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נאריש זשלאָב מענטש

"#Jews are the smallest #religious group analyzed separately in this report, accounting for 0.2% of the global #population. Most Jews live either in North America (primarily in the United States) or in the Middle East-North Africa region (almost exclusively in Israel). Jews make up less than 2% of the overall population in each of those regions.

The number of Jews around the world grew by 6%, from an estimated 14 million in 2010 to nearly 15 million in 2020. That’s fewer than the estimated 16.6 million Jews who were alive in 1939, prior to the #Holocaust.

Our estimates for Israel are based on the Ministry of Interior’s population register of Jews in Israel. Outside of Israel, we generally use a definition of #Jewishness based on self-identification with #Judaism as a religion.25

During this time, the rest of the world’s population grew about twice as quickly. Despite this gap, the share of the global population that is #Jewish still rounds to 0.2%.

pewresearch.org/religion/2025/

Pew Research Center · 8. Jewish population changeBy jcoleman
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Jocelyn

#LeMonde's #leader today: "When #racism escalates to #farRight #terrorism"

"Behind #MarineLePen's respectable façade, the spread of the #RassemblementNational's #ideology, which has gained traction across much of the political spectrum, has fostered hostility toward #foreigners and incited tragic acts such as the murder of #HichemMiraoui."

"By viewing the tragedy solely through a #religious lens [one favors] the perspective preferred by all extremists."

lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/

Le Monde · When racism escalates to far-right terrorismBy Le Monde
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Nonilex

That meant, the state court found, that the group should be denied the #TaxExemption even as it accepted the charity’s contention that its services were “based on Gospel values & the principles of the Catholic social teachings.”

The case was one of 3 concerning #religion heard by the justices this term, & it extended a remarkable winning streak at the court for religious people & groups. [not so remarkable considering the current makeup of #SCOTUS]

#law#Catholic#religious
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Nonilex

#SCOTUS unanimously ruled on Thurs that a #Catholic charity in Wisconsin was entitled to a #TaxExemption that had been denied by a state court on the ground that its activities were not primarily #religious.

The WI Supreme Court had ruled that the group’s activities were “primarily charitable & secular” & that it did not “attempt to imbue program participants w/the Catholic faith.” Indeed, the state court said, the group employed & served people of all religions.

#law
nytimes.com/2025/06/05/us/poli

The case was one of three concerning religion heard by the Supreme Court this term.
The New York Times · Supreme Court Backs Catholic Charity Denied Exemption in Tax CaseBy Adam Liptak
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Nonilex

For the third consecutive year, #Louisiana lawmakers rejected a bill that would have allowed young victims of #rape to get an #abortion.

In an emotional & #religious-laced legislative committee meeting legislators objected to adding rape, in cases where the girl is under the age of 17 & impregnated as a result of the sexual offense, to the narrow list of #exceptions for one of the strictest #AbortionBans in the country.

#law #FarRight #MaleSupremacy
apnews.com/article/louisiana-a

In this June 29, 2020 file photo, Anti-abortion protesters wait outside the Supreme Court for a decision, in Washington on the Louisiana case, Russo v. June Medical Services LLC. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file)
AP News · Louisiana lawmakers reject proposed exception to near-total abortion banBy Sara Cline
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נאריש זשלאָב מענטש

"When #author Kelsey Osgood listens to the #Book of Ruth on #Shavuot, the #biblical narrative has a special resonance for her.

Osgood, like Ruth, is a #convert to #Judaism — and like her ancient predecessor, Osgood’s decision to adopt the #Jewish faith makes for a great story, which she recounts along with six other narratives in her new book, “Godstruck: Seven #Women’s Unexpected Journeys to #Religious #Conversion.”

"Especially in my late 20s, in the lead-up to my conversion, I maintained a very romantic view of Ruth’s choice to pledge fealty to Naomi and to journey to #Israel; this seemed to me to embody faith in its purest form,” Osgood told The Times of Israel, referring to the famous lines from Ruth 1:16, “Wherever you go, I will follow; wherever you dwell, I will reside. Your people will be my people and your God, my God.”

