Religion in the Daily News

• 'Our faith has been challenged': COVID-19 tested beliefs of Louisiana's religious residents 13 June 2021 11 h 40 min The Daily Advertiser - Louisiana Faith is an integral part of Louisiana's history and culture, and most residents — 84%, according to the Pew Research Center — identify as Christians. Despite that, the practice looks different around the state, with a heavily Catholic southern coast …
• Kareena Kapoor faces the wrath online for ‘hurting religious sentiments’ 13 June 2021 11 h 37 min GEO TV Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan is facing calls for a boycott over her role of the mythological character, Sita, in an upcoming film. Furious netizens are calling for a boycott of the superstar, claiming that she is hurting the religious sentiments by …
• Myanmar bishops call for humanitarian corridors, respect for sanctuary churches, and an end to ... 13 June 2021 0 h 45 min Asia News The prelates release their urgent demand after churches were attacked in the Diocese of Loikaw, resulting in deaths  and thousands fleeing into the jungle where they are now in danger of starving. Peace is still possible, the bishops believe. To this end, …
• Gurpreet Singh: Hindu Right’s doublespeak exposed by its criticism of Kareena Kapoor Khan for accepting role of Sita 13 June 2021 0 h 18 min The Georgia Straight Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan is now being trolled for accepting the role of Sita, the wife of Lord Ram, a revered Hindu god. According to media reports, she has asked for Rs 12 crore (about $2 million in Canadian currency) for playing as Sita in …
• Court Scraps Vermont Ban on Sending Tax Dollars to Religious Schools - The 74 12 June 2021 22 h 40 min Vermont State News.Net Updated, June 9 Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. In Vermont, where the state constitution enshrines a centuries-old prohibition against using tax dollars for religious …
• Vatican orders term limits for leaders of lay movements 12 June 2021 9 h 08 min National Catholic Reporter Vatican City — In an ongoing effort to promote Catholic lay movements and associations and protect their members from possible abuse by the groups' leaders, the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life has imposed term limits on leadership and ordered …
• Migrants fleeing religious persecution find refuge in SF 12 June 2021 0 h 12 min Catholic San Francisco June 11, 2021 Lorena Rojas San Francisco Catolico On Jan. 24, 2019, Augusto César Noguera, Damaris Berrios and their 11-year-old son Augusto José Noguera Berrios left their home in the dark of night without saying goodbye to loved ones, and boarded a …
• To Prevent Violent Extremism in Tajikistan, Promote Religious Freedom 11 June 2021 21 h 16 min The Diplomat AdvertisementTajikistan is located in a dangerous neighborhood, sharing a long border with Afghanistan that is a growing concern amid the imminent U.S. withdrawal. While the United States engages with Tajikistan on such security issues, the government of …
• Religious scholars at Makkah Summit called for end of war in Afghanistan 11 June 2021 18 h 15 min Afghanistan Times AT News KABUL: The Ulema of Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan stressed on ending the Afghan war and called on the Afghan warring parties to peruse peace and put aside their differences on the negotiation table. The summit was hosted by Makkah via zoom …
• Alberta making up to $100K available for security upgrades at religious, cultural places 11 June 2021 17 h 27 min CTV News EDMONTON -- Alberta is taking steps to prevent hate-motivated crime and better investigate when such attacks happen, as well as enable targeted groups to protect themselves.  The justice minister and premier announced on Friday up to $500,000 was available …
• Video Series Featuring Bishop Barron, Religious Thinkers, and Cultural Commentators Returning to YouTube 11 June 2021 17 h 15 min Christian Newswire Video Series Featuring Bishop Barron, Religious Thinkers, and Cultural Commentators Returning to YouTube Word on Fire announces upcoming season of popular discussions on evangelization, politics, social movements, the Catholic Church, and more. NEWS …
• Episcopalian, The Rev. Marcus Halley, Appointed as College Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life 11 June 2021 16 h 38 min The Trinity Tripod - Connecticut Kip Lynch ’22 Contributing Writer The Rev. Marcus G. Halley has been appointed the College’s Chaplain and Dean of Spiritual and Religious Life, according to an email from President of the College Joanne Berger-Sweeney and Dean of Student Life and Director …
• India's Karnataka State Retracts COVID Relief to Muslim Clerics After Hindu Organisation Objects 11 June 2021 15 h 09 min Sputnik News India 14:33 GMT 11.06.2021Get short URL Earlier this month, Karnataka state government announced one-off financial aid of INR3,000 ($42) to all priests, irrespective of religion, in view of COVID-19 induced hardship. The government led by the BJP's BS …
