Religion in the Daily News
- Letter: According to NC Tuscarora tradition, longhouses are governments, not churches 31 July 2026 18 h 47 min The Robesonian - North Carolina The Haudenosaunee — the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora — call themselves the People of the Longhouse. That is not a religious slogan. It is a declaration of political identity. The longhouse is where chiefs are raised by clan …
- RSP Chief Lamichhane urges religious leaders to help end protests 31 July 2026 18 h 37 min The Annapurna Express Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane has held discussions with religious leaders regarding restoring normalcy and maintaining social harmony following the incident in Sunsari. He met with Maulana Narul Husein and Maulana Mohammad Khalid …
- All-party meet in Birgunj ends with four-point decision to keep social goodwill intact 31 July 2026 18 h 37 min The Annapurna Express An-all party meeting held in Birgunj on Friday concluded with a four-point decision aimed at keeping intact the peace, security, social goodwill and order in the district. Chief District Office of Parsa, Bhola Dahal, who also serves as the Chair of …
- Latin Evangelical Alliance president urges churches to embrace greater maturity amid historic growth 31 July 2026 18 h 15 min Christian Daily International Evangelical leaders from across Latin America gathered for a pastoral breakfast hosted by the Evangelical Alliance of El Salvador. During the event, Latin Evangelical Alliance (AEL) President Juan Cruz Cellamare called on the Church to respond to the …
- Religious leaders appeal all to stand in support of religious tolerance, national unity 31 July 2026 17 h 52 min The Rising Nepal Kathmandu, July 31: Leaders of various religious communities have called on all Nepali citizens to firmly stand for peace, harmony, religious tolerance, the rule of law, and national unity. After a discussion at Singha Durbar today led by Rastriya …
- Area religious listings for the week of Aug. 2 31 July 2026 17 h 40 min Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont BELLOWS FALLS First Baptist Church The First Baptist Church of Bellows Falls at 9 Church Street offers worship service at 10 a.m. every Sunday. There is always another reason to worry, another headline, another reminder that life rarely unfolds as we …
- Fakhrul vows to build a liberal, democratic Bangladesh 31 July 2026 17 h 30 min Bangladesh Post Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday called on people to remain united against those seeking to divide the country along religious lines, reaffirming the government's commitment to …
- Nepal's Hindu-Muslim Unrest: Balen Shah Under Fire For 'Delayed' Response, 3 Dead In Clashes 31 July 2026 17 h 13 min The Times of India Nepal is facing its biggest communal flashpoint in years. Violence that began during a religious procession in Sunsari spread across the Madhes region, leaving three people dead, curfews imposed and the Nepal Army deployed. The unrest unfolded just …
- Stay united against those want to divide nation on religion: Fakhrul 31 July 2026 17 h 09 min Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha Stay united against those want to divide nation on religion: Fakhrul LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir spoke as the chief guest at the Diploma Engineers Institution auditorium in the city today. Photo: BSS DHAKA, July 31, 2026 (BSS …
- Mamdani’s Finger-Pointing At Netanyahu Is Sheer Projection 31 July 2026 16 h 41 min American Thinker Zohran Mamdani (DSA-hole) said of Israel’s Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. The architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people. He is responsible for the killing of more than 73,000 people. For the maiming of tens of …
- Trump Admin Rakes Left-Wing County Over Coals For Banning Guns In Churches 31 July 2026 16 h 32 min The Daily Caller A liberal stronghold near the nation’s capital received a legal warning shot from the Justice Department Thursday regarding an ordinance banning the carrying of firearms in houses of worship. Democratic Montgomery County, Maryland, Executive Marc Elrich …
- A quarter trying to create division in the name of religion: Mirza Fakhrul 31 July 2026 16 h 19 min United News of Bangladesh Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that a vested quarter is trying to undermine the country's communal harmony by creating divisions in the name of religion. “A quarter is trying …
- VHP, seers condemn Opposition’s saffron-robe protest outside Parliament 31 July 2026 15 h 49 min The Statesman (India) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), prominent seers, and those associated with the Ram Temple and Ayodhya’s religious institutions on Friday condemned a “skit” performed in the Parliament complex by saffron-robed Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan and other …
