Religion in the Daily News
- Tibet to Elon: Sand mandala represents message of balance, compassion 19 September 2026 7 h 32 min Elon News Network - North Carolina Elon University’s Truitt Center for Religious and Spiritual Life welcomed a Tibetan Buddhist tradition to Elon this week through the Green Tara Sand Mandala, a three-day event focused on healing, compassion and learning about Buddhism. Tibetan Buddhist …
- FCRA registered NGOs down by half in last 10 yrs 19 September 2026 7 h 22 min Orissa Post New Delhi: The number of active NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act has halved in the last decade, even as funds received from abroad have gone up, with Christian associations accounting for nearly three-fourths of the total Rs …
- 'Khanqahs in Kashmir have been turned into pilgrimage centers' 19 September 2026 6 h 53 min Awaz The Voice Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar Kashmir is known for Khanqahs, shrines, or mosques, as centers of religious gatherings, spiritual retreats, and reforms in the Sufi traditions, which have developed in different ways over the past about six and a half centuries. …
- Sri Radha Ashtami: Hare-Krishna movement of Srila Prabhupada, that defeated the international left-naxal nexus 19 September 2026 6 h 28 min Organiser Weekly On the sacred occasion of Sri Radha Ashtami—occurring on the Shukla Ashtami of the month of Bhadra—the holy appearance day of Srimati Radharani, the supreme pleasure potency (hladini-shakti) of Bhagwan Krishna and the crown jewel of all devotees, is not …
- Sacrifice: Religion and the Revitalization of Christian Life 19 September 2026 6 h 08 min The Catholic Thing Sacrifice is a paradox. A compelling paradox. In his new book, Sacrifice: Religion and the Revitalization of Christian Life, Clemens Cavallin dives headfirst into the historical, theological, and salvific nature of sacrifice throughout the human and divine …
- CBF and Alliance join others in promoting safe and fair elections 19 September 2026 6 h 06 min Baptist News Global Religious groups are pulling out all the stops with training and strategy-sharing events to promote and defend the right to vote in the coming midterm elections. “We’re all looking at how can we be authentic to our faith and still engage in the work to …
- The Stirring Of A Muslim Population In Japan: The Story Of Yusuke Fujitani 19 September 2026 6 h 05 min MuslimMatters Seeing Rural Japan Through a Single Prefecture: Hyōgo Rural Japan is living through two forms of population decline at once, and Hyōgo Prefecture distills the whole structure into a single frame. The first is the aging of business owners. Across Japan, …
- Society cannot pander to religions that hide women away – Stephen Jardine 19 September 2026 6 h 02 min The Scotsman In every situation, it’s always useful to examine how we would react if the tables were turned. Often that exercise cuts to the core of an argument and exposes fundamental absurdity or injustice. And so it is here. Imagine a visit by the Women’s Institute …
- CM Murad highlights Sindh’s tradition of religious tolerance, interfaith harmony 19 September 2026 6 h 02 min The Nation KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Sindh’s centuries-old tradition of religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and interfaith harmony is reflected in the inclusive character of its society and institutions. He made the …
- General : Govt To Help Streamline, Elevate Pondok Institutions - Anwar 19 September 2026 5 h 55 min Bernama PUTRAJAYA, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- The government will help streamline and elevate pondok institutions (traditional religious schools), including in terms of physical facilities, academic disciplines and the introduction of new fields of study suited to …
- British Tourist Departs Sri Lanka Following Detention Over Buddhist Tattoo 19 September 2026 3 h 57 min Lanka Newspapers A British tourist has left Sri Lanka after spending several days in detention over a tattoo depicting the Buddha, an incident that has once again drawn international attention to the island nation's strict laws protecting Buddhist sentiments. The UK …
- ‘Robust streak of common sense’: How Sree Narayana Guru’s biographer Shashi Tharoor sees his subject 19 September 2026 3 h 55 min Scroll.in The Sage Who Reimagined Hinduism is Shashi Tharoor’s account of one of the most intriguing spiritual leaders and social reformers of modern India, Sree Narayana Guru. However, he is not very well-known outside of his home state, Keralam, and this book is, …
- FCRA registered NGOs down by half in last 10 years; contribution rises from Rs 17832 cr to Rs 22974 cr 19 September 2026 3 h 46 min The Economic Times New Delhi: The number of active NGOs registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act has halved in the last decade even as funds received from abroad have gone up with Christian associations accounting for nearly three-fourth of the total Rs …
