Religion in the Daily News

• Here’s the case for restoration of desecrated Hindu temples—and why it loses the debate 27 May 2022 2 h 47 min The Print For the last month or so, I have been carrying out this dialogue with my father who is no more. How does one argue with those advocating for the ‘restoration’ of temples that were demolished in the past? When I was in school, I was into debating. My father …
• Queen’s firm push to interfaith freedom 27 May 2022 0 h 07 min Church Times MOST notable among the church services that reflect the changing approach and personal interest in interfaith are the Commonwealth Day services, held each year at Westminster Abbey. Commonwealth Day itself is a reinvention in post-colonial times of Empire …
• Biden Ignores Asia’s Fading Religious Freedom – OpEd 27 May 2022 0 h 01 min Eurasia Review By Ben Joseph (UCA News) — US President Joe Biden’s maiden Asia visit this week offered nothing substantial to the vast continent’s besieged religious and ethnic minorities, not to mention those struggling for democracy and human rights. Many would now …
• Unprecedented Joint Resolution of peak religious organisations in suppport of Uluru Statement 26 May 2022 23 h 45 min Mirage News KEYNOTE SPEECH, ‘FROM THE HEART AND SOUL’ by RACHEL PERKINS An unprecedented coalition of diverse peak religious organisations has gathered to call for bipartisan action to hold a referendum on a First Nations voice. Representatives of the major religious …
• Legalizing peyote will 'detrimentally' affect religious practices, Navajo Nation says 26 May 2022 23 h 44 min KPNX 12 News - Arizona The Azeé plant is considered sacred to the Navajo Nation's cultural traditions and the tribe wants to prevent states from decriminalizing it. NAVAJO COUNTY, Ariz. — Leaders of the Navajo Nation are declaring their opposition to states potentially …
• Despite 2022’s cluster of religious holidays, multifaith understanding slow to evolve 26 May 2022 21 h 31 min Religion News Service (RNS) — In the dark of winter last December, a small group of Jews and Hindus came together at Peninsula Temple Beth El, a Reform movement synagogue in San Mateo, California, to celebrate their respective festivals of light: Diwali for the Hindus and …
• Connecticut offering security upgrades for nonprofit groups, including synagogues, mosques and churches 26 May 2022 21 h 29 min The Register Citizen - Connecticut The State Bond Commission on Thursday allocated $5 million for a competitive grant program offering security upgrades to nonprofit organizations including Connecticut’s synagogues, mosques and churches at a time when hate-related gun violence is occurring …
• TTD temple consecration held amidst religious fervour 26 May 2022 19 h 38 min The Hans India Bhubaneswar: Maha Samprokshanam (consecration) of the newly built TTD Sri Venkateswara temple was held amidst religious fervour in Bhubaneswar on Thursday throwing open the shrine for the public. The plaque, marking the inauguration of the shrine was …
• Sultan-led Group, Jama'atul Nasiril Islam, Condemns Killing Of Pregnant Northern Woman With 4 Children, Tells Buhari Government To Find ‘Unknown Gunmen’ 26 May 2022 17 h 01 min Sahara Reporters The Sultan of Sokoto-led group, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has condemned the gruesome killing of Harira Jibril, a nine-month pregnant woman, and her four children in Anambra on Sunday. The Muslim group described the incident as barbaric and a great …
• Joe Biden ignores Asia's fading religious freedom 26 May 2022 16 h 23 min UCA News US president seemed more focused on taming China during his recent visit to the continent US President Joe Biden adjusts his mask as he attends the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity at the Izumi Garden Gallery in Tokyo on May 23. (Photo: Saul …
• Gyanvapi row: Complaint filed by Hindu side; 'Muslims deteriorating temple's character' 26 May 2022 16 h 05 min Republic World As the hearing in the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple complex issue continues, a complaint came to the fore on Thursday, May 26. The Hindu side has filed a complaint against the Muslim side in the Police Station Chowkthana in Varanasi's Kashi. …
• Iranian Religious Song Seen As Attempt To Indoctrinate Children 26 May 2022 15 h 24 min Radio Free Europe - Radio Liberty Iran's clerical establishment is promoting a new religious song as part of what critics say is an attempt to indoctrinate children. In recent weeks, Iranian state media has published videos and images of children performing the song, titled Salute …
• Plea for dismissal of Hindu petitioners’ suit for worship at Gyanvapi to be heard today 26 May 2022 14 h 24 min Hindustan Times Varanasi: Varanasi’s district court will on Thursday examine the Gyanvapi Masjid management committee’s plea seeking dismissal of Hindu petitioners’ suit for unhindered right to worship in the mosque complex. In an order on Tuesday, the court said it will …