• Tribal mark model, Adetutu rants about daughter’s religious assignments 11 June 2021 14 h 38 min The Nation (Nigeria) By Ekaete Bassey Face model, Adetutu O.J Alabi has gone on a lengthy rant on social media after her daughter was given a Christian assignment in school, despite stating she’s neither a Christian nor Muslim. The single mother of one complained about how …
• ‘People are familiar with it’: County, Catholic Diocese work together to get people vaccinated at churches 11 June 2021 13 h 08 min KVIA - Texas EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- As El Paso inches closer to reaching herd immunity, county leaders are trying to find new ways to reach those who haven't received their shot. One tool they say has been successful is a partnership with the Catholic Diocese of …
• Religious Leaders and Church Groups are Acting in an UnChristian Way 11 June 2021 12 h 22 min The Namibian BEAUTY BOOIS NAMIBIAN church groups, religious leaders and individuals claim to follow a religion that advocates love, care and compassion and yet are always on the wrong side of history when it comes to social justice issues. It seems that these groups …
• Condemned Iranian mum’s camel-back bid for freedom to find refuge in Aberdeen 11 June 2021 11 h 29 min Press and Journal The handsome couple in the wedding photograph look serene and happy. By rights, Mehrangiz (Mehri) and Manuchir Farzaneh-Moayyad should have enjoyed long, contented years of marriage in their native Iran, building a loving home, watching their three …
• Vatican regulates lay movements to prevent governance abuses 11 June 2021 10 h 14 min The Tribune - Indiana ROME — The Vatican took steps Friday to better regulate lay religious movements by imposing term limits on their leaders and requiring internal elections to be representative of their memberships. The Vatican’s laity office cracked down on the largely …
• Catholic Bishops unhappy over multiple mention of Islam in 1999 Constitution 11 June 2021 6 h 29 min The Citizen (Nigeria) The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has registered discontent with the level of recognition accorded Islam in the 1999 Constitution. The bishops observed that Islam was mentioned many times in the Constitution, while no mention was made of …
• Hindus, Buddhists and Christians say no to Islam as state religion 11 June 2021 5 h 19 min Asia News Every year the anniversary of the constitutional amendment recognising Islam as state religion is marked as a ‘black day’. “If this state of affairs continues, Islamic extremism and communalism will end up creating serious problems”, says the Bangladesh …
• Budgeting hate 11 June 2021 2 h 46 min Dawn WHEREVER one looks, the spectre of hate haunts humanity. The dastardly killing of a Muslim immigrant family in otherwise idyllic suburban Canada is the latest story to dominate the news cycle, preceded by so many we have since forgotten. Lest we forget, …
• Loveland Faith Briefs for June 11: Churches plan Kids Quest Camp, LGBTQ+ Pride Service, Walker Hymn Sing and more 10 June 2021 23 h 33 min Reporter Herald - Colorado News from Loveland faith communities this week includes a camp for children and an LGBTQ+ Pride Service and a gathering to sing hymns. Kids Quest Camp set June 14-16 Calvary Derby Hill will offer Kids Quest Camp at 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Wednesday, June 14-16, …
• Judge Ken Starr visits Tyler for book signing, talks religious liberty 10 June 2021 22 h 42 min KETK - Texas TYLER, Texas (KETK) – A famed attorney who served as independent counsel for the Clinton-era Whitewater investigations was in East Texas Thursday for a book signing. Judge Ken Starr, now a professor of constitutional law at Baylor, came to Tyler for a book …
• Summer’s in Sight: Local Churches Plan Fun Events for Returning Parishioners 10 June 2021 22 h 36 min The Tablet - New York Summer Windley, 4, has her face painted during a block party hosted by the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal June 13 at St. Crispin Friary in the Bronx borough of New York. The friars were celebrating receiving Vatican recognition as a religious institute …
• ‘Australians are very sceptical’: Michael Kirby warns against ‘excessive protection’ of religious freedoms 10 June 2021 21 h 09 min The Guardian The former high court justice Michael Kirby has warned against the “excessive protection” of religious freedom that could diminish the rights of non-believers and minorities, as a report reveals 70% of Australians say religion is not personally important …
• Model mosques to help spread essence of Islam 10 June 2021 20 h 14 min Daily Star Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday hoped that the model mosques will help spread the essence of Islam and its inspirational practices and culture to all irrespective of their religions and castes. "Through these model mosques, the culture and …