- UOC faithful hold religious procession to monastery in Zakarpattia 31 July 2026 15 h 14 min Union of Orthodox Journalists 2824 16:53 12 Author: News Pilgrims from Irshava visited the Dubrivka Monastery and churches in the villages of Bilky and Pryborzhavske. In Zakarpattia, UOC believers walked in a procession to the Seraphim Monastery in Pryborzhavske. The prayer procession …
- Faith And Fertility Are Linked In Utah 31 July 2026 15 h 01 min Religion Unplugged Looking at these issues from the church’s point of view, it’s important to realize that many young people and young adults are caught in a “marriage paradox,” in which their beliefs about family are clashing with messages — even in churches and their …
- Jackson Solutions Circles: July 28, 2026 31 July 2026 15 h 00 min Mississippi Free Press The Mississippi Free Press is committed to fostering dialogue across race, ethnicity, economic status, political parties, gender and religious beliefs. MFP returned to Jackson for the third time for another Solutions Circle on July 28, 2026. Seventeen …
- Hindu organisations, seers denounce using saffron attire in Parliament protest 31 July 2026 14 h 43 min The Hans India New Delhi: Hindu seers, priests, and others, including the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), have denounced the spectacle by some Opposition MPs on Friday at Parliament’s Makar Dwar that tried to enact alleged theft from Ayodhya’s Ram Temple donations, calling …
- Taslima Nasrin: The exiled Bangladeshi author who returns to Kolkata after 19 years 31 July 2026 14 h 20 min The Hindu Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin on Friday (July 31, 2026) returned to Kolkata after nearly 19 years, describing the visit as an emotional homecoming to a city she still considers her own. Her return marks her first visit to Kolkata since November …
- First namaz near Bhojshala: Police, downpour, and protests by locals 31 July 2026 14 h 15 min The Indian Express 4 min readBhopalJul 31, 2026 07:33 PM IST For the first time since the Madhya Pradesh High Court held the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar to be Hindu in character, members of the Muslim community offered Friday namaz on a site adjacent to the medieval …
- Sushil Modi, Sachin Pilot, Shahnawaz Hussain to Omar Abdullah, 8 Indian Politicians Who Married Across Religions 31 July 2026 14 h 09 min News X Home> Photos» Sushil Modi, Sachin Pilot, Shahnawaz Hussain to Omar Abdullah, 8 Indian Politicians Who Married Across Religions Politics is often about power, speeches and elections. But behind many famous leaders are love stories that are just as …
- The progressive blind spot 31 July 2026 13 h 40 min International Politics and Society No religion is currently polarising public debate in Europe as much as Islam. The Islamist attack on Christopher Street Day in Berlin has once again intensified this controversy. It is the latest in a series of Islamist attacks in Paris, Vienna, Dresden, …
- Appeals for return of church confiscated by Iran 31 July 2026 13 h 19 min Christian Today St Peter Evangelical Church in Tehran, Iran. (Photo: Wikipedia / Herbert Karim Masihi) The World Council of Churches (WCC) has added its voice to calls for the Iranian government to return control of a 150-year-old church to its proper owners. Iranian …
- Interior Ministry Confirms Raid on Tent Camp Near Rasony 31 July 2026 13 h 17 min Reformation Belarus’ Interior Ministry confirmed that it carried out a raid during a mass event in the Rasony district of the Vitsyebsk region involving more than 300 participants. According to the ministry, the inspection was prompted by a report to the 102 emergency …
- 'I was a pagan high priestess. Then I met Jesus' 31 July 2026 13 h 06 min Premier Christianity Magazine I had a semi-religious upbringing in Nevada – my grandparents were Southern Baptist – but it was also very tragic. My dad was physically and emotionally abusive towards my mum. He went to prison for sending a bomb to a police officer. I was twelve years …
- Three killed in Nepal communal violence as PM Shah urges calm 31 July 2026 12 h 18 min Samaa Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah has appealed for calm after communal clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups in the country's southern districts left three people dead and prompted authorities to impose curfews. The violence began on Sunday in …
- Gorsuch Abandons Originalism (Again) With Claims America Isn’t A Christian Nation 31 July 2026 12 h 07 min The Federalist Old habits die hard. At least that is the case for our Supreme Court’s Justice Neil Gorsuch, who persists in repeating the erroneous narrative that America was founded as religiously neutral. In a July 24th interview with PBS’ Margaret Hoover, Gorsuch gave …
- RSP President Lamichhane consults with religious leaders 31 July 2026 12 h 02 min The Rising Nepal Kathmandu, July 31: Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane has held discussions with religious leaders regarding restoring normalcy and maintaining social harmony following the incident in Sunsari. He met with Maulana Narul Husein and …
