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US President Trump has denied his immigration ban is a ban, saying instead that he is going to implement "extreme vetting" of people from several Muslim-majority countries.
Topics: world-politics, immigration, religion-and-beliefs, refugees, united-states
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| UpdatedUS Vice-President Mike Pence tells crowds gathered for the annual March for Life that ending taxpayer-funded abortion is among the new administration's top priorities.
Topics: abortion, religion-and-beliefs, rights, women, world-politics, united-states
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| UpdatedHundreds of millions of people around Asia gather to welcome the Year of the Rooster, with not even a crackdown on fireworks stopping millions setting them off in the streets of Beijing.
Topics: event, religion-and-beliefs, china, asia
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When India's revered cattle die, it is usually low-caste Dalits who remove the carcasses — but fed-up with being attacked by "cow-protection" vigilantes, they are abandoning the task that has long defined them.
Topics: beef-cattle, world-politics, hinduism, religion-and-beliefs, india
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The Malek Fahd Islamic School in south-western Sydney will reopen its doors next week, despite the ongoing legal battles over losing $19 million worth of federal funding.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, education, secondary-schools, community-and-society, greenacre-2190, nsw, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedAs hundreds of millions of Chinese complete their journeys home for the Chinese New Year, many will be squeezing in a last-minute haircut to avoid bringing bad luck to their uncles.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, event, china
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| UpdatedA Senate committee is urged to ensure civil celebrants cannot refuse services to same-sex couples due to religious or conscientious objections.
Topics: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, law-crime-and-justice, family-and-children, marriage, government-and-politics
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| UpdatedThe WA Premier's comments on burkas — including that they are not part of Australian culture and he would prefer they are not worn — are medieval and unfounded, as almost no Muslim women wear the garment in the state, a senior Muslim leader says.
Topics: islam, religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, government-and-politics, wa
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| UpdatedWA Premier Colin Barnett rules out any attempt to ban Muslims from wearing burkas, but says he would prefer "that type of clothing" was not worn in Australia.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, islam, discrimination, law-crime-and-justice, wa
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| UpdatedControversial Melbourne evangelical church Catch the Fire, which solicits donations for the Rise Up Australia Party, has its charitable status revoked by authorities.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, political-parties, melbourne-3000, vic
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Distinguished historian Jill Roe, best known for her celebrated biography of Australian writer Miles Franklin, has died aged 76.
Topics: history, books-literature, women, religion-and-beliefs, feminism, gays-and-lesbians, sydney-2000
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Researchers excavating the remains of one of the most notorious Nazi death camps uncover a pendant that appears identical to one belonging to Anne Frank, Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial says.
Topics: world-war-2, history, community-and-society, judaism, religion-and-beliefs, israel, poland, germany
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| UpdatedIf US President-elect Donald Trump goes through with plans to move Washington's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, it will hurt the peace process, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, territorial-disputes, religion-and-beliefs, israel, palestinian-territory-occupied, holy-see-vatican-city-state, united-states
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| UpdatedThe threat of losing the right to automatically live, work and study in EU countries is leading British Jews of German heritage to apply for second passports — something that would have been unthinkable only a year ago.
Topics: foreign-affairs, religion-and-beliefs, human-interest, community-and-society, united-kingdom, germany
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| UpdatedA jury condemns Dylann Roof to death for killing nine black church members at a Bible study meeting in South Carolina church in 2015.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, race-relations, religion-and-beliefs, murder-and-manslaughter, united-states
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| UpdatedSince Pakistan beefed up sentences for people who commit honour killings, nearly 40 murders have been recorded. Among the killers is Hayat Khan, 20, who slaughtered his 16-year-old sister for talking to a boy over the telephone.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, religion-and-beliefs, women, domestic-violence, pakistan
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| UpdatedFormer Indonesian president Megawati promises to bring her party's foot soldiers onto the street over the threat facing Joko Widodo's government.
Topics: world-politics, religion-and-beliefs, indonesia
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We are at risk in Australia of creating a political climate where extremists like Holland's anti-immigration activist Geert Wilders are electable, writes Mike Bird.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, federal-government, political-parties, minor-parties, race-relations, australia
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An Indonesian military commander is replaced after photos emerge of members of the hardline Islamic defenders group training with soldiers.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, defence-forces, religion-and-beliefs, indonesia, asia
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| UpdatedIndonesia's President Joko Widodo enlists moderate Islamic clerics to try and convince Indonesians they need to resist the lure of intolerant hardliners.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, world-politics, government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, indonesia, asia
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Young men from Darwin's Greek community race into the water to retrieve a wooden cross after a blessing, as the community watches on.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, community-and-society, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedWhy do countries including Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and Ethiopia celebrate Christmas on January 7?
Topics: christianity, religion-and-beliefs, human-interest, community-and-multicultural-festivals, canberra-2600, act, australia, serbia, russian-federation, ukraine, ethiopia, egypt
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| UpdatedWomen cruise through the streets of Saudi Arabia on skateboards and scooters in a music video protesting the oppression of women in the Middle Eastern kingdom.
Topics: community-and-society, feminism, women, religion-and-beliefs
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| UpdatedThe future of Sydney's Malek Fahd Islamic School — the country's largest Islamic school — is now under a cloud after the Federal Government's decision to revoke its funding was upheld.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, education, secondary-schools, community-and-society, greenacre-2190, nsw, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedPope Francis writes to Catholic bishops worldwide reminding them to adhere to a "zero tolerance" policy on child sexual abuse to ensure that "such crimes may never be repeated" by clergy.
Topics: religion-and-beliefs, catholic, sexual-offences, law-crime-and-justice, child-abuse, community-and-society, holy-see-vatican-city-state