• Ngee Ann Poly lecturer who allegedly shared 'personal and derogatory views' on Islam could be dismissed: Maliki 10 June 2021 17 h 16 min Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: A Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) lecturer who, according to a former student, shared “derogatory” views on Islam in class could be dismissed, said Second Minister for Education Maliki Osman on Thursday (Jun 10).  Ms Nurul Fatimah Iskandar shared her …
• The haredi parties' impact on Israel's religious life under Netanyahu 10 June 2021 16 h 53 min Jerusalem Post On June 25, 2017, the politics of Judaism in the Jewish state went into nuclear meltdown as two explosive decisions were taken by the 34th government of Israel on the same day.  During a cabinet meeting of government ministers, a resolution was passed …
• Sask. Catholic churches delay, reject calls to release internal files on abuser priests 10 June 2021 11 h 32 min CBC/Radio-Canada Warning: This story contains details readers may find distressing. Joey Basaraba cries randomly while sitting in his Saskatoon apartment, in the shower or out walking. He can't remember the last time he slept through the night. "I take it one day …
• Hasina inaugurates 50 mosques to project ‘true meaning’ of Islam 10 June 2021 8 h 04 min BD News 24 “The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman worked to publicise and disseminate Islam,” she said in a video conference call from her official residence Ganabhaban on Thursday. “He founded the Islamic Foundation to advocate Islam, so that …
• Exhibit spotlights first Black churches in Springfield 10 June 2021 7 h 03 min Illinois Times click to enlarge Photo credit: courtesy of Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum An undated photograph of the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church of Springfield, which organized in 1843. For centuries now, the entity …
• Loy Chong Says: Generally Churches Agree On Jab 10 June 2021 6 h 41 min Fiji Sun “We want to correct the information regarding the vaccine and the misinterpreted biblical theological interpretations of the vaccine.” Fiji Council of Churches president and head of the Catholic Church in Fiji Archbishop Peter Loy Chong. Generally, the …
• Facebook Banned a Hindu Extremist Group—Then Left Most of Its Pages Online for Months 10 June 2021 6 h 26 min TIME Magazine Facebook allowed a Hindu extremist group to operate openly on its platform for months, even after the company banned the group’s main pages for violating its policies. It was not until TIME pointed out a network of more than 30 pages linked to the Sanatan …
• California churches celebrate win for religious liberty as state agrees to pay $2.1M over lockdown battles 10 June 2021 1 h 26 min Baptist Message - Louisiana By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor | Saturday, June 05, 2021 South Bay United Pentecostal Church in San Diego, California | Google MapsChurches in California are celebrating their victory for religious freedom after a religious freedom legal …
• Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Churches – Part 1 10 June 2021 1 h 14 min The Town Line - Maine Unitarian Church Augusta South Parish Congo, All Souls UU, St. Mary’s Catholic Having finished summary histories of Grange organizations in the central Kennebec Valley in The Town Line issues beginning April 8, and a two-part description of aspects of the …
• Pope appoints Tagle as member of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches 10 June 2021 0 h 20 min Manila Bulletin News / National / Pope appoints Tagle as member of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches Pope Francis on Wednesday, June 9, appointed Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle as member of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. CBCP News said …
• Right-to-carry in more North Carolina churches gets final legislative OK 9 June 2021 20 h 03 min WYFF 4 The North Carolina General Assembly on Tuesday finalized another bill seeking to expand gun rights — this time in churches — and will send it to Gov. Roy Cooper, who vetoed a bill containing the same idea a year ago.The Senate agreed 30-19 to House changes …
• BJP Leader Objects to GIF on Instagram of Hindu God Shiva Holding Wine Glass 9 June 2021 19 h 38 min Sputnik News India 12:08 GMT 09.06.2021Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107803/29/1078032940_0:62:1280:782_1200x675_80_0_0_5e862ef981437ebefe5cbda7670271eb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/ …
• Religious practice and parents' concern 9 June 2021 15 h 19 min The Boston Pilot - Massachusetts Question Corner Wednesday, June 9, 2021Faith Help us expand our reach! Please share this article on social media It’s much more likely, I would think, that your children are sincere in their faith journey — reading the Bible, praying, attending religious …
• ‘Religious freedom under threat as never before’ 9 June 2021 10 h 36 min Times of Malta Over 5.2 billion people suffer religious freedom violations every day. This is one of the harrowing details that are revealed in the 2021 edition of the Religious Freedom in the World Report (RFR), the main research project of Aid to the Church in Need ( …