings for churches to open to 50% capacity
Pretoria – The march by women on Saturday at the Union Buildings against the lockdown restriction on the number of people attending churches was just the start of efforts to pressure the government to allow churches to operate at 50% of their capacity. capacity. This is according to Pastor Thobile Magerman on behalf of walkers …
Simhat Torah was included as a “new” holiday. Could we add more?
Israel’s Independence Day and Jerusalem Day are two of the most recent celebrations added to the Hebrew calendar. Holocaust Remembrance Day is another recent addition mandated by the Knesset. But these days are not universally recognized by all Jews. You have to go back a thousand years to find a holiday added to the calendar …

Jewish model shows up at German parliament – on far-right ticket
JTA – At a political rally in Berlin in June, a young gay Jewish man wearing a turquoise kippah launched his campaign to represent one of Germany’s most ethnically diverse constituencies in parliament. The man, Marcel Yaron Goldhammer, 34, vowed to stoke the “embers of unity, justice and freedom” during his announcement speech to around …

Explained: Channi rise, state elections test Punjabiyat with caste politics, religion
In the run-up to the 2017 legislative elections in Punjab, an opinion poll on the suitability of PAA leader Arvind Kejriwal as chief minister made an interesting discovery. The majority of respondents rejected the idea for one reason only: he was not a Punjabi. His religion, they clarified, was irrelevant. Five years later, as the …

On religion: the serious and mysterious faith of comedian Norm Macdonald |
When discussing heretics, the early Christians used the Greek term “hypostasis” – meaning “substance” and “sustenance” – to help define their belief in the Incarnation of Jesus as one person, but with divine natures and human. This “hypostatic union” is not the sort of topic a comedian typically brings up on a TV talk show …

Delegation led by Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren to meet with Amit Shah on census | Latest India News
The delegation will submit a memorandum demanding a caste census and a separate column for the Sarna tribal religion in the 2021 census. POSTED SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 5:15 PM IST Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren will lead a delegation that will meet with Union Home Secretary Amit Shah on Sunday to submit a memorandum demanding …

Getting critical race theory out of public schools is harder than passing a law
Banning the teaching of critical race theory and its principles in public schools may not be as easy as passing a law. Idaho was the first of nine states to pass an anti-CRT law, and so far this new school year, some parents are not seeing any change. “However they can get in there, they …

Religious exemptions increase as COVID-19 vaccine mandates increase
An estimated 2,600 Los Angeles Police Department employees are citing religious objections in an attempt to evade the required COVID-19 vaccination. In Washington state, thousands of state employees are asking for similar exemptions. And in Arkansas, one hospital has been inundated with so many such requests from employees that it apparently calls their bluff. Religious …

The “narcotic jihad” and the delusions of the Catholic Church
Over the past few days, the public sphere in Kerala has been rocked by intense – and at times acrimonious – debates over the claim made in a sermon by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Bishop of Pala Mar, Joseph Kallarangatt, that there are more and more cases of ânarcotic jihadâ (as well as âlove jihadâ) in …

Lexington Parks staff suspended for remarks on LGBTQ community, religion and COVID
September 21 â A deputy director of the Lexington Parks Department has been suspended for making several inappropriate remarks about religion, employee clothing and the LGBTQ community, according to documents obtained by the Lexington-Herald-Leader. The city’s human resources department corroborated six violations against Chris Cooperrider, who has worked for the parks since 2009. Two were …

In the Punjab, the Punjabiyat triumphs over religion, other flaws
The last two days of churning out the Punjab Congress to find an acceptable ministerial face has raised the crucial question of religious identity in state politics. The name of former PPCC leader Sunil Jakhar appeared for the post but was shot down by seasoned party leaders who believed it would not go well with …

TOP: Akhara Parishad leader Mahant Narendra Giri, found dead at Prayagraj residence; recovered suicide note
Mahant Narendra Giri Maharaj, president of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad was found dead at his residence in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. Police suspect, however, that this is a case of suicide. According to sources, the door was locked from the inside and must have been broken. Narendra Giri Maharaj was found hanging from a nylon …

How a Christian diocese and Muslim rulers settled a row of catechism books in Kerala
The Thamarassery Episcopal House of the Syro-Malabar Church witnessed an unusual meeting on Friday, September 17. Bishop Remegiose Inchananiyil and Vicar General Father John Oravunkara had a discussion with Indian Union Muslim League leader Dr MK Muneer, who represents the Koduvally Assembly constituency at the Kerala Assembly, and a group of Muslim religious leaders. He …

Southern Baptist sexual abuse response investigation advances
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) – Rev. Marshall Blalock is feeling the brunt of his new responsibility. The South Carolina pastor is vice chair of a newly formed Southern Baptist Convention task force tasked with overseeing an investigation into how a prominent faith-based committee handled allegations of sexual abuse, a review that comes years after the SBC …

