Religion in the Daily News
- Father can’t escape child support duties, LHC judge rules 2 June 2026 3 h 09 min Dawn LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has ruled that a father cannot escape his continuing legal, moral and religious obligation to maintain his minor child through a private settlement, holding that a minor’s right to maintenance cannot be permanently waived or …
- Why the West Needs the American Founding 2 June 2026 2 h 31 min The American Spectator - Virginia The United States has always occupied a unique place in the civilization broadly known as the West. For one thing, it is separated by an entire ocean from the West’s European heartland. America was also somewhat of a latecomer to the Western patrimony. The …
- Indiana GOP leaders silent after Lt. Gov. Beckwith says Americans need ‘permission to hate again’ 2 June 2026 1 h 41 min The Indiana Citizen By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen June 1, 2026 Top Indiana Republicans would not say Monday whether they agreed with Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s claim that Hoosiers should have “permission to hate again” and his description of Islam as a “demonic death …
- Family values & cultural upbringing can prevent religious conversions: Dr Purnendu Saxena, Madhya Kshetra Sanghachalak 2 June 2026 1 h 38 min Organiser Weekly Chhindwara: For the past hundred years, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has been quietly working to organise Hindu society. Every citizen has an important role to play in social transformation, said Dr. Purnendu Saxena, Madhya Kshetra Sanghachalak ( …
- Hijab Row Returns to Karnataka: Hindu groups launch statewide saffron shawl distribution campaign 2 June 2026 1 h 38 min Organiser Weekly Bengaluru: Karnataka is once again witnessing a political and social storm over religious symbols in educational institutions, with several Hindu organisations launching statewide protests against the state government’s recent decision to permit students …
- Janjati Sanskritik Samagam 2026: Confluence for securing cultural heritage 2 June 2026 1 h 36 min Organiser Weekly Under the shadow of Delhi’s iconic Red Fort, drums echoed through the summer air as thousands of Janjati men, women, and children marched in colourful traditional attire carrying their community symbols, musical instruments, and sacred traditions. The …
- Sanatan Dharma and Politics: Understand before attacking 2 June 2026 1 h 36 min Organiser Weekly Political biases or inadequate factual knowledge are frequently the driving forces behind negative narratives. The ongoing smear campaign against Sanatan Dharma is a prominent illustration of this. The irony is that Sanatan Dharma is fundamentally …
- Maharashtra Devasthan Inams Abolition Draft Act, 2026: Not just ‘Inam’, but sacred heritage 2 June 2026 1 h 36 min Organiser Weekly The Government of Maharashtra has recently circulated a proposed piece of legislation titled the “Maharashtra Devasthan Inams Abolition Draft Act, 2026” and is seeking public comments until June 5, 2026 from the public on it. Ordinary citizens may not …
- Louisiana Passes Key Bill Letting Churches Protect Themselves from Leftist Protesters 2 June 2026 1 h 25 min The Western Journal Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed two bills allowing churches to remove people disrupting their services. The legislation — which also increases criminal penalties for such conduct — comes months after left-wing protesters disrupted services at …
- Lebanon, Gaza and the Holy Land: Christians Caught Between War, Humanitarian Collapse and a Struggle for Religious Freedom 2 June 2026 0 h 48 min Zenit (ZENIT News / Jerusalem, 06.01.2026).- As violence continues to reshape the Middle East, Christian communities in the Holy Land and Lebanon find themselves living at the intersection of armed conflict, humanitarian disaster, and growing concerns over …
- 6 killed as drunk driver rams festival revellers in Lanka 2 June 2026 0 h 44 min Navhind Times Colombo: At least six people were killed and 13 others injured after a pickup truck driven by an allegedly intoxicated motorist rammed into a queue of revellers, who were celebrating the Buddhist festival Wesak, on the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital, …
- Crossing waters, shaping worship: How Black Pentecostal Churches are changing 2 June 2026 0 h 34 min Keep The Faith The Windrush Generation laid the foundation of Black Pentecostalism in the UK. Roy Francis examines its progress and America’s impact on this dynamic branch of Christianity In the 1950s and 60s, Caribbeans came to Britain with a faith nurtured in the West …
- An intellectual discourse is needed on religious issues 2 June 2026 0 h 28 min Daily Mirror Mirror AI Summary – Quick Read Generated by Mirror AI MIRROR AI Hide ⏳ Generating summary… AI SUMMARY GENERATED ONLY FROM THIS ARTICLE'S TEXT. The United National Party (UNP) has criticised the government for its move to establish a special court or a …