But,” she added, “at the same time, I am now and have always been able to read this text with critical/historical perspectives..."

timesofisrael.com/with-echoes-

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Luca da Firenze

In 3d world #America... today!

'Pastor' #Dillon #Awes said that the "solution" to #gay people is presented in the #Bible:
"They should be lined up against the wall and shot in the back of the head."

Any #fanaticism is wrong, #religious fanaticism the most dangerous.
(The rule that if a group finds itself facing a situation of extreme survival
it is good to eliminate those who start praying... has a reason to be)

"Pastor" (my ass) Awes should at least be thrown in jail for inciting murder.

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Luca da Firenze

@Lassielmr

You are absolutely right

#Europeans had to fight for centuries for every right and freedom
#Americans did not
(Only the 'colored' had to fight, constantly abused)
#US is a "union" of profoundly racist #States
in which politics is mixed with a perverse #religious #fanaticism

White Americans are deeply ignorant without a true social cohesion
they embrace #fascism because it allows racial repression and cruelty

Trump 'torn the veil' shown the real face of Americans

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Joan Carroll

The triumphal arch in the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Italy. It is a mosaic featuring Christ in the middle flanked by four winged evengelists and the 24 elders of Revelation. Below are Peter on the right and Paul on the left.

#rome #italy #church #basilica #cathedral #stpaul #arch #archway #mosaic #historic #religious #catholic #christ #evangelists #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #artforsale #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

joan-carroll.pixels.com/featur

The triumphal arch in the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Italy. It is a mosaic featuring Christ in the middle flanked by four winged evengelists and the 24 elders of Revelation. Below are Peter on the right and Paul on the left.
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Joan Carroll

The ornate, intricately carved main doorway of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside The Walls is made of bronze with silver inlays. It is flanked by marble sculptures and framed by an intricately detailed pediment with classical motifs.

#basilica #church #rome #italy #stpaul #door #doorway #entrance #bronze #marble #architecture #decorative #religious #historical #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #artforsale #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

joan-carroll.pixels.com/featur

The ornate, intricately carved main doorway of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside The Walls is made of bronze with silver inlays. It is flanked by marble sculptures and framed by an intricately detailed pediment with classical motifs.
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Katika Kühnreich

@thomasfricke
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It is designed to make us #addicted

Our #society is not a cosy place

#capitalism is not cuddly

But with #digitalization & #gamification it developed tools to let us forget our dreadful situations

And find good feelings, wonderful hormone kicks provided by machines

We are a society #addicts

Addicted to machines

#cybernetics works with the myth of "machines full of grace" & its theoretical offsprings like #transhumanism are deeply #religious

@BlumeEvolution @evawolfangel

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Joan Carroll

Sunlight spills in thru a window and onto some of the wooden pews of the church of Santa Maria Nuova, a Romanesque church in Viterbo Italy. Murals depicting religious figures adorn the stone walls, adding a sense of reverence and antiquity to the scene. Processed in BW.

joan-carroll.pixels.com/featur

#viterbo #italy #benches #blackandwhite #shadows #sunlight #rustic #architecture #santamarianuova #pews #murals #religious #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #artforsale #wallartforsale #giftideas @joancarroll

Sunlight spills in through a window and onto some of the wooden pews of the church of Santa Maria Nuova, a Romanesque church in Viterbo Italy. Murals depicting religious figures adorn the stone walls, adding a sense of reverence and antiquity to the scene. Processed in BW.
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Nonilex

#Trump has proposed cutting spending on #CivilRights enforcement in #schools, work-study programs & services for #students from disadvantaged backgrounds. But one corner of the education budget he would boost: #CharterSchools [I wonder if this has something to do w/the #religious charter school case before #SCOTUS right now]. His budget proposal would increase federal support for new charter schools by $60 million, or about 8.3%.

#law#education#Constitution
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