Many religious leaders say ‘no’ to approval of COVID-19 vaccine exemptions
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also does not provide religious exemptions for vaccines for its members, according to church spokesperson Eric Hawkins. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is undergoing major renovations on August 4, 2021. By Peter …
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Many religious leaders say no to approval of vaccine exemptions
While a significant number of Americans are calling for religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination warrants, many religious leaders say: Not with our approval. Leaders of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America said Thursday that although some people may have medical reasons for not receiving the vaccine, “there is no exemption in the Orthodox Church for …

How the Constitution’s original guarantee of religious freedom hardly happened – Baptist News Global
On this day 234 years ago, The United States Constitution was signed and sent to the states for ratification, not only proposing a new system of government if needed, but also taking one of the first concrete steps to protect religious freedom. In 1787, delegates from 12 states met in Philadelphia to create a viable …

For a more perfect union, we must read the Constitution
Three “Cs” made America great: Christianity, capitalism and the Constitution. These are the pillars on which our nation was founded and on which it stands today. Remove any of them and America will likely collapse. An essential part of what sets America apart from other countries is the incredibly unique document that broadly defines our …

Jewish leaders bury remains found in former Warsaw ghetto
WARSAW, Poland (AP) – The Jewish community in Warsaw buried an unidentified Holocaust victim whose remains were discovered this summer in a building that stood in the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II on Tuesday. “We are here as a family for someone we don’t know,” Poland Chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich said as the bones, …

September 11 impacted the advance of secularism | Catholic National Register
COMMENT: Prayers will be offered on the 20th anniversary of September 11th. But fewer people will pray than before, because there are fewer people praying. Did September 11th Contribute to Growing Secularization in Some Parts of the World? Does the rise of ânunsâ – those who claim no religious belief – among millennials have anything …

Pope, senior Christians urge world leaders to act on climate change
VATICAN CITY – The three major Christian leaders of the world have launched an unprecedented joint appeal to members of their churches to âhear the cry of the earthâ and support action to stem the effects of climate change. In âA Common Message for the Protection of Creation,â Pope Francis, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby …

Create a center in Chennai to study Tamil stampings: from the HC to the Union government
Chennai: Finding that the availability of stamps of Tamil inscriptions in Chennai instead of Mysuru can facilitate academic access to nearly 60% of unpublished inscriptions, the Madras High Court ordered the Union government to establish a separate epigraphy (Tamil) office in Chennai within six months. Seeking that a center on stamping (printing of an inscription …

Kansas City Area Chipotle Fires Assistant Manager For Attempting To Remove Worker’s Hijab | national
A Chipotle in Lenexa, Kansas fired an assistant manager after an employee accused the manager of trying to forcefully remove his hijab. The employee, a 19-year-old Muslim woman, lodged a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week. The young woman said that the deputy director of the place where she worked had started …

Chaos threatens Christians in Afghanistan
As the situation in Afghanistan deteriorates, Winnipegger Shoaib Ebadi is even more fearful for those close to him there – and for his Christian minority. “They are in a life threatening situation,” he said of the chaos in the country. Her sister, a secondary school principal, and her family stay inside; women don’t venture out …

Owaisi targets Hardeep Puri for remarks that situation in Afghanistan shows need for AAC – The New Indian Express
Through PTI NEW DELHI: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday targeted Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri for linking the issue of Sikhs and Hindus fleeing Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), se asking if he was “misleading” on the matter. Puri, a senior BJP official, on Sunday stressed the need for the CAA …

Murders: FG must secure UNIJOS before next takeover, ASUU says
The Union of Academic Staff of Universities has advised the federal government to protect the University of Jos from attacks and killings of its staff and students before the school next reopens. The Union made the request in a statement on Sunday following a breach of security in Jos and other parts of Plateau state …

SOMC demanding that all employees be fully immunized by September 17
Press release Based on recommendations from 56 healthcare organizations – including the Ohio Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Nurses Association – as well as local medical experts and scientists, the Southern Ohio Medical Center requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 17. . Several other hospitals have …

In Moscow, Idaho, Conservative “Christian Reconstructionists” Thrive Amid Gospel Unrest
Eds: This story was provided by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. (THE CONVERSATION) Evangelical groups in the United States have been facing a decline in numbers for years. And a disorderly cultural struggle over the direction of the movement could serve to lead to further defections. But …

Black Baptist group renews historic calls for civil rights | Nation & World
The Progressive Baptist National Convention this week marked the 60th anniversary of its inception in the fire of the civil rights movement, citing its founders as inspiring new calls for racial justice, against voter suppression and in support of critical theory of the race. The historically black denomination hosted a virtual annual convention with a …
Alaa Al Aswany – WSJ
August 6, 2021 12:41 p.m. ET Alaa Al Aswany, one of the most renowned novelists in the Arab world, almost gave up writing. After the Egyptian state publisher rejected his first two novels in the 1990s, he published them himself, winning critical acclaim but few readers. When the state, which monopolizes the distribution of books, …