- Krull Commentary: Micah Beckwith and the fires of ignorance 1 June 2026 23 h 53 min The Indiana Citizen For a time, it was tempting to dismiss Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith as a joke. He seemed like just another low-rent Elmer Gantry wannabe, a slick little hustler desperate to sell religious-themed scams to the terminally gullible and get his fix in the …
- Concern grows around federal student loan cuts 1 June 2026 23 h 44 min The Boston Globe - Massachusetts “We don’t want it to be the single biggest defunding of religious higher education in the United States,” said Philip Dearborn, president of the association. But supporters say the regulations, expected to be finalized as early as June, are sorely needed …
- Chola Copper Plates unravel forgotten Malaysian history 1 June 2026 23 h 32 min Free Malaysia Today On May 16, the Netherlands returned the 11th-century Anaimangalam Copper Plates to India. Here in Malaysia, the event passed with hardly a whisper. I didn’t see any report of it in the major newspapers or news portals, and social media mentions were sparse …
- Catholic schoolgirls visit mosques, wear hijabs as part of Fratelli Tutti-inspired field trip 1 June 2026 23 h 32 min LifeSite News A Catholic school in Australia shared a picture of students all wearing Islamic head scarves at a mosque for an ‘Interfaith Reflection Day,’ which also included trips to Hindu temples. (LifeSiteNews) — Catholic schoolgirls in Australia visited two …
- [Graphic News] 3 in 4 young Koreans have no religion 1 June 2026 23 h 17 min Korea Herald About 3 out of 4 South Koreans in their 20s have no religious affiliation, underscoring rising disinterest among younger generations and a broader trend of religious aging, according to survey data. A Gallup Korea survey found that 40 percent of Korean …
- Egypt approves 191 churches and affiliated buildings across country 1 June 2026 23 h 15 min Muslim Network TV CAIRO, Egypt (MNTV) — Egypt has approved the legal status of 191 churches and church-affiliated buildings, marking another step in a years-long government initiative aimed at resolving the status of religious properties operating without formal …
- Hindu Nationalists Attack Christian Convention in India 1 June 2026 23 h 05 min International Christian Concern A two-day Christian spiritual convention organized at a private hotel in Ratlam town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was disrupted by Hindu nationalist groups on May 27 over allegations of forced conversions. Members of the event’s organizing …
- Govt’s 10 initiatives ensured smooth, hassle-free Eid celebrations: PMO 1 June 2026 23 h 03 min United News of Bangladesh Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Monday said the government's 10 people-oriented initiatives around Eid-ul-Azha brought visible positive changes to Eid management and ensured the smooth celebration of the country’s second- …
- Century-old Hindu collection now online through student-librarian collaboration 1 June 2026 23 h 03 min University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Reading time: 2 minutes“Annapoorna; Mohadeva and princess” (Basu, Atul K.), UH Mānoa Library Digital Image Collections A rare century-old collection of South Asian lithographs and manuscripts is now available online to researchers and the public through …
- Faith Organization Offers Surprisingly Simple Way To Get People Back In Pews 1 June 2026 22 h 45 min The Daily Caller A faith-promoting organization working with hundreds of Christian churches across the U.S. attributes the rise in church attendance to an increased focus on marriage and family. The nonprofit Communio is a group of consultants who had worked with around …
- 'I love you, but I hate your religion' | Beckwith stands by comments made last week about Islam, Muslims 1 June 2026 22 h 38 min WTHR - Indiana Beckwith said he stands behind his comments and has been overwhelmed with mostly positive feedback from Hoosiers. INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith continues to face backlash for comments he made last week on a national podcast where Beckwith …
- Shenzhen International Buddhist Supplies Expo and Agarwood Cultural Arts Exhibition 2026 Concludes Successfully 1 June 2026 21 h 17 min Knox County News - Nebraska Toronto, Ontario, Canada / Storyteller / Jun 01, 2026 / Canada & World Report reported that the 2026 Shenzhen International Buddhist Supplies Expo and Agarwood Cultural Arts Exhibition concluded successfully at Hall 16 of the Shenzhen World …
- Delisting is not the answer: Preserving Arunachal’s tribal identity through unity 1 June 2026 21 h 10 min The Arunachal Times [ Kina Kangnong ] The ongoing debate in Arunachal Pradesh over the demand to delist Scheduled Tribe (ST) individuals who have converted to Christianity has once again brought questions of identity, culture, religion, and constitutional rights to the …
- Micah Beckwith and the fires of ignorance 1 June 2026 20 h 22 min The Statehouse File - Indiana For a time, it was tempting to dismiss Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith as a joke. He seemed like just another low-rent Elmer Gantry wannabe, a slick little hustler desperate to sell religious-themed scams to the terminally gullible and get his fix in the …