- Representatives from faiths to gather in Kelowna (Kelowna) 19 September 2026 3 h 37 min Castanet Kamloops Photo: Pexels Speakers from 10 faith groups will be in Kelowna for the 15th Annual World Religions Conference. Representatives from different faiths are gathering later this month for a conference that organizers say is focused on empathy, respect and …
- Christians in Dallas hold day of fasting and prayer for persecuted Chinese churches 19 September 2026 3 h 15 min Daijiworld News Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi Washington, Sep 18: Christians gathered in Allen within the Dallas area of Texas to hold a dedicated prayer meeting for the pastors, preachers, and family members of China's house churches who have faced detention, …
- 日本の統一教会問題について語る小川氏と西岡氏 2. メディアはいかにして教団を葬ったのか 19 September 2026 2 h 27 min Bitter Winter マッシモ・イントロヴィニエ 全２本の記事の２本目（１本目を読む） Read the original article in English. 西岡力教授 文芸評論家の小川榮太郎氏と麗澤大学特任教授の西岡力氏は、旧統一教会として知られる世界平和統一家庭連合に対する解散命令をめぐる対談の中で、メディアが果たした役割を掘り下げた。 西岡氏が最も強い危機感を抱いたのは、2022年10月19 …
- Govt Urged To Stop Anti-Christian Attacks In India’s West Bengal 19 September 2026 1 h 43 min Eurasia Review By Bijay Kumar Minj (UCA News) — An ecumenical Christian organization in India’s West Bengal state reported 26 alleged attacks targeting Christians, their churches and prayer gatherings over the past three months, and urged the provincial government to …
- Germany lauds Sindh’s legislation for minority rights 19 September 2026 0 h 54 min Daily Times Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Sindh’s centuries-old tradition of religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and interfaith harmony is reflected in the inclusive character of its society and institutions. He made the remarks while …
- Abroad, India’s RSS Speaks of ‘Love.’ At Home, Its Affiliates Attack Christians. 19 September 2026 0 h 33 min The Diplomat Sutahata is a rural place in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, which has been ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since the May 2026 state elections. There, on August 26, about 50 people gathered at Goutam Bera’s …
- Treasure Valley faith leaders, legal experts weigh religious freedom 19 September 2026 0 h 05 min Idaho Press BOISE — At the Idaho State Capitol, locals of multiple faiths attended the first-ever Idaho Religious Freedom Summit during a tipping point in American history. The American value of a separation of church and state often isn’t as simple as it sounds. …
- Al-Ghariani Calls for Supporting Houthi Control of Bab al-Mandab; Yemen’s Religious Endowments Authority and Libyan Fatwa Committee Respond 18 September 2026 23 h 23 min The Libya Update Libya – Sadiq al-Ghariani, the former Grand Mufti removed by the Libyan parliament, called on Muslims to support Houthi control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait if faced with a choice between the Houthis and the United States or Saudi Arabia. Speaking on the al …
- Cleveland Clinic says you don’t have to be religious to meditate: Here's what beginners should know 18 September 2026 23 h 22 min Hindustan Times You may think meditation belongs to a particular religion or spiritual tradition. But you do not need to follow a religion to try it. Cleveland Clinic says meditation has roots in religious traditions, but people can also practice it in nonreligious ways …
- Watch: Kids In Uniform POLICE The Gospel 18 September 2026 21 h 47 min Modernity Britain’s latest public-order farce is not a machete fight, a rape gang or a phone-snatch. It is a man on a high street with a Bible. Footage circulating Friday shows three female officers surrounding a Christian street preacher in a busy shopping precinct …
- Michigan Mayor Sued Over Alleged Discrimination Against Jews, Christians 18 September 2026 21 h 06 min Algemeiner Journal Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan is facing a federal civil-rights lawsuit accusing his administration of using taxpayer-funded city resources to promote Islam while refusing comparable recognition to Christian and Jewish holidays and …
- Algerian police seize Bibles as 12 Christians arrested for holding non-Muslim service 18 September 2026 21 h 05 min The Christian Post - Washington D.C. By Morning Star NewsFriday, September 18, 2026 Oran Santa Cruz Chapel in Algeria | Getty ImagesSpecial forces police in Algeria raided a worship service at a humanitarian shelter on Sept. 4, arresting all 12 Christians present on suspicion of holding an …
- 6 places built around religious retreat traditions, from Zen monasteries to the Camino de Santiago 18 September 2026 20 h 05 min Quartz Avel Chuklanov / Unsplash Kopan Monastery sits on a green hill above Kathmandu, offering views across the valley toward the Himalayas, and operates as a genuine, active Tibetan Buddhist monastery rather than a retreat center built to imitate one, with …