Can you remarry a wife or husband from whom you have divorced? This is what the law says
Marriage Law Number 4 of 2014 recognizes five types of marriages in Kenya: Christian, Civil, Customary, Hindu and Islamic marriages. [File, Standard] Did you know that nothing prevents you from remarrying with a spouse from whom you had divorced? Although it seems far-fetched, Kenyan law allows you to marry your ex-husband or ex-wife. Family lawyer …

Olympian Dolgopyat arrives home to receive a hero’s welcome in Israel
Olympian Artem Dolgopyat returned home with a heroic welcome after winning Israel’s second gold and first in artistic gymnastics By LAURIE KELLMAN Associate Press 3 Aug 2021, 11:31 ⢠4 minutes to read Share on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article TEL AVIV, Israel – Olympian Artem Dolgopyat arrived in Israel on Tuesday with a heroic …

BOOM! Power’s out – but he’s now back in Union City
An explosion rocked the Department of Public Works and Electricity building in Union City in the early afternoon yesterday. Few people in the village have heard of what happened to cut their electricity. But the employees and a guest of DPW and the village electrical building certainly did. The explosion destroyed a key part of …

She said she got married for love. His parents called it coercion.
SRINAGAR, Kashmir – Manmeet Kour Bali had to defend her marriage in court. A Sikh by birth, Ms. Bali converted to Islam to marry a Muslim. Her parents opposed a marriage outside their community and filed a complaint with the police against her new husband. In court last month, she testified that she married for …

Jason Mohammad: “I was spat on because I’m a Muslim. This is how it was’ | sport
JAs soon as Mohammad wants to speak, which will come as no surprise to observers of this most ubiquitous broadcaster. After all, he’s a man who, in addition to being the main presenter of the BBC’s final score and the occasional host of the Day 2 match, has long been involved in the company’s coverage …

Pensacola in Florida celebrates 200 years since the takeover of the United States
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) – The city of Pensacola, Fla. Celebrated its 200th anniversary on Saturday as part of the United States, marking the date that the then territory passed from Spanish rule. Penscola News Journal reports that events to commemorate the occasion included re-enactments of battles, a performance of an African drumming and dancing troupe, …

Frontex was aware of human rights violations in Greece, German news outlet says
European Union border protection agency Frontex was aware of human rights violations and pushbacks by Greek forces in the Aegean Sea, German newspaper Der Spiegel wrote on Thursday. Der Spiegel reported that a months-long investigation by the European Parliament led to the conclusion that Frontex had evidence of illegal push-backs by the Greek Coast Guard …

China says US measures on Xinjiang threaten global trade
BEIJING (AP) – The Chinese government dismissed US charges of forced labor in Xinjiang and accused Washington on Thursday of harming global trade after lawmakers approved import restrictions and US companies were warned that they were exposed to legal risks if they did business with the region. The measures add to growing pressure on companies …

San Diego Junipero Serra High School Name Change Leads to Lawsuit: “Cancel Cultural Mentality”
A group claiming that the San Diego Unified School District board’s unanimous vote in March to rename high school Junipero Serra was an illegal plan to take legal action on Wednesday. The board held the vote after students at the school demanded that Serra’s name be removed due to her treatment of Native Americans, according …
Neck rubs, tapped phones: Merkel has a history with US leaders
Neck rubs, expensive dinners, allegations of wiretapping, awkward handshake moments. Angela Merkel has seen pretty much everything when it comes to US presidents. The German Chancellor is making her 19th and possibly last official visit to the United States on Thursday for a meeting with President Joe Biden – her fourth US president – as …

Court of Appeal Protects Church’s Freedom in Employment Decisions
By TOM STRODE, Baptist Press CHICAGO (BP) – Religious freedom advocates have praised a federal appeals court opinion that protects the freedom of churches and other religious groups in the face of government interference in decisions in employment. In a 7-3 ruling on Friday, June 9, the Seventh Chicago Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that …

Mask wearing and communication gaps take center stage at Berkshire BOE meeting
Masks and a call for more inclusiveness and transparency competed in time at the Berkshire Schools Education Council meeting on July 12. Masks and a call for more inclusiveness and transparency competed in time at the Berkshire Schools Education Council meeting on July 12. A crowd of around 30 patiently waited for the day-to-day business …

Can this subscription service make you a better parent?
It’s potpourri week, a heady stew of random madness. I am the grandfather of several (seven) grandchildren. The four children are married and to my knowledge they are not on drugs or in jail. This suggests that I had some impact, maybe only minimal, but at least provided some modest advice along the way to …

