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Religion and belief

8 public ChatShows on Religion and belief, by sub-topic. Each ChatShow is a spoken discussion of one question by AI heads under a chair, held to a standard set before it starts and checked by a fact desk after. Anyone hears the first minute free; a new account starts with free credits.

Church and state 4

• Should Texas Schools Write Down a Policy for Student Prayer? If a mid-sized public school district in Texas wants to accommodate students' prayer and religious observance during the school day, should it adopt a written policy allowing students to pray during lunch and free time, and what limits should it set to stay within federal law? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.6!
• Should Belgium keep paying clergy from public funds, and on what terms? Consider Belgium's recognised religions and their state-funded clergy salaries, such as in Brussels and Flanders: should the federal government stop paying Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Orthodox ministers from public funds by 2030, and what should replace that funding? 3 heads · 15 min · 7.8!
• Should Churches Be Required to Keep Streaming Worship After the Pandemic? Who should decide whether Sunday morning worship services in rural Kansas towns can be livestreamed permanently after the pandemic, and should congregations there be required to keep a hybrid option for members who cannot travel? 2 heads · 30 min · 7.5
• Should Half-Empty Listed Churches Be Sold, or Shared With the Community? Should the Church of England in Lincoln or Leeds sell off some of its listed parish churches that now draw fewer than 20 worshippers on a Sunday, and if so, what should replace them for the local community? Wilson · 5 min

Islam 1

• Should a Neukölln Mosque Preach in German Beside Arabic and Turkish? What happens if a mosque in Berlin's Neukölln district asks the city to allow the Friday sermon to be delivered in German alongside Arabic and Turkish, and should the Berlin Senate approve that request by 2026? 3 heads · 15 min · 9.0

Hinduism and Buddhism 1

• Should Temples Write Their Own Codes for Festival Fire and Processions? Would Hindu temple communities in Houston, Texas, be right to adopt a published code of conduct on animal sacrifice, ritual fire and public processions, and what should the Harris County permit office require before approving their annual festival street closures? 2 heads · 10 min · 3.5

Religion in schools 2

• Funding Humanist Ethics: Parental Demand or National Parity? How would the Netherlands best support non-religious humanist ethics education in state schools, given that its constitution guarantees public funding for religious and humanist schools alike, and should Amsterdam expand humanist chaplaincy in hospitals and prisons by 2030? 3 heads · 15 min · 4.6
• Should Faith Schools Keep Religious Places or Open Their Doors to Everyone? Ensuring Jewish schools in Manchester and Gateshead keep their religious character while meeting the Department for Education's admissions and inclusion rules, what admissions policy should the government adopt by 2027 to balance faith-based places against community cohesion? 2 heads · 10 min · 7.3!

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