- Protesters demand justice in the case of a Buddhist monk accused of repeated child abuse 1 June 2026 20 h 22 min PIME AsiaNews The case of Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, 71, one of the most influential Buddhist monks, has shaken the country. Arrested on 9 May and later released, he was suspended from all his functions until the end of legal proceedings. Protests have taken place in …
- The Limits of Willa Cather's Catholic Imagination 1 June 2026 20 h 09 min Church Life Journal - Indiana Miss Cather is not a Catholic, yet certainly no Catholic American writer that I know of has ever written so many pages steeped in spiritual knowledge and understanding of Catholic motives and so sympathetically illustrative of the wonder and beauty of …
- Church leaders say there's a spiritual awakening in the Gen Z population 1 June 2026 19 h 30 min Spectrum News NY1 - New York ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Americans’ views on religion are changing. A recently released Pew Research study reports that 61% of U.S. adults say religion is losing its influence. However, it turns out there is a resurgence in young people attending religious events …
- The Continuing Fight For Freedom 1 June 2026 19 h 29 min Decision Magazine - North Carolina William Emerson, the grandfather of Ralph Waldo Emerson, was another “patriot pastor” in Massachusetts who was known as a strong voice for religious liberty. In 1776 he joined the Continental Army as a chaplain. Several other pastors made up “The Black …
- Beyond the red sunset: Why India’s Left outlasts Kerala electoral defeat 1 June 2026 19 h 27 min The Federal Are the communists done for in India? And what of the Left, of which they are a subset? The comprehensive defeat of the CPI(M)-led Left Front in Kerala recently is apt to make some wonder about the further viability of the Left as a whole in the country. …
- Telangana teen girl dies by suicide, saffron groups allege ‘love jihad’ 1 June 2026 18 h 30 min The Siasat Daily Hyderabad: A minor girl died by suicide in Narayanpet town, after the man she loved, who promised to marry her- refused to keep his promise. The minor girl aged 16, and the adult male (18 plus) belonged to different religious communities, that sparked …
- It’s Ideology, Stupid 1 June 2026 17 h 42 min Persuasion Trump and Xi in Beijing last month. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski via Getty Images.) The end of the Cold War came as a shock to many in the liberal democratic world. While U.S. intelligence agencies recognized that the Soviet system was in a state of …
- Congress Repeatedly Hurting Hindu Sentiments, BJP Will Protest Across State: Vijayendra 1 June 2026 17 h 19 min Deccan Chronicle Kalaburagi: Accusing the state government of repeatedly hurting Hindu sentiments, Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Monday announced a statewide agitation against what he termed the ruling party's "anti-Hindu policies." Addressing …
- Christians slam ‘conversion’ remark by Nepali parliamentarian 1 June 2026 17 h 07 min Union of Catholic Asian News Nepali Christian leaders have strongly condemned a hardline Hindu parliamentarian’s allegation of religious conversion against missionaries and demanded that the “baseless and derogatory” remark be expunged from parliamentary records. “We help those in …
- From Bilal To Vishal - Khandwa Man Embraces Hinduism After Being Disturbed By Animal Sacrifice On Bakrid -- VIDEO 1 June 2026 16 h 58 min Free Press Journal Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh): A young man from Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district left Islam and embraced Hinduism after being deeply affected by animal sacrifice on the occasion of Eid. The conversion took place at Mahadevgarh Temple in Khandwa. Temple …
- 'Growing sense of fear' among Bangladesh Christians after surge in attacks 1 June 2026 16 h 57 min Premier Christianity News Persecution watchdog Open Doors has warned that there is a “growing sense of fear” among Christians in Bangladesh after a spike in attacks on religious minorities. In the latest incident, a priest was injured in Dhaka when robbers broke into St Eugene de …
- How the Alevi community came to thrive in Germany 1 June 2026 16 h 44 min Deutsche Welle Alevis make up around 13% of Muslims living in Germany today. Members of this religious community once predominantly lived in rural Anatolia, Turkey, passing on their spiritual beliefs and rites orally. When Turkey began experiencing a rural exodus from …
- Kyrgyzstan Secret Police’s Latest Target: Baptists – Analysis 1 June 2026 16 h 40 min Eurasia Review By Felix Corley Two National Security Committee (NSC) secret police officers led a raid on the Sunday meeting for worship of a Council of Churches Baptist congregation in the capital Bishkek on 19 April. Major Aleksey Akulich and Senior Lieutenant …