The Religion and Ethics Report

Young voters in Europe are defying trends in the UK, Australia, and the US by drifting towards the nationalist right. For example, young voters are a major component of the Meloni government in Italy, Le Pen coalition in France, the nationalists in Scandinavia and the resurgent right in Greece.

New migrant groups are being pushed into outer suburbs in our major cities.

Prominent intellectual Ian Buruma explores the religious doctrines behind wokeness.

The Hollywood blockbuster Barbie release was delayed in Pakistan's largest Province.  It was eventually released with some dialogue cut.

Could the continuing cover-ups of sex scandals and annual church taxes be behind the alarming number of Catholic Germans leaving the church?

It started as a simple parade, a celebration of the Indian diaspora in the US in a middle-class suburb.

It’s been an uncomfortable few days in the Senate for the multi-millionaire partners at Australia’s major consulting firms. The scrutiny began after revelations that PwC Consulting had used its contracts with the Federal government to acquire confidential tax information, then pass it onto corporate clients.

For some Amish, shunning even basic electricity and plumbing is part of a religious commitment to simplicity. Now a top US court has upheld their right not to install septic tanks on their land, despite a local government law. 

Self ID would allow transgender people to officially change their gender on government documents. 

What if the UN had its own permanent peace-keeping army that could step in before the bloodshed has begun?