Religion in the Daily News
- A Complaint About A Christian School’s Bible Class Went Nowhere, Then A Muslim Convert Activist Reposted It As A Double Standard 14 August 2026 6 h 45 min The Rakyat Post Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates. A requirement by Wesley Methodist School Kuala Lumpur that non-Muslim students attend Bible Knowledge classes has drawn public attention after a social …
- Historic Catholic church upgraded to Grade II* listed status 14 August 2026 6 h 14 min The Catholic Herald A historic Catholic church, considered “one of the finest early-20th-century churches in England”, has been upgraded to Grade II* listed status in recognition of its architectural and historic significance. The Church of St Oswald & St Edmund …
- Kolkata Dance Group Apologises After Goddess Kali Performance Sparks Massive Backlash 14 August 2026 5 h 59 min Asianet Newsable A Kolkata-based dance group has issued an apology after a stage performance portraying Hindu Goddess Kali triggered widespread backlash over the performer’s costume and presentation. The controversy erupted after a video from the dance production was …
- With three prisoners scheduled for execution, southern churches toll their bells 14 August 2026 5 h 46 min Savannah Herald - Georgia Faith & Reflection: Voices from the Black Church and Beyond Key takeaways − Faith leaders tolled bells, held virtual and in-person vigils, and sang prayers including Psalm 23 and El Malei Rachamim. Tennessee executed Anthony Darrell Hines; Oklahoma …
- Looking Forward to 79th Independence Day: Whither Democracy! 14 August 2026 5 h 44 min Sabrang India Our Independence was the huge achievement of people’s struggle against the British. The Independence struggle had the participation of people of all religions, castes, genders, languages and ethnicities. The principles which guided our movement were …
- FCRA with JPC: Why Modi's legislative strategy has Opposition fuming 14 August 2026 5 h 40 min The Federal The Centre, on Wednesday (August 12), referred the controversial Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill to a Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP). The reference came in the wake of strong pushback against the Bill by Opposition parties, minority …
- 'Don't Take Courts For Granted': Karnataka High Court Slams Hindu Body For Allegedly Putting Up March Banners Before Getting Permission 14 August 2026 5 h 23 min Live Law The Karnataka High Court on Thursday [ August 13] orally slammed Hindu Jagaran Vedike for allegedly putting up banners for the proposed march on Independence Day eve in Mysuru, despite not receiving any permission to conduct the event from the court as of …
- 20 Of The Oldest Popular Travel Destinations 14 August 2026 5 h 22 min AOL Long before modern vacations existed, people crossed enormous distances for trade, religion, politics, and pilgrimage. Many of the oldest popular travel destinations still drawing visitors today have histories stretching back thousands of years. UNESCO …
- Nigeria made the list as 7 countries with most church buildings worldwide 14 August 2026 4 h 53 min Legit News The United States leads the world in church buildings, with an estimated 350,000 to 380,000 registered churches across the country Nigeria ranks third globally with over 100,000 churches, a figure driven by its large Christian population and dominant …
- NSF urges public to skip I-Day over Vande Mataram directive 14 August 2026 4 h 51 min Nagaland Post DIMAPUR, AUG 13 (NPN): A day after directing its federating units and subordinate bodies to ensure that schools and educational institutions do not send students to the 2026 Independence Day programmes, Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has appealed to …
- NBCC urges restraint, dialogue over Vande Mataram directive 14 August 2026 4 h 51 min Nagaland Post DIMAPUR, AUG 13 (NPN): Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) has reiterated its opposition to any directive or practice imposing the singing of Vande Mataram, particularly on members of the Christian community, while calling for respect for freedom of …
- Beyond the Eclipse 14 August 2026 2 h 44 min The Times of Israel On August 1 according to the Julian calendar, August 14 in the civil calendar this year, the Byzantine Churches celebrate an unusual conjunction. The Precious and Life-Giving Cross is brought forth – ἡ Πρόοδος τοῦ Τιμίου καὶ Ζωοποιοῦ Σταυροῦ – while the …
- The rise of a Sunni triad. Why India stands alone in a world of religious blocs 14 August 2026 2 h 41 min The Print The signing of a mutual defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan, all Sunni Islamic countries, is a small signal that there is something to Samual Huntington’s Clash of Civilisations thesis. The defence pact, while not clear on when one …
- The Ryangombe: A Culture-Shaping African Institution in Rwanda 14 August 2026 2 h 41 min Bitter Winter by Massimo Introvigne Ryangombe ceremony. Source: Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, Tervuren, Belgium. The Ryangombe, a significant religious phenomenon within Rwanda, remained largely obscure until 2018, when Simon Bizimana and Jean Baptiste Nkulikiyinka …
