Religion in the Daily News
- Glen Cove choir brings religious community together 22 September 2026 15 h 21 min Glen Cove–Oyster Bay Record Pilot - New York The Glen Cove Christian Community came together for an afternoon of faith, music, fellowship and celebration at the inaugural gathering of the Trinity Inspirational Independent Gospel Community Choir. Provided by Lina Scacco The Glen Cove Christian …
- Could going to synagogue help or hurt a Jewish candidate? This poll offers a clue 22 September 2026 14 h 18 min Jewish Post and News On Rosh Hashanah, I spoke about my predecessor Rabbi Alexander Kohut. He was the renowned European scholar who gave his first sermon here in 1885 and began with the Gomel prayer, thanking God for bringing him safely to America, to this promised land. I …
- New Islamic college hailed as ‘timely’ addition to Sabah’s skills-training landscape 22 September 2026 13 h 56 min Borneo Post (Standing, from right) Mohd Arifin and USIA president Datuk Sapawi Ahmad observe a tahfiz student handling a drone simulator at the KKIS. KOTA MARUDU (Sept 22): The Kolej Kemahiran Islam Sabah (KKIS) at the USIA-AlBukhary Dakwah Training Centre in Kampung …
- Texas Hanuman Statue Row: Who Is Ruchir Bakshi, Why Did His Remarks Trigger A Fresh Debate? 22 September 2026 13 h 29 min News X 116 A fresh controversy has erupted in the US over a social-media post targeting a 90-foot statue of Lord Hanuman at a Hindu temple in Texas. The remarks have drawn a strong response from Ruchir Bakshi, a Hindu-American and former US Army combat veteran, …
- There’s nothing Jewish about this classic American comedy — except just about everything 22 September 2026 13 h 03 min Jewish Post and News On Rosh Hashanah, I spoke about my predecessor Rabbi Alexander Kohut. He was the renowned European scholar who gave his first sermon here in 1885 and began with the Gomel prayer, thanking God for bringing him safely to America, to this promised land. I …
- Didn't wear uniform for this: Hindu US army veteran on Texas Hanuman statue row 22 September 2026 12 h 56 min India Today Amid a controversy over a YouTuber's call to remove a 90-foot statue of Lord Hanuman in Texas, a Hindu-American US Army veteran, in a sharp clapback, asserted that he didn't go to war for a country that "comes after his religion". Ruchir …
- October 2026 Baby Names: 50+ Hindu Baby Boy And Girl Names Inspired By Gods, Festivals And Light 22 September 2026 12 h 36 min The Economic Times October is a beautiful month to welcome a baby, bringing the festive energy of Sharad Navratri, Dussehra, Sharad Purnima and, depending on the calendar, the approach of Diwali. For Hindu families, these celebrations can provide meaningful inspiration when …
- 'We Expect No Criminal Consequences On Person Not Singing Vande Mataram For Religious Reasons' : Supreme Court To Centre 22 September 2026 12 h 04 min Live Law The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Union Government on the writ petition filed by Carnatic musician TM Krishna challenging the constitutional validity of the 2026 amendment to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, …
- I want to rescue the word Zionism. We cannot reduce a vast Jewish idea to the politics of the moment. 22 September 2026 11 h 55 min Jewish Post and News On Rosh Hashanah, I spoke about my predecessor Rabbi Alexander Kohut. He was the renowned European scholar who gave his first sermon here in 1885 and began with the Gomel prayer, thanking God for bringing him safely to America, to this promised land. I …
- Apostolos Lagoutatzis brings Byzantine iconography to Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum 22 September 2026 11 h 46 min Neos Kosmos For centuries, Byzantine iconography has been far more than a form of religious painting. It is a visual language shaped by theology, worship and tradition, passed from one generation to the next through careful observation, practice and faith. Now, that …
- Faith Beyond Rituals: A Lesson from a Rs10,000 Bank Incident 22 September 2026 11 h 40 min Chitral News .. by Zahirullah The work of the Tablighi Jamaat is certainly good. It strongly emphasizes prayer, remembrance of Allah, and other religious practices. A person who spends time in Tablighi work usually becomes regular in these matters. They are also …
- Minister Ramesh hits back at Sekar Babu over temple darshan row 22 September 2026 11 h 38 min News Today Net Chennai, Sept 22: Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister Ramesh on Tuesday hit back at former Minister P.K. Sekar Babu over his criticism of the government’s arrangements during recent temple events, saying the former minister was …
- Ex-religious affairs сhief: DESS fails to convince world of religious freedom 22 September 2026 11 h 35 min Union of Orthodox Journalists Viktor Bondarenko says that instead of engaging in dialogue with the UOC, DESS is conducting “advocacy” abroad and deliberately dividing Orthodox Christians. The State Service of Ukraine for Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience (DESS) is making no …
