Religion in the Daily News

• Kerala mosque hosts Hindu wedding, gets Pinarayi pat 19 Jan 2020 22:48 Indian Express Written by Shaju Philip | Thiruvananthapuram | Published: January 20, 2020 3:12:06 am At the Juma Masjid at Cheravally on Sunday. Minutes after the call to dhuhr (midday prayer) went out on Sunday, the courtyard of Juma Masjid at Cheravally in Kerala’s …
• The next target 19 Jan 2020 16:15 Pakistan Today The National Registers of Citizens will be used against Indian minorities Whatever you call it; migration, displacement, compulsive shifting or dislodgment; it is always very painful, particularly when you know that it is going to be an irreversible …
• 'Example of unity': Pinarayi Vijayan extends wishes after mosque hosts Hindu wedding in Kerala 19 Jan 2020 12:27 The New Indian Express By PTI ALAPPUZHA: In a rare wedding ceremony held in a Mosque, a Hindu couple tied the nuptial knot and exchanged vows here on Sunday. The marriage hosted by the Cheruvally Muslim Jamaat mosque near here, was held according to hindu rituals in front of a …
• Meditation apps might calm you – but miss the point of Buddhist mindfulness 19 Jan 2020 09:59 Alter Net In today’s stressful world, mindfulness – a type of popular spirituality that strives to focus on the present moment – promises to soothe away the anxiety and stress of modern life. The Internet is full of popular cure-all mindfulness apps targeting …
• Hindu fascism: An all-American threat 19 Jan 2020 09:59 Alter Net Like all cities with large Indian diasporas, Chicago has Devon Avenue where purveyors of Indian clothing, food, and wares congregate. Chicago’s obsession with honorary street signs gives away the sectarian divisions that fester both here and “back home.”  …
• Christian Charity CEO: Religious Freedom Must Be a Baseline Human Right for Our Global Trade Partners 18 Jan 2020 19:59 Breitbart As the number of Christians living under severe persecution around the world grows, American officials must make clear to nations that profit from American business that “human rights are a concern of the American people,” David Curry, the CEO of the …
• WhatsApp message claims RSS declaring Hindu rashtra, Panchkula police lodges FIR 18 Jan 2020 17:56 Indian Express Written by Pallavi Singhal | Panchkula | Published: January 18, 2020 11:25:09 pm The FIR mentions as many as seven detailed pointers regarding contents of the circulated Whatsapp message. (Representational Image) THE PANCHKULA Police has registered an FIR …
• India summons Pak official over abduction of Hindu girls 18 Jan 2020 12:07 Pakistan News New Delhi [India], Jan 18 (ANI): India has summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest over the recent cases of abduction of minor girls from the minority Hindu community in Pakistan, and urged for the safe return …
• 'US needs to change its lenses' to see systematic discrimination of religious minorities in India: FM Qureshi 18 Jan 2020 11:35 The Express Tribune FM also unders­cored Pakist­an's willin­gness to play its role in defusi­ng tensio­ns in the Persia­n Gulf Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday urged the United States to “change its lenses” through which it views India and take into …
• Local churches support Jewish community after temple vandalism 18 Jan 2020 07:32 WOWT LINCOLN, Neb. - Tonight, dozens of people from all faiths came together to show support for members of the South Street Temple. A vandal spray-painted anti-Semitic messages and symbols on the temple early Monday morning. Erev Shabbat services went on as …
• Some churches get creative with downsizing issues 18 Jan 2020 06:31 Daytona Beach News Journal JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The news was a shocker. First Baptist Church, said Pastor Heath Lambert, "was in cardiac arrest." So in September the largest landowner downtown put most of its real estate on the market. Once one of the largest Southern …
• ND Rep. Jim Kasper's Facebook page has a history of anti-Islam posts 17 Jan 2020 23:44 Jamestown Sun Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo, said Tuesday, Jan. 14, he is not sure how two posts condemning Islam appeared on his Facebook page Monday. One of the posts shared from Kasper's account reads "The whole world has one common problem(:) Islam." …
• Opinion: India citizenship act reflects religious discrimination in the country 17 Jan 2020 22:26 Charlatan One night, over a heated phone conversation with my father about India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the trajectory of my country’s politics, my father said, “You should learn to see the difference between a Hindu and a Hindu nationalist.”  Truth …
• Supreme Court to review Trump's religious exemptions for contraceptive coverage 17 Jan 2020 21:32 Washington Times The Supreme Court announced Friday it will hear challenges to the Trump administration’s exemption for religious organizations, which excludes them from providing contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act. Under the previous administration, churches …
• India: HARMONY OF RELIGIONS 17 Jan 2020 19:52 South Asia Journal by Eduardo Faleiro 17 January 2020 Religion has emerged as a major source of conflict across the globe. Ideological strife has now given place to the “clash of civilizations” and it is felt that in the foreseeable future, religion will be a major source of …
• Shayne Looper: Why religious conversion is more than joining a church 17 Jan 2020 14:56 Gaston Gazette A Muslim man once confidently told me that everyone born in the United States is a Christian, unless his family is Muslim or Jewish. I did not ask him what that means for people from Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist, Sikh or Baha’i families, nor did I ask what it …