- Rabi-ul-Awwal to begin on August 15: Grand Mufti 14 August 2026 2 h 22 min Greater Kashmir The crescent moon of Rabi-ul-Awwal was not sighted on Thursday, August 13, corresponding to 29 Safar 1448 AH, and therefore the first day of Rabi-ul-Awwal will be observed on Saturday, August 15, the Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam, …
- Human rights groups call for greater religious freedom and due process in South Korea 14 August 2026 1 h 41 min The Britonian Human rights experts gather to discuss the protection of religious freedom and due process in South Korea / © NHNE International human rights organisations met at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents’ Club on Friday to advocate for the protection of …
- CPIM Ditches Athapookalam for Pork Fest: Kerala Left Sells Meat on Hindu Pitru Paksha to Celebrate Onam| Karkidaka Vavu 14 August 2026 1 h 37 min Organiser Weekly Fundraiser at Hindu cost — that is what unfolded in Keralam’s Kannur, the Left’s so-called Red Fort, on a day when Hindus pause to remember, honour and perform rituals for their departed ancestors. Skipping the ‘Athapookalam’, traditionally considered the …
- Keralam: Jamaat-e-Islami-linked Welfare Party functionary in Education Minister’s staff raises influence concerns 14 August 2026 1 h 34 min Organiser Weekly The appointment of a Jamaat-e-Islami-linked Welfare Party functionary to the personal staff of Kerala General Education Minister N. Shamsudheen has triggered controversy, with critics seeing it as part of a wider attempt by Islamic religious forces to gain …
- Ram Mandir Trust’s CEO Interview: Professional governance takes precedence over personal life in selection process 14 August 2026 1 h 33 min Organiser Weekly The selection process for the first full-time CEO of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has entered its final stage, with sources clarifying that candidates were evaluated on their professional and managerial capabilities rather than personal …
- 1947 Partition and Bengal: The colonial machinations 14 August 2026 1 h 24 min Organiser Weekly This is a narrative about Bengal’s Partition (1947), the painful division of a beloved part of undivided India where my family had strong roots for centuries, the Partition of Bengal. In Bengal, it began with Bengal’s first encounter with Islam. It …
- From Crushing 1857 Jihad to Muslim Appeasement: British and Gandhi’s policies that helped partition India 14 August 2026 1 h 24 min Organiser Weekly The British ruled the Indian subcontinent from 1757 to 1947. During this period, many local Islamic rulers, such as the Nawabs of Bengal and Arcot, the Mughal Emperor, and Tipu Sultan, were subdued by the British. Now Muslims had a resentment against the …
- Outrage As Texas Schools Bus Kids To Mosque So They Can "Experience Islam" 14 August 2026 1 h 16 min Zero Hedge Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity News, Outrage has exploded as public school students in Texas were loaded onto yellow school buses and driven straight to an Islamic center so they could experience Islam 'up close'. The organizers could …
- Radical Islam's three-stage framework for cultural capture 14 August 2026 1 h 07 min The Washington Times - Washington D.C. OPINION: In Hamtramck, Michigan, the first Muslim-majority city in America, an all-Muslim city council legalized backyard animal sacrifice over the non-Muslim minority, who objected on animal rights and sanitary issues. The religious slaughtering of goats …
- John Esposito, Acclaimed GU Islamic Studies Scholar, Dies at 86 14 August 2026 0 h 55 min The Hoya - Washington D.C. John Esposito, an Islamic studies scholar who taught at Georgetown University for over three decades, died July 15 outside Philadelphia. He was 86. Esposito spent his career dismantling Western stereotypes about Islam and advancing a more pluralistic …
- Delhi University drops Delhi Sultanate from postgraduate syllabus 13 August 2026 23 h 27 min The Indian Express Students pursuing a postgraduate degree in History at Delhi University (DU) no longer have the option of choosing a course on the Delhi Sultanate, which examines how the medieval state was formed, how authority was exercised, and how political, religious …
- Beckwith targets Islamic calls to prayer, saying they aren’t ‘part of American culture’ 13 August 2026 23 h 03 min The Indiana Citizen By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen August 13, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said Monday that Islamic calls to prayer should not be broadcast publicly in Indiana, arguing that unlike church bells, the practice is not part of American culture or …
- Religion news 14 August 2026 13 August 2026 22 h 43 min Religion Media Centre A level Religious Studies entries fall amid shortage of specialist teachers The number of students in England and Wales taking Religious Studies at A-level has dropped by 2.7 per cent to 14,594, falling for the fifth successive year, giving rise to concern …