- Between Survival and Strategy: Reading Bhutan’s Recent Buddhist Outreach 18 September 2026 19 h 50 min Observer Research Foundation Image Source: Pexels Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya was on a five-day visit to Bhutan from 31 August to 4 September. Invited to deliver the keynote address at Bhutan's first Global Conscious Food Systems Summit, the prime minister…
- Texas Wasn’t Always a Right-Wing Evangelical Powerhouse 18 September 2026 19 h 43 min Jacobin There’s a common view of religious history that holds that the further back you go, the stronger the smell of brimstone and the more conservative the beliefs. It isn’t true, and it obscures how much the human hand makes the world, including our ideas of …
- Home ministry briefs JPC on FCRA amendments, says only 8% of foreign funds go to religious purposes 18 September 2026 19 h 35 min The Economic Times New Delhi: The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), "at its core a national security legislation", is being amended to address internal security concerns, legal and operational gaps, and to strengthen transparency, home ministry …
- Beyond Ledgers: Reading Material for Medieval London Craftsfolk and Merchants 18 September 2026 19 h 14 min Brewminate Miniature of merchants 1401-1500, Hôtel de ville de Rouen. Manuscrits de la bibliothèque municipale de Rouen. Ancien fonds et Suppléments. / Courtes RMN Grand Palais, Wikimedia Commons Wills made medieval merchants seem narrowly devotional, but …
- ERLC president Evan Lenow installed and entrusted to serve 18 September 2026 19 h 13 min Biblical Recorder Photo from Followell Photography. Evan Lenow addresses those gathered for his installation as president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. CLINTON, Ms. — Familiar faces of the Southern Baptist Convention ( …
- Bushra Bano’s language is India’s strength, her attackers’ that of weakness 18 September 2026 18 h 27 min Maktoob Media Bushra Bano, a young woman police officer in West Bengal, was handed over a transfer order following a formal complaint to the Home Secretary by the Hindu Legal Fund (HLF), a right-wing Hindutva outfit that claims to provide funds to those who serve …
- Alban-Udi Community of Azerbaijan sounds alarm over falsification of heritage 18 September 2026 18 h 10 min Caliber The Alban-Udi Christian Religious Community of Azerbaijan has called for the restoration of the Albanian Apostolic Church in the country, saying this would help preserve and pass on the historical heritage of Caucasian Albania to future generations. “When …
- The Rabbis Added Confessions In Bible But It’s Not Islam’s Tahrif – OpEd 18 September 2026 17 h 48 min Eurasia Review Key Takeaways: Maimonides, the author notes, said Muslims are not idolaters and hold God’s unity—but he also said they “lie about us,” meaning taḥrīf: the claim Jews and Christians altered Torah, Psalms, and Gospels (Qur’an 2:79, 3:78). The author is not …
- Vatican II Still Calls – OpEd 18 September 2026 17 h 48 min Eurasia Review Key Takeaways: Sixty-four years after Vatican II opened (11 Oct 1962), the test is conversion, not a finished checklist. Lumen gentium: People of God, shared baptismal dignity. Gains: Scripture, lay roles, conferences, councils, movements. Unfinished: …
- Citizens in Name Only: Pakistan's Vanishing Hindu Minority 18 September 2026 17 h 11 min Middle East Forum Abstract This article examines how Pakistan’s Hindu minority has been steadily marginalized since the country’s creation in 1947. Before Partition, Hindus constituted approximately 13.5–15 percent of the population in the territory that is now Pakistan. …
- New experiential festival brings racial and religious harmony to life for youth 18 September 2026 16 h 47 min The Straits Times SINGAPORE – Despite being Buddhist, undergraduates Evlin Woo and Chloe Chua did not know the origins of the familiar scents that form part of their religious heritage. At a festival celebrating racial and religious harmony held at Singapore Management …
- Rediscovering Religion 18 September 2026 16 h 07 min Whitman Wire - Washington State When faced with the dire reality of the flawed, fragile foundation of one’s entire being, your whole world feels like its falling apart. Growing up in a religious family environment, it was no surprise that christian “values” were embedded in my …
- Indonesia Synergises Efforts to Optimise Use of Prambanan, Borobudur, Mendut, and Pawon Temples as Global Centres for Religious Tourism 18 September 2026 16 h 03 min Indonesia Expat The Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, together with various ministries, agencies and local governments, has renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the use of Prambanan, Borobudur, Mendut and Pawon Temples for religious purposes by Hindu and …
- Religious artefacts that survived the Civil War to be exhibited in Vélez-Málaga's Santa María church 18 September 2026 14 h 32 min SUR in English 18/09/2026 a las 15:51h. A tradition from Holy Week in Vélez-Málaga that existed before 1936 is being revived, nine decades later, at the Santa María de la Encarnación ... church in the eastern Costa del Sol town. From this week the Holy Week …