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Cossie clubs won't criticise Manurewa's turban ban
Manurewa Cosmopolitan Club is keeping a ban on turbans.
Is this the start of a backlash against circumcision?
The Royal Dutch Medical Association has adopted the view that the circumcision of underage boys violates their human rights.
Britain: First woman to lead Friday prayers
Raheel Raza is part of a growing group of Muslim feminists challenging the traditional exclusion of women from leadership roles within the mosque.
Brewery, church to collaborate on billboard
DB Breweries has extended an "olive branch" to Bethlehem Community Church after accusing it of infringing copyright.
Whale-rider link stops orca autopsy
An orca that washed up dead near Whakatane has been buried in a nearby Maori cemetery despite researchers wanting to perform an autopsy.
Church warned over 'Yeah Right' sign
DB Breweries has cautioned a small Tauranga church over a sign it says is similar to its Tui "Yeah Right" billboards.
Anglicans divided by lesbian bishop
The Anglican Church is in turmoil after its North American branch pushed ahead with ordaining the church's first openly lesbian bishop.
Indian census puts caste issue in spotlight
The decision to include caste in India's national census has triggered intense controversy about a painful, vexing subject.
Sect pupils in a class of their own
Imagine a New Zealand school whose books had words blacked out or pages removed and large parts of the curriculum were simply not taught.
Anti-gay minister hired rent boy 'to carry bags'
A US Baptist minister is sticking to his story that he unknowingly hired a male prostitute as a travel assistant.
Anti-gay Baptist minister took male prostitute on holiday
A Baptist minister who believes homosexuality is a mental disorder that can be "cured", found himself with some serious explaining to do after he hired a male prostitute to join him on a European holiday.