- Azerbaijan accuses Armenians of ‘theft’ from Dadivank 22 September 2026 11 h 34 min PanARMENIAN.Net Official Baku continues its policy regarding Armenian religious heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh, this time accusing Armenians of carrying out restoration work in an Armenian church and of “theft.” In particular, Sabina Hajiyeva, head of Azerbaijan’s State …
- Women play key role in preserving Hindu culture, nationalism: Ramita Suryavanshi 22 September 2026 11 h 32 min Daijiworld News Mounesh Vishwakarma Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal Bantwal, Sep 22: Women play a significant role in preserving and promoting Hindu culture, customs, religious traditions and nationalism, said social thinker and Gram Vikas Mangaluru division …
- 2026 Midterm Elections: The Mainline’s Unexpected Comeback 22 September 2026 11 h 27 min Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) American Protestantism has developed an increasingly sharp divide between conservative “evangelicals” and more liberal “Mainline” churches. The second group has lost its longtime role at the center of the nation’s religious life — and with it …
- John Cleese can say whatever the hell he wants about Islam 22 September 2026 11 h 10 min Spiked Imagine devoting 65 years of your life to entertaining the nation only to be told by a gang of pious pricks that you’re no longer welcome in England’s second city. That’s been the fate of the great John Cleese. He’s given us six decades of comedy, yet …
- Berlin 2021 is not Tehran 1979 22 September 2026 11 h 07 min Qantara.de The latest round of this ongoing debate was triggered by the assertion that "legalist Islamists" have already elbowed their way into many key positions and are working tirelessly to infiltrate state and society. Alarm bells were sounded – for …
- Satan, his ministers can occupy place in our churches 22 September 2026 11 h 07 min Waycross Journal Herald - Georgia The Bible says: “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as ministers of righteousness: whose end shall be according to their works.” — 2 Corinthians 11: 14 …
- Shariat Campaign: Ulema’s Boon to Hindutva 22 September 2026 10 h 53 min Sabrang India Progressive Muslim activists, intellectuals and women’s rights advocates strongly oppose the ill-conceived nationwide ‘Save India, Save Shariat’ campaign launched by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB). The statement has been Initiated jointly …
- ‘The school is not secular’: Bulgaria wants religion back, Poland is taking it out 22 September 2026 10 h 34 min Brussels Signal Days before the Polish school year began, a bishop supplied the sentence that explains both countries better than any ministerial document. In Sofia the word “secular” is being used to keep religion out of the compulsory curriculum; in Warsaw, to push it …
- Meenakshi Amman Kumbabhishekam prasadam presented to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister 22 September 2026 10 h 31 min DTNext R Ramesh, Minister for Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments (HR & CE), met the Chief Minister in Chennai on September 21 and presented the sacred `prasadam' to him. On receiving the prasadam, the Chief Minister conveyed his greetings and …
- Texas Hanuman Statue Controversy: US Army Veteran Ruchir Bakshi Hits Back At Viral Hindu Temple Remark, Says ‘You Don’t Get to Tear Anything Down’ 22 September 2026 10 h 22 min Free Press Journal Texas Hanuman Statue Controversy: US Army Veteran Ruchir Bakshi Hits Back At Viral Hindu Temple Remark, Says ‘You Don’t Get to Tear Anything Down’ | The Hanuman statue controversy in Texas has sparked a heated debate over religion, free speech and …
- Tarar visits Darul Uloom Haqqania, discusses peace, religious harmony 22 September 2026 10 h 13 min Associated Press of Pakistan AKORA KHATTAK, Sep 22 (APP):Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, on the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, visited Darul Uloom Haqqania in Akora Khattak and met religious scholars to discuss peace, religious harmony …
- Youngest Canadians more accepting of collective blame against religious, ethnic groups: poll 22 September 2026 10 h 11 min Vermilion Standard Breadcrumb Trail Links News 'There needs to be some increasing thought and sensitivity about the extent to which people make those connections,' says Jack Jedwab, president of the Association for Canadian Studies A large Toronto Police Services …
- Discover Iran: Tabriz’s Armenian heritage of churches, commerce and art woven into social fabric 22 September 2026 10 h 03 min Press TV By Mina Mosallanejad Armenian Christian commercial networks have been active across the region for centuries, connecting Tabriz with distant markets. The Armenian presence, however, is not limited to commerce, but extends into community and cultural life. …
- Religious Freedom Starts at the Door 22 September 2026 10 h 00 min EIN Presswire AMMWEC spends two days on Capitol Hill advocating for the Right to Worship Act WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Religious freedom is not only a constitutional principle; it is also about whether Americans …
- US Views Of Islam Have Deteriorated In Past 25 Years 22 September 2026 9 h 53 min Zero Hedge The view that Islam is more likely to encourage violence than other religions is more widespread in the United States today than when Pew Research Center first asked Americans this question in March of 2002, around six months after the catastrophic events …
- 'Person Not Singing Vande Mataram For Religious Reasons Should Face No Criminal Consequences': Supreme Court 22 September 2026 9 h 47 min The Pioneer The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Centre on a writ petition filed by Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna challenging the constitutional validity of the 2026 amendment to the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, which extends …
- Global Commemorations Mark Martyrdom Anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (peace be upon her) at Shirazi-affiliated Centers 22 September 2026 9 h 47 min Shia Waves Global Commemorations Mark Martyrdom Anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (peace be upon her) at Shirazi-affiliated Centers ——————————————– Shirazi-affiliated religious centers and Hussainiyas in several countries around the world have held mourning …
- What Sufism can offer cinema beyond religious symbols 22 September 2026 9 h 15 min Daily Sabah Cinema records the visible world; yet when it settles for what is merely visible, it cannot reach the truth of the human being. Sufism, on the other hand, suggests that there is another layer of meaning behind what is visible and that a person is not …
- Nimesh Patel on stand-up, Palestine and politics: ‘The way that religion’s been weaponized is ugly’ 22 September 2026 9 h 14 min The Guardian There is a single minute in Buy the Dip, Nimesh Patel’s new Netflix comedy special, in which the comedian nimbly and hilariously goes from describing his wife in labour with their first child to complaining about a Rolex sporting doctor wearing “insurance …
- Not singing all six stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ should not attract criminal action, says SC 22 September 2026 8 h 44 min Scroll.in The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it expects that a person who does not sing all six stanzas of Vande Mataram for religious reasons should not face criminal prosecution, reported Live Law. The statement came while a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, and …
- Vande Mataram row: SC asks Centre to address religious conscience 22 September 2026 8 h 44 min The Siasat Daily New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, September 22, told the Centre to keep in mind its 1986 judgment, which protected children from penal actions for not singing the national anthem, as it sought a response to a plea by Carnatic musician TM Krishna …
- 'We’re tearing this down…': MAGA activist's call to remove Texas Hanuman statue sparks backlash 22 September 2026 8 h 28 min Hindustan Times A US conservative YouTuber has drawn backlash after calling for the removal of a 90-foot statue of Lord Hanuman in Texas, with his remarks coming ahead of the US midterm elections. The Statue of the Union, installed at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple in Sugar …
- Concerns for Pakistani teenage boy allegedly forced into Islam 22 September 2026 8 h 15 min Christian Today (Photo: Getty/iStock) An organization devoted to protecting the rights of Christians in Pakistan has “serious child-protection concerns” following reports that a teenage boy who has been separated from his Christian family after supposedly converting …
- Why Maulana Maududi's political Islam is not relevant in twenty-first-century India 22 September 2026 8 h 04 min Awaz The Voice Saquib Salim “Certainly. I should have no objection even if the Muslims of India are treated in that form of Government as shudras and malishes and Manu’s laws are applied to them, depriving them of all share in the Government and the rights of a citizen …
- 'When we win, we're tearing this down': MAGA activist's threat to 90-foot Hanuman statue in US sparks backlash 22 September 2026 8 h 02 min India Blooms Washington DC/IBNS: A social media post by YouTuber and MAGA activist Jesse Hughes calling for the removal of a 90-foot statue of Lord Hanuman in Texas has sparked a backlash among Hindu Americans and others who have criticised the remarks as a threat …
- The Erosion of Indian Ethos, religion, and culture 22 September 2026 7 h 59 min South Asia Journal Hinduism is arguably the oldest religion, with its roots and traditions that date back to more than 4,000 years. Although the formulations of primary religious texts, treatises, and philosophical elaborations date back at least to 2,500 years, it is only …
- CHURCH AND STATE: Forum asks whether America has abandoned its ‘best idea’ 22 September 2026 7 h 54 min The Indiana Citizen Author and religious scholar Randall Balmer called attention to the growing influence of Christian nationalism during his keynote address at the Hoosiers United for Separation of Church and State forum in Fort Wayne on Sept. 19. (Photo/Greta Lapp …