religious conversion

Supreme Court: Converts to religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism do not enjoy scheduled caste status

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Supreme Court: Converts to religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism do not enjoy scheduled caste status

New Delhi: People who practice religions other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism cannot be recognized as members of scheduled castes, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The Supreme Court observed that conversion to any other religion would result in loss of such status.A bench of Justices PK Mishra and NV Anjaria upheld an order of … Read more

Is religion in decline? As Christianity declines, a quarter of the world’s population is now irreligious, making it the third largest group |

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Is religion in decline? As Christianity declines, a quarter of the world’s population is now irreligious, making it the third largest group |

Between 2010 and 2020, the number of people without religious beliefs increased by 270 million, reaching 1.9 billion, accounting for 24.2% of the global population. Nearly a quarter of the world’s population currently has no religious affiliation, according to new analysis from the Pew Research Center’s Pew-Templeton Project on the Future of Global Religion. The … Read more