Religion in the Daily News
- Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith faces backlash after calling Islam a ‘demonic death cult’ 31 May 2026 23 h 28 min WNDU - Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU) - Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is facing backlash over comments he made about the Islamic religion. Several Muslim advocacy groups said Beckwith’s rhetoric is dangerous and could encourage hate and dehumanization. The comments were …
- Patriarch of one of Moldova's two competing churches steps down 31 May 2026 23 h 28 min Global Banking & Finance Review Moldova Metropolis of Bessarabia Patriarch Steps Down Amid Church Split Church Leadership Change Highlights Deep Divisions By Alexander Tanas Background of the Orthodox Church Split in Moldova CHISINAU, May 31 (Reuters) - The patriarch of one of two …
- 'The Testaments' Healed My Trauma From 'The Handmaid’s Tale' 31 May 2026 22 h 18 min Inverse I remember the exact moment that The Handmaid’s Tale lost me. In Season 2, June (Elisabeth Moss) works tirelessly to get herself and her newborn daughter out of the repressive religious dystopia known as Gilead. It takes a lot of trials and some truly …
- Ancient Buddhist Stupa Found in Central Java Dates Back to 8th Century 31 May 2026 21 h 47 min Tempo.co TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Archaeologists from the Central Java Cultural Heritage Preservation Office estimate that the stupa found in Nepen Village, Boyolali, originates from the classical Buddhist period in Central Java, Indonesia, specifically from the 8th to …
- The majoritarian shadow over Adivasi identity, faith 31 May 2026 21 h 18 min The Hindu Last week, the Janjati Suraksha Manch (JSM) and Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, both Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) progeny, held a conclave in Delhi — “Janjati Sanskritik Samagam” — attended by thousands of Adivasis from across the country The stated occasion …
- World Bank Vice President visits Taxila’s UNESCO heritage sites, praises cultural legacy 31 May 2026 20 h 27 min Associated Press of Pakistan WAH CANTT, May 31 (APP): A delegation led by World Bank Vice President Mamta Murthi visited the historic Taxila Museum and several renowned archaeological sites on Sunday, highlighting the global significance of Pakistan’s rich cultural and religious …
- Egyptian archaeologists unearth rare Aphrodite head, Roman basilica remains at Ihnasya 31 May 2026 19 h 52 min Daily News Egypt An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has uncovered a series of significant discoveries at the ancient site of Ihnasya (Heracleopolis Magna) in Beni Suef, offering fresh insights into the city’s religious, …
- Man Gored to Death and Another Injured in 2 Separate Buffalo Attacks During Religious Sacrifice Rituals 31 May 2026 19 h 09 min Yahoo News NEED TO KNOW A man died after a buffalo gored him during preparations for an Eid al-Adha sacrifice in Malaysia's Johor state The man's niece said family members were gathered for the holiday when the buffalo became agitated and attacked Police said …
- If offering namaz is a problem, stop blocking roads for all religious processions: Owaisi 31 May 2026 18 h 46 min Muslim Mirror All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has strongly criticised what he described as a deliberate attempt to target Muslims by raising issues related to Namaz and religious festivals. Speaking at an Eid Milap event, Owaisi …
- 'Unity, Culture & Values': Hindu Sammelan Draws Residents In Mumbai’s Andheri West 31 May 2026 18 h 34 min Free Press Journal 'Unity, Culture & Values': Hindu Sammelan Draws Residents In Mumbai’s Andheri West | File Pic (Representative Image) Mumbai: A Hindu Sammelan aimed at promoting unity, culture and traditional values was held on Sunday at the Vrindavan Society …
- Germany's thriving Alevi community 31 May 2026 18 h 24 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 …
- Hindu Hate Watch-A Weekly Tracker: 40 Incidents across India highlight growing concerns over anti-Hindu hostility 31 May 2026 17 h 10 min Organiser Weekly From rural districts to major urban centres, several cases emerged involving allegations of coercion, assault, fraud, religious conversion, targeted violence, and disputes linked to religious identity and social interactions. Parallelly, reports from …
- Bharat must act decisively against infiltration, forced religious conversion & adverse demographic changes 31 May 2026 17 h 10 min Organiser Weekly The Government of Bharat has constituted a high-level committee to study the demographic changes arising from illegal immigration and other abnormal reasons and to suggest measures to deal with these demographic changes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had …
- Sanatan Dharma and Politics in Tamil Nadu: Eradicating the eternal 31 May 2026 17 h 09 min Organiser Weekly Tamil Nadu is witnessing a fresh wave of Hindu anger after two politicians — TVK MLA VMS Mustafa and former Congress MLA Hassan Moulana — publicly endorsed Opposition Leader Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Assembly remarks calling for the eradication of Sanatan …