- Religious leaders denounce threats over Albuquerque mosque project 31 July 2026 11 h 50 min Searchlight New Mexico ALBUQUERQUE — The song was short and had few words, but its message resounded. Clutching red roses, faith leaders sung “Peace, Salaam, Shalom” — written in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — at St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Catholic Church in …
- VHP, seers’ body condemn Oppn’s saffron-robe protest outside Parliament, seek MPs’ expulsion 31 July 2026 11 h 18 min The Print New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) The VHP on Friday condemned a “skit” performed in the Parliament complex by saffron-clad Independent MP Pappu Yadav and other opposition MPs to highlight the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, claiming the …
- What awaits Serbs in Kosovo from 1 August? 31 July 2026 11 h 17 min Serbian Monitor Kosovo’s requirement, which dictates that from 1 August Orthodox pilgrims visiting monasteries and churches in Kosovo and Metohija must be accompanied by a tour guide licenced in Pristina, is yet another attempt by Albin Kurti to restrict the arrival of …
- A culture of dread: Nigeria’s post-cosmopolitanism, By Jibrin Ibrahim 31 July 2026 10 h 59 min Premium Times The urban poor in Nigeria. …as population increase continued and a significant youth bulge developed in the population profile, the poor youths in the rural areas also moved to urban centres. In this context, these cities have become the new focal point …
- ‘Being able to exist comfortably and authentically’ 31 July 2026 10 h 45 min Sentinel & Enterprise - Massachusetts The inaugural Commonwealth Pride Awards hosted by the Massachusetts LGBTQ+ Legislative Caucus highlighted the collective impact and accomplishments of individuals such as healthcare workers, entrepreneurs, artists, and religious figures in their own …
- Election 2028; An Open Letter To Dr. Bawumia Over “What Toma... 31 July 2026 10 h 44 min Modern Ghana Dear Incoming President, Permit me to properly conclude on the last epistle I wrote you last week before I commence this third letter. I need to highlight the dream in which Sheikhu Bayaan wanted me to explain what slander in Islam means to his …
- Harmony rally held in Kalyanpur, Saptari 31 July 2026 10 h 36 min The Rising Nepal By Sudha Deo, Saptari, July 31: A religious harmony rally has been organized at Kalyanpur Bazar in Khadak Municipality-7, Saptari district, in the wake of clashes in some parts of the Terai region. The rally was taken out today morning to disseminate the …
- Communalism is fundamentally against religion: Information Minister 31 July 2026 10 h 31 min Views Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister M Zahir Uddin Swapon has said that no conspiracy carried out in the name of religion, caste or community will be allowed to undermine Bangladesh by exploiting religious beliefs or practices for political or personal …
- Vande Mataram Bill violates Constitution, secularism: Opp 31 July 2026 10 h 29 min Kashmir Reader NEW DELHI: Leaders from opposition parties on Thursday criticised the Vande Mataram Bill passed by the Lok Sabha, alleging that it violated the secular character of the Constitution, infringed upon religious freedom and sought to impose the full version of …
- The Bible Was Not Written Through Divine Inspiration – Isa Brimah 31 July 2026 9 h 48 min The News Chronicle Religious scholar and US-based medical practitioner, Dr. Isa Brimah, has argued that the Bible was not written entirely by divine inspiration but is the product of successive human editorial work. He made the remarks during an interview with journalist …
- Wajir clerics sound alarm over human trafficking, drug abuse 31 July 2026 9 h 30 min Star Religious leaders from Wajir after attending a meeting on combating human trafficking and illegal migration at Madarstul Al Fatah Islamiya in Wajir town /STEPHEN ASTARIKO Religious leaders in Wajir have raised concerns over rising cases of human …
- The enduring legacy of Kashmir’s poet‑saints who built bridges between faiths 31 July 2026 9 h 04 min Asia Times Kashmir remains one of the world’s most contentious geopolitical flash points. In April 2025 India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed countries that share a tense border, came dangerously close to a major confrontation after militants attacked Indian tourists …
- Palani temple land scam: Tamil Nadu CB-CID arrests four; Hindu Munnani alleges DMK’s Anwaruddin as mastermind 31 July 2026 8 h 54 min Organiser Weekly Tamil Nadu CB-CID police, which began its probe 15 days ago into the illegal sale of 1.40 acres of land belonging to the Palani Dhandapani Swamy Mutt, arrested four persons on 29 July. The arrested have been identified as D Murugadass (56), the seller of …