• Sikh Rights Group Wants US Commission to Single Out India for ‘Religious Persecution’ 17 Jan 2020 13:34 Sputnik International India 16:21 17.01.2020Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): A Sikh rights group, Sikhs for Justice, has given a briefing to the US Commission on International Freedom (USCIF) on issues including the recently enacted citizenship law, suspension of …
• Can Catholics and evangelicals sway politics as the 'religious left'? 17 Jan 2020 13:11 National Catholic Reporter The Vote Common Good summit in Des Moines, Iowa, kicked off a 50-state bus tour, as the organization tries to bring progressive Catholics and evangelicals together to stop the reelection of Donald Trump. (NCR photo/Heidi Schlumpf) Des Moines, Iowa — A …
• Editorial: Trump’s ‘religious freedom’ initiative is mostly a rehash of current law — yet still finds a way to be troubling 17 Jan 2020 11:16 Los Angeles Times Not for the first time, President Trump is trying to score political points with his evangelical supporters by unveiling a “religious freedom” initiative that suggests, cynically, that Christianity in America is under sustained attack and that the federal …
• Beef delicacy tweet kicks up row; Kerala govt says no aim to hurt anyone's religious beliefs 17 Jan 2020 09:53 The Economic Times THIRUVANTHAPURAM: After a storm erupted over a "beef fry" tweet by Kerala Tourism on Makarasankranti day, the CPI(M)-led LDF government on Friday clarified its aim was not to hurt anyone's religious beliefs. Slamming the state, BJP MP Shobha …
• Will not accept changes to seminary syllabus, religious education system: Fazl 17 Jan 2020 04:53 The Dawn RAWALPINDI: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday reiterated that he would not accept the government’s seminary syllabus reforms, saying that the JUI-F would notlet anyone change the religious education system. At a …
• Trump courts religious groups with rules that worry LGBTQ groups 17 Jan 2020 00:15 Los Angeles Times President Trump unveiled a slew of rule proposals on Thursday intended to expand the ability of religious groups to get federal money and to loosen restrictions on how they spend it, courting a valuable political constituency as the Senate began a critical …
• The Rebel Buddhist Monk Who Supports Abortion and LGBT Rights 17 Jan 2020 00:01 Latin American Herald Tribune BANGKOK – Thai monk Shine Waradhammo is a maverick advocate for the legalization of abortion and openly supports the rights of the LGBT community, a stance that counters the prevalent opinion of the Southeast Asian country’s Buddhist majority. Meeting with …
• Hindu Migrant from Pakistan Set to Fight Rajasthan Panchayat Polls Months after Getting Citizenship 16 Jan 2020 23:47 Pakistan News Jaipur: Nita Kanwar, who migrated to Jodhpur from Sindh in Pakistan nearly a decade back, chasing her dream of a good education and a marriage partner, is now all set to test the electoral waters. The 36-year-old, who became an Indian citizen only last …
• Multiracial churches growing, challenge for clergy of color 16 Jan 2020 23:02 Seattle Times KELLER, Texas (RNS) — For four hours at a megachurch outside of Dallas, pastors of color shared their personal stories of leading a multiethnic church. One, a lead pastor of a Southern Baptist congregation in Salt Lake City, recalled the “honest …
• Jim Daly: Trump upholds religious freedom with new executive order, benefiting all Americans 16 Jan 2020 21:24 FOX News Trump 2020 senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis discusses the president's decision to unveil guidance and protections for public school prayer. President Trump acted in the best interests of the American people Thursday when he signed an executive order to …
• G25: We do not condone nor encourage Muslims to leave Islam But, if they insist, they should be given the right to do so, says pro-moderation group. 2020-01-16 16:15:12+08:00 45 16 Jan 2020 20:30 Malysiakini Pro-moderation group G25 has clarified their stand on the laws against apostasy and the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim), following criticisms by several quarters. On Saturday, G25 had released a report — Administration of Matters …
• Is India’s BJP Government Set to Create a ‘Hindu Pakistan’? 16 Jan 2020 20:21 Diplomat AdvertisementIt’s a formidable yet extraordinary time for India, a moment to be etched in history, as what is unfolding now will determine whether India’s founding principles of pluralism and secularism can stay intact or if the Narendra Modi government …
• CAA and NRC will make country a Hindu Rashtra: Siddaramaiah 16 Jan 2020 18:51 Siasat Daily Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) will make the country a Hindu Rashtra. Speaking at a press conference, Siddaramaiah said: “While we face …
• "If I Was in Oman, I'd Get Killed" Woman Activist Denounces Islam and Converts to Christianity 16 Jan 2020 17:25 Al Bawaba An Omani woman activist, Majda Albalushi, who lives in the United States of America, has sparked controversy after she announced her conversion from Islam to Christianity on social media. انا سعيده جدا لاني تركت الإسلام ، لأني وجدت الكثير من التخلف …
• Trump wants to end requiring U.S. religious welfare groups to tell clients of options 16 Jan 2020 17:10 Reuters WASHINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Religious social service providers receiving funds from the U.S. government would no longer have to tell their clients about other, possibly secular organizations that offer similar help under changes the Trump administration …
• In Kerala’s conflict heartland, a Muslim Theyