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Shame, humility and tennis balls: Going to the dog park is like church, but better
God is God. At the park, God is a ball. Priests are dog groomers or walkers. Holy bread is chicken (unless you’re an oodle with an allergy).
- by Charlotte Mortlock
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A Christian attitude could civilise politics
That belief is that Jesus is Lord of all, above any government or political party, should affect how Christians treat political opponents.
- by Barney Zwartz
Pope Francis excommunicates archenemy archbishop
The Vatican’s former ambassador to the US developed a fringe following by peddling conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine on social media.
- by Nicole Winfield
Spinning out, a mere arm’s length from a terrible fate
A relentless stream of fatal car crashes spurs Warwick McFadyen to cast his mind back to 1977, when he and his mates almost became statistics.
- by Warwick McFadyen
Heat deaths in Mecca shine light on underworld pilgrim industry
More than 1000 deaths in Saudi Arabia have put a spotlight on an underworld of illicit tour operators who profit off people desperate to meet their religious duty.
- by Emad Mekay and Vivian Nereim
Opinion
Domestic violence
How Angie makes sense of her life of abuse
Angie’s mother kicked her out when she was 16 and pregnant. Decades on, Angie’s daily dialogue with her god is how she continues to make sense of her crazy life.
- by Julianne O’Brien
Druids, selfies and weak flat whites: Ancient traditions mix with the new at Stonehenge
About 10,000 people have marked the summer solstice at Stonehenge, including a man called Larry who says he was a raven.
- by Rob Harris
Trump’s Louisiana allies pass law requiring Ten Commandments on school walls
Weeks after moving to reclassify abortion pills as “dangerous” substances, Louisiana has taken action that will “result in unconstitutional religious coercion of students”.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
Antisemitism
Just after 3.20am, six masked people started smashing my office
The escalating attacks over the Middle East conflict show that our problem is not on the other side of the world, it is here.
- by Josh Burns
Opinion
Keeping the faith
World peace through pizza? No, but it’s a start
In high school, I participated in a program designed to facilitate connections between Jewish, Christian and Muslim teens. It just ended, but we need it now more than ever.
- by Melodie Goldsmith
After 9/11, a school program brought different faiths together. The Gaza war ended that
Building Bridges began after the September 11 terror attacks and brought together Muslim, Jewish and Christian students for pizza and a chat.
- by Madeleine Heffernan
Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/religion-616