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An alleged unlicensed surgeon appeared in court on Thursday accused of running a mobile circumcision service to perform ritual genital cutting on dozens of boys as young as two days old.
A sketch about God on the RTÉ New Year's Eve Countdown Show, intended as satire, did not comply with RTÉ's own standards and broader regulations, the broadcaster has said.
'There are over 126 different religions in Ireland. This means that RTE will have to apologise if members of any of these religions find something offensive in what they broadcast.'
In a letter, Neil Barber of the Edinburgh Secular Society questions the reasoning behind bishops' objections to the closure of places of worship in Scotland's lockdown (scroll down to view).
Yehudis Fletcher campaigns against ignorance and abuse in her Charedi community - after she courageously gave evidence against a man who assaulted her.
Thousands of Orthodox Christian worshippers in Bulgaria on Wednesday ignored warnings issued by health authorities to abstain from mass gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic and kept instead to their centuries-old Epiphany traditions.
"Many of the Trump-loving domestic terrorists who stormed the U.S. Capitol yesterday were White Christian Nationalists, waving Christian flags, holding signs praising Jesus, and saying prayers after they broke into the building."
The trend in Brazilian women seeking abortions elsewhere in Latin America underscores not only how Argentina's progressive social policy diverges from Brazil's conservative one, but also the likelihood that more Brazilian women will seek abortions in the neighbouring nation.
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