- Exclusive — Iowa Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott: Church Is a ‘Barrier’ to Domestic Abuse Victims Getting Help 13 August 2026 22 h 25 min Breitbart Iowa Democrat congressional candidate and Lutheran minister Sarah Trone Garriott said in a 2023 interview that churches and religious leaders can serve as barriers to domestic violence victims leaving abusive spouses or seeking help. Trone Garriott, an …
- Adam Hamilton, Christian Pastor & Democrat Senate Nominee, Says Muslims and Hindus Unknowingly Worship Jesus 13 August 2026 22 h 23 min Breitbart Methodist Pastor Adam Hamilton, the Democrat candidate in Kansas’s Senate race, publicly denied the exclusivity of Jesus during a sermon, promoting inclusivism by asserting that people of other religions have a “different lens” that gives them a less clear …
- Bishop Eleganti says Islam ‘cannot be integrated’ into West 13 August 2026 21 h 48 min LifeSite News ‘There is no such thing as an apolitical Islam,’ Bishop Marian Eleganti said in a new interview. ‘It is a system of domination.’ (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Marian Eleganti, in an interview published Thursday, said that Islam cannot be integrated into our …
- Jingir: Interfaith media guild warns against inflammatory rhetoric 13 August 2026 21 h 33 min Blueprint Newspapers Limited The Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners Nigeria (GIMP-Nigeria) has called for restraint and responsible religious preaching following remarks attributed to Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahaya Jingir, concerning Christians. The guild described the reported …
- Conventional churches also extorting Christians in ‘God’s name’! 13 August 2026 21 h 26 min The Guardian Post While religious organisations like the Catholic Church, Presbyterian Church in Cameroon and the Cameron Baptist Convention, have over the years earned kudos for accompanying the government build schools and medical facilities, they too have delved into all …
- Call Issued to Make Odisha ‘Church-Free’ State 13 August 2026 21 h 13 min International Christian Concern Under the guise of a literary launch for a book about a Hindu monk in Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, a Hindu religious leader issued a definitive, public call to make the central Indian state “church-free.” This marks a chilling escalation in the …
- Letter to the editor: Freedom of religion matters 13 August 2026 21 h 07 min Green River Star - Wyoming Dear Editor, “First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out, for I was not a communist…Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out, for I was not a Jew. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.” – From the …
- Kolkata dance group apologises after Goddess Kali performance sparks backlash 13 August 2026 20 h 40 min India Today The organisers of a Kolkata-based dance group have apologised after a performance portraying Hindu Goddess Kali received backlash over the performer’s attire, saying the costume had not been approved by the team. The performance was staged by Nitya – …
- Invasion of Texas: Dallas-Fort Worth Airport to Put Islamic Foot Wash Stations in Bathrooms 13 August 2026 20 h 01 min The Western Journal Our tolerance for Islam — whether it be from electing Muslim public officials and importing Muslim immigrants — is akin to letting a fox in the hen’s house. One of our most cherished liberties — the free exercise of religion — now functions as a vehicle …
- 8 Examples That Demonstrate That The Islamization Of America Is Steadily Progressing 13 August 2026 19 h 57 min Charisma News In Islam, there is no separation between mosque and state. The goal is to use the state to make everyone submit to Islam. If you want to see what this looks like, just check out almost any country in the Middle East that has a Muslim majority. They don’t …
- Bolivarian Government executes special plan for the recovery of religious temples in Miranda 13 August 2026 19 h 26 min Con El Mazo Dando Published at: 13/08/2026 11:05 AM In the Acevedo municipality of Miranda state, a special plan for the recovery of religious temples is being implemented with the prompt intervention of the mother church of Caucagua. Mayor José Miguel Oliveros …
- No personal, religious questions were asked to Ram temple trust CEO candidates 13 August 2026 19 h 26 min The Economic Times New Delhi: Candidates interviewed for the post of first full-time CEO of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust were not asked whether they consume liquor or are teetotallers, and whether they are hardline Hindus or simply believers, sources said on …
- The head of the world’s largest far-right organization is coming to Canada—unless he’s stopped 13 August 2026 19 h 07 min The Breach The leader of a fascist Hindu organization is scheduled to visit Canada this month on a tour intended to clean up its image. But human rights groups are saying he shouldn’t be allowed into the country at all. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh—or RSS—is a …