- Common Ground of Traditional Religions and AI Ethics: The Future Direction of Faith (Part 4) 31 May 2026 16 h 41 min Korea IT Times In the age of AI, the enduring essence of religion lies in humanity’s fears and hopes, moral reflection, and the inner transformation that guides a meaningful life. Series Index 1. How AI Is Reshaping Religion and Human Ethics 2. What Remains Human in the …
- Violence against minorities increased in Bangladesh after elections: Report 31 May 2026 16 h 36 min The Hans India Christians in Bangladesh have been facing sectarian attacks, especially in regions where Jamaat-e-Islami has strong support. Open Doors UK and Ireland, which supports persecuted Christians, has reported that violence against minorities in Bangladesh which …
- When Silence Becomes Complicity: Why African Christians Must... 31 May 2026 16 h 18 min Modern Ghana Every day in Nigeria, Christians are being killed, abducted, displaced, and forced to live under fear. This is not happening in a forgotten corner of the world. It is happening in Africa’s most populous nation, in a country with one of the largest …
- LOOKING BACK: Religion played crucial social role for settlers 31 May 2026 16 h 17 min Finger Lakes Times - New York One of my cherished possessions is my Great Aunt Kitty’s written life story. It’s a fascinating chronicle of early life in Seneca County at the turn of the century in the town of MacDougall. A theme that runs through her writing is a devotion to religion …
- Secularism Means Equal Respect, Conversions Hurt Harmony: Vice-President 31 May 2026 15 h 41 min Deccan Chronicle MANGALURU: Vice-President of India CP Radhakrishnan on Sunday said secularism means equal respect for all religions and not appeasement of any particular faith, while arguing that religious conversions should stop if harmony among different communities is …
- Why India sent a military aircraft carrying ancient Buddhist relics to Mongolia? 31 May 2026 15 h 17 min India Blooms An Indian Air Force IL-76 strategic airlift aircraft, Gajraj, transported the sacred relics of Arahant Sariputta and Arahant Mahamoggallana, the chief disciples of Gautama Buddha, from Delhi to Mongolia on May 30. " The aircraft undertook an overnight …
- Push for $1bn funding to protect US places of worship 31 May 2026 15 h 16 min Premier Christianity News Lawmakers and religious leaders have stepped up calls for $1 billion of funding to secure places of worship in the United States. It comes after teenage attackers killed three people at a San Diego Mosque earlier in May, and what authorities described as …
- Western narratives on Azerbaijan’s religious landscape miss bigger picture [OPINION] 31 May 2026 15 h 15 min AzerNews The latest report published by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom regarding Azerbaijan raises serious questions about the objectivity, balance, and political motivations behind certain international assessments presented under …
- From Mohammed to Jesus: A Former Muslim's Journey of Faith 31 May 2026 13 h 30 min The Western Journal What does it take for someone raised in the heart of Islam to become a follower of Jesus Christ? That question sits at the center of a fascinating conversation with Al-Fadi, a former Muslim from Saudi Arabia and founder of CIRA International, which stands …
- Blood flows on the streets in Hindu localities of Bhagyanagar due to animal slaughter during Bakrid (Eid al-Adha) 31 May 2026 13 h 02 min Sanatan Prabhat Local Hindus Express Anger Bhagyanagar (Telangana) – A video showing blood flowing through the streets due to animal slaughter in the Mushirabad area of Bhagyanagar (Hyderabad) during Bakrid (Eid al-Adha) was widely circulated on social media. The blood …
- When Christianity and Jewish Music Collide: Messianic Music 31 May 2026 13 h 02 min Patheos “The people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise” (Isaiah 43:21 ESV). What happens when cultures that, on the surface of the global stage, are socially and politically disenfranchised gather to make music? The result flips the script …
- Immediately revoke the ‘Halal Certificate’ of ‘Gokul’: Kolhapur’s devout Hindu organisations become aggressive on the issue 31 May 2026 13 h 02 min Sanatan Prabhat Devout Hindu activists submitting a memorandum to District Collector Dr Vijay Rathod Kolhapur – A shocking incident has come to light wherein ‘Gokul’ (Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union) milk union, which is the identity of Maharashtra, …
- Psychic Soldiers, Mind Readers, and Dolphin Drones: The Cold War's Weird Paranormal History 31 May 2026 12 h 57 min Reason Magazine In the February 2019 issue of Armeiiskii Sbornik, the Russian Ministry of Defense's official magazine, there is an article titled "Supersoldiers for the Wars of the Future." The article claims, among other things, that the Soviet and Russian …
- Indonesian Buddhists called to be pioneers of peace, harmony 31 May 2026 12 h 49 min Antara Magelang, C. Java (ANTARA) - Indonesian Buddhists are called to be pioneers of peace by maintaining harmony, controlling their inner selves, and bringing peace to a diverse society. The message was conveyed by Supriyadi, the Religious Affairs Ministry’s …
- A response to Pieter Friedrich's Smear-by-Association 31 May 2026 12 h 43 min New India Abroad If there is no demonstrated pattern of "Hindu nationalist" violence in the United States, then what remains is not prudence. It is prejudice dressed up as analysis. Representative Image / Pexels My name is Kavita Pallod Sekhsaria. Because I …
- In Newark, a New Generation Is Finding the Catholic Faith 31 May 2026 12 h 41 min National Catholic Register Packed into 510 square miles of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, are 3.2 million people living in communities that range from urban centers with median incomes of $50,000 to some of the nation’s wealthiest suburbs, where incomes are 10 times higher. …
- Govt Shuts Down Over 5,700 SocietiesGovt Shuts Down Over 5,700 Societies 31 May 2026 12 h 13 min Botswana Gazette Thousands of organisations across Botswana, including churches, business associations, sporting clubs and civil society groups, have been struck off the register in a sweeping government deregistration exercise GAZETTE REPORTER The government has moved …
- Fact Check: Man forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' in viral video is not Muslim, but Hindu 31 May 2026 12 h 10 min India Today A video going viral on social media shows a man wearing a saffron scarf slapping another man and later forcing him to say "Jai Shree Ram." Sharing the video, an X user wrote, "I am an Indian Hindu girl, and watching this video makes me feel …
- Jamaat shelters 'covert extortionists', uses religious terms to mask extortion: Rizvi 31 May 2026 11 h 46 min The Business Standard BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today (31 May) accused Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of providing shelter to "covert extortionists" and attempting to disguise extortion through the use of religious terminology. He made the …
- Buddha's birthday celebration held in Ho Chi Minh City 31 May 2026 11 h 33 min VietnamPlus Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – The Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) in Ho Chi Minh City solemnly held a ceremony on May 31 to celebrate the Lord Buddha’s birthday in Buddhist calendar year 2570 (Vesak 2026) at Viet Nam Quoc Tu (Vietnamese …
- Jamaat shelters ‘covert extortionists’, uses religious terms to mask extortion: Rizvi 31 May 2026 11 h 25 min United News of Bangladesh BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday accused Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of providing shelter to “covert extortionists” and attempting to disguise extortion through the use of religious terminology. He made the allegation while …
- Vesak 2026 highlights Buddhism’s enduring commitment to nation in new era 31 May 2026 11 h 01 min Vietnam Pictorial The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) Central Committee held a solemn ceremony at Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi on May 31 to celebrate the Lord Buddha’s birthday in Buddhist calendar year 2570 (Vesak 2026). Most Venerable Thich Thien Nhon, Vice Supreme Patriarch …
- As cattle slaughter debate returns, the centuries-old politics over the cow — and why it remains a flashpoint 31 May 2026 11 h 00 min The Indian Express The issue of cow slaughter grabbed headlines recently with the Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP government in West Bengal strictly enforcing the Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, under which only cattle above 14 years of age can be slaughtered after mandatory …
- ▶︎’Thomas Jefferson’ Reenactor Sparks Sharp Debate on Faith and Religious Freedom at Hebron Church 31 May 2026 10 h 48 min The Piedmont Journal Record - Virginia Thomas Jefferson historical interpreter Tom Pitz contemplates before meeting Hebron Lutheran pastor The Rev. Dr, James C. “Jim” Kniseley for a debate on religious freedom on May 17 during church services. PJR photo and video by Chuck Jackson. A living- …
- Travel: Finding medieval churches in Finland’s Swedish-speaking islands 31 May 2026 10 h 46 min The Christian Post - Washington D.C. By Dennis Lennox, CP Contributor Sunday, May 31, 2026 The Church of St. John the Baptist in Sund, Åland. | Dennis LennoxMARIEHAMN, Åland — The ferries crossing the Baltic Sea stop here in the capital of Åland largely because the islands’ political status …
- Two Shia Scholars Warn of Rising Religious Pressure and Social Consequences in Afghanistan 31 May 2026 10 h 31 min Shia Waves Home/NEWS/Islam World/Afghanistan/Two Shia Scholars Warn of Rising Religious Pressure and Social Consequences in Afghanistan Afghanistan May 31, 2026 0 0 1 minute read Two Shia Scholars Warn of Rising Religious Pressure and Social …