Assam’s Marriage Bill Will Test for “Love Jihad” of All Kinds: CM Sarma | Latest India News
âJihad of love doesn’t just mean that a Muslim cheats on a Hindu. It could also happen among Hindus. If a Hindu boy uses questionable means to trick and marry a Hindu girl, it is also a form of ‘love jihad’, âSarma told reporters on the sidelines of an event marking the end of his …

Delhi HC Orders Ministry of Law to Draft Uniform Civil Code
In a significant development towards uniformity among the country’s different sections, castes, beliefs and religions, Delhi’s High Court observed on Friday that there was a need to implement the Uniform Civil Code. Declaring that the time has come to implement the Uniform Civil Code, the High Court sent the judgment to the Union Law Ministry …

About 90% of private school staff vaccinated as unions urge teachers to be ‘vaccine ambassadors’
According to independent school associations, around 90% of teachers and staff in private schools have been vaccinated. According to independent school associations, around 90% of teachers and staff in private schools have been vaccinated. The associations say they are satisfied with the way in which the Ministry of Basic Education received their teachers during the …

Controversial rugby star Folau signs for Japan team
Israel Folau. (Photo by Matt Roberts / Getty Images) International double code Israel Folau, who was sacked by Rugby Australia in 2019 for saying “hell awaits” gay men, will play club rugby in Japan next season, it was announced on Monday. Folau signed with the Bright arcs from NTT Communications in the first domestic competition …

Daytona Unity Walk brings community together after police officer shoots
DAYTONA BEACH – City island was the scene of people laughing, dancing, hula hooping, playing games and chatting about a storm on Saturday morning. So when the gray sky turned into a downpour, the more than 150 people gathered for the inaugural Daytona Unity picnic simply moved into a large tent and continued the festivities. …

Alexander Lukashenko – KVIA
CNN Editorial Research Here is a glimpse into the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Staff Date of Birth: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Place of birth: Kopys, Belarus Last name and first name: Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko Dad: name not publicly available Mother: Yekaterina Loukachenko, milkmaid Wedding: Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko (1975-present) Children: …

Iran appoints justice chief to replace Raisi
Published on: 07/01/2021 – 14:58 Tehran (AFP) Iran’s supreme leader on Thursday appointed former intelligence and security minister Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei as head of the judiciary, replacing Ebrahim Raisi after his election as president earlier this month. Ayatollah Khamenei urged Mohseni-Ejei, a senior religious official with a long history in the judiciary, to fight corruption “with …

Religion shouldn’t conflict with being LGBTQ, religious leaders say – NBC Boston
This story originally appeared on LX.com To members of the LGBTQ community, it may seem that there is no place for them in the world of faith and religion, especially in Christianity. When you are a queer person of faith and your faith seems to be heavily militarized against who you are, it is one …

Worrisome developments in Congress | Manila weather
WHO vult finem, vult mediam …. He who desires the end must desire the means to that end. Our Constitution announces one of the policies of the State: “The State recognizes the sanctity of family life and must protect and strengthen the family as a basic autonomous social institution …” My thesis is simple: We …

Six years after same-sex marriage, what now?
There is an irony to where they ended up, as the narrowness of their campaign was, to begin with, a winning strategy. For years lawyers demanded marriage equality circumscribes their cases as narrowly as possible, so that judges who are already ambivalent about extending rights to same-sex couples see nothing more at stake than national …
South African Chief Rabbi calls on Archbishop to condemn Hamas and Al-Shabaab
Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa called on Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba of Cape Town to condemn Hamas and allied terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, after speaking out publicly against Israel during the last 11 day escalation. During the Israel-Gaza conflict, Makgoba accused Israel of apartheid, dismissing …

Canada’s little-known Russian sect – BBC Travel
Located a seven-hour drive east of Vancouver, the Doukhobor Discovery Center occupies a handsome collection of red brick buildings flanked by manicured fields and gnarled apple trees. A white dove emblazoned with a crest on the side of a barn led me in, and a âWork and Peaceful Lifeâ sign above the entrance porch suggested …

Teachers Union President Calls on Educators to “Teach Truth” and Include Critical Race Theory in the Curriculum
Twenty-five states have taken steps to limit the teaching of critical race theory or to restrict how teachers can discuss racism and sexism, according to a recent analysis by Education week. But the president of the National Education Association said on Tuesday that educators are “doing a disservice” to students by failing to teach students …

BJP’s RP Singh mingles with Golden Temple replica
The dismantling of the Golden Temple replica in Punjabi Bagh Bharat Darshan Park was completed on Tuesday, said Manjinder Singh Sirsa, chairman of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara management committee. The replica built by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation was dismantled by members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara management committee after discovering that it was against the …