• Spirituality: Where all believers come together 26 May 2022 14 h 09 min Superior Catholic Herald - Wisconsin Where can all of us believers come together beyond the divisions created by history, dogma, denomination and religion? Where is there a place all people of sincere heart can find common ground and worship together? That place is found in the ecumenical and …
• Reclaiming our Hindu Heritage 26 May 2022 13 h 56 min The Times of India When people see Nandi Maharaj, they know Shiva, the Mahadeva, has got to be around nearby.  We always see Nandi Maharaj in the sitting position, facing Shiva. Nandi is a protector of Shiva, a Bhakt, a devotee, a messenger, and a symbol of Shiva himself in …
• ‘Doesn’t hurt anyone’: Religious leaders declare Indigenous support 26 May 2022 13 h 39 min The Geelong Advertiser Sky News contributor Erin Watson says moving forward with some form of reconciliation “doesn’t hurt anyone” as leaders of major faiths in Australia set to declare their support for an Indigenous voice in the constitution. The Catholic, Uniting, and …
• It's clear who changed religious nature of place: VS Jain on Gyanvapi Mosque case 26 May 2022 13 h 35 min The Times of India May 26, 2022, 06:28PM ISTSource: ANIAdvocate representing the Hindu side in the Gynavapi Mosque case, Vishnu Shankar Jain on May 26 informed that the Muslim side will be presenting its arguments. “Today, the Muslim side will present its arguments that this …
• Hijab row reaches Mangaluru; Hindu students stage protest demanding ‘uniforms for all’ 26 May 2022 8 h 59 min Republic World The Hijab controversy has resurfaced in Karnataka as Hindu students on Thursday staged protests against the wearing of Hijab at the University of Mangaluru. Protest erupted after some Muslim girls came to the Mangaluru University wearing Hijab to which, …
• Sri Lankan religious leaders want curbs on presidential powers 26 May 2022 8 h 50 min UCA News Calls grow for powers bestowed on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to be removed immediately Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (right) swears in Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe (left) as the new finance minister in Colombo on May 25. (Photo: …
• ‘False Love Web’. Allahabad HC Rejects Bail Of Muslim Man, Says He Falsely Posed As ‘Raj’ To Trap Minor Hindu Girl 26 May 2022 6 h 46 min Swarajya After ascertaining the girl’s age and recording her statement in front of the magistrate under Section 164 of the CrPC, the Mahrua Police added sections of rape (376) and POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act to the case. Court Rejects …
• 4 Arrested For Forced Religious Conversion, Marriage Of Minor Boy In UP 26 May 2022 4 h 52 min NDTV UP: Law prohibits forceful conversion or that done by allurement and fraudulent means. (Representational) Kanpur: Police have arrested a 24-year-old woman, her parents and a Muslim cleric, accusing them of illegal confinement of a minor boy, his forcible …
• Jackson's religious community speaks out after Texas school shooting 26 May 2022 4 h 30 min WJTV 12 - Mississippi Members of Jackson’s spiritual community are calling for people to come together after a school shooting in Texas on Tuesday, May 24. Bishop Brian Seage of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi said he was heartbroken when he got the news about the school …
• Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India 26 May 2022 4 h 19 min WJXT News 4 Jax - Florida NEW DELHI – For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s northern Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall. Many see it as an example of religious coexistence in a country where bouts of …
• Gyanvapi row: Court to decide maintainability of Hindu Side's plea, hearing to resume 26 May 2022 3 h 17 min Republic World The Varanasi district court will resume hearing in the Gyanvapi row for the Hindu Side's plea on maintainability of the complex. The civil judge on Tuesday had listed the hearing for May 26. Meanwhile, the court had noted that it will first hear the …
• Gyanvapi mosque row: Varanasi court to decide on maintainability today 26 May 2022 2 h 32 min Zee News VARANASI: The Varanasi district court will resume hearing in the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri complex case and decide on the maintainability of the complex. District government counsel Rana Sanjeev Singh confirmed that the court of District Judge AK Vishevesh …
• China's Top Uyghur Region Official in Hacked Speech: 'We Must Exercise Firm Control over Religious Believers' 26 May 2022 2 h 16 min Breitbart An audio transcript of a May 2017 meeting chaired by China’s top Communist Party official in the country’s western Xinjiang territory published on Tuesday reveals the regional chief urged Xinjiang officials to “exercise firm control over the religious …
• Historic churches in Fort Greene, Boerum Hill receive sacred sites grants 25 May 2022 23 h 37 min Brooklyn Eagle - New York The Next Step Community Church in Boerum Hill, in the historic Baptist Temple building, is known for its activities to help the homeless and others in need. Photo courtesy of New York Landmarks Conservancy The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites …
• Odisha district seals off church over allegations of religious conversion 25 May 2022 23 h 16 min Hindustan Times BHUBANESWAR: The gates of a church in Odisha’s Bhadrak district was sealed on Wednesday following complaints of religious conversions there by Bajrang Dal activists, police said. The administration also imposed prohibitory order under section 144 of the …
• Queensland will outlaw the Nazi swastika and other hate symbols 25 May 2022 22 h 42 min The West Australian Queensland is set to become the second Australian jurisdiction to ban the Nazi swastika in a bill that will also outlaw other hate symbols. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk made the announcement early Thursday morning via social media, saying the government …
• Another state to ban Nazi hate symbol 25 May 2022 22 h 22 min The Geelong Advertiser Another state has announced it will introduce legislation to ban the Nazi swastika and other hate symbols. Queensland is set to become the second Australian jurisdiction to ban the Nazi swastika in a bill that will also outlaw other hate symbols. Premier …
• Youth-Led Movements Are the Ones to Watch in Lebanon and Iraq 25 May 2022 17 h 07 min Tony Blair Institute for Global Change The Lebanese parliamentary elections on 15 May were held three years into a debilitating financial and political crisis that has pushed many to emigrate and much of the remaining population into poverty. Despite the predictions of little change, the …
• AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Unity and solidarity are needed for the development of local Churches 25 May 2022 17 h 02 min Fides Ndola - "It is important to have unity of purpose and unity of vision to build the local Church with a common motivation", underlined Msgr. Benjamin Phiri, bishop of the Diocese of Ndola. The prelate, according to a note sent to Agenzia Fides, …
• Gyanvapi Mosque Case: ‘1991 Act Doesn’t Bar Ascertaining the Nature of Place of Worship’, Hindu Side Claims 25 May 2022 14 h 33 min Latestly New Delhi, May 25 : A day before the Varanasi district court is scheduled to hear the civil suit on the Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Viswanath temple complex dispute, the Hindu side has claimed that the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act 1991, does not …
• India News | NDMC to Survey if Any Eatery Serving Non-veg Food Near Religious Places in Its Area 25 May 2022 14 h 33 min Latestly New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will conduct a survey in its area to find out if any eatery near religious places is selling or serving non vegetarian food, officials said on Wednesday. The issue was discussed in the civic …
• During the katha, Pradeep Mishra spoke of the PM, so diggi was furious, said - 'Modi theme is a part of which religious book' 25 May 2022 10 h 31 min News Track Bhopal: In Madhya Pradesh, politics has heated up over the story-teller Pradeep Mishra's violation of PM Narendra Modi. Former CM Digvijay Singh asked the narrator Pradeep Mishra that the Modi context is part of which of our religious texts. Home …
• Azerbaijan To Restore Mosques, Religious Sites In Liberated Lands 25 May 2022 8 h 15 min MENAFN (MENAFN- AzerNews) By Vugar Khalilov Deputy Chairman of Azerbaijan's State Committee on Religious Associations Gunduz Ismayilov has stated that the country is working on the restoration of mosques and religious sites in the liberated lands, Azernews …
• Six convicted for harassing French teenager over anti-Islam rant 25 May 2022 7 h 36 min RFI Issued on: 25/05/2022 - 08:41 A French court convicted six people on Tuesday for harassing a teenager online over her anti-Islam videos in a case that sparked debate about freedom of expression, blasphemy, religion and hate speech in France. The …
• The mosque at the center of India’s battle over religious identity 25 May 2022 7 h 31 min The Washington Post Placeholder while article actions load VARANASI, India — On a sweltering Friday afternoon last week, outside an imposing sandstone gate leading to the Gyanvapi mosque, the road teemed with dozens of policemen, some armed with tear gas. There were swarms of …
• Religious rehab group in Singapore denounces Indonesian preacher, urges Muslims to reject such views opposed to Islamic values 25 May 2022 5 h 18 min Malay Mail Somad, 44, was denied entry into Singapore on May 16. ― TODAY pic Wednesday, 25 May 2022 12:34 PM MYT SINGAPORE, May 25 — A Singapore group of Islamic scholars and teachers called on Muslims to reject people like Indonesian preacher Abdul Somad Batubara, …
• Odisha: Church in Bhadrak sealed after reports of religious conversions 25 May 2022 4 h 25 min The Times of India BALASORE: Authorities in Bhadrak sealed the gates of a church located following complaints of religious conversions since May 17. The administration also imposed prohibitory order under Section 144 of the CrPC in Geltua village under Rural police station …