Yoga teacher barred from using church hall as practice not ‘compatible’ with Christianity
yoga teacher has been barred from using a church hall for her classes after a clergyman claimed the practice was not “compatible”
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Visitors to ‘Church of Bones’ are no longer allowed to take photographs without permission
The Sedlec Ossuary chapel is adorned with signs asking guests to be respectful. But it’s also adorned with bones from more than
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University bans white students from attending ‘anti-racism’ meetings
Sheffield Students’ Union has banned white students from attending meetings for its new “anti-racism” policy. The SU announced on Tuesday
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Young boy’s gift of Christian books to classmates leads to massive fines for parents
A six-year-old boy who took Christian booklets to school as gifts for classmates landed his parents in trouble with authorities in Azerbaijan.
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Promise, plague and passion
Next year, Oberammergau stages its 42nd passion play, keeping a 400-year-old promise to God. What started as a bargain with
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Uganda FGM ban: ‘Why I broke the law to undergo FGM aged 26’
Sylvia Yeko decided to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) three weeks ago at the age of 26 – even though
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Zimbabwe cuts internet indefinitely amid violent crackdown
Zimbabwe has shut down the internet indefinitely amid an intensifying crackdown on protests against a hike in fuel prices. The
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Tanzania’s Diamond Platnumz banned from performing
Top African pop star Diamond Platnumz has been barred from performing in Tanzania after he played a song which the
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South Africa’s Chicken Licken colonialism of Europe advert banned
A fast-food outlet in South Africa has been ordered to withdraw a commercial showing an African explorer conquering Europe in
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Last Christmas for buskers’ charity donation obligation?
Requirements for buskers in Jersey to give all money made in December to charity could be changed for next year.
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Kenya bans Marie Stopes from offering abortion services
The authorities in Kenya have banned the international health organisation Marie Stopes from offering any form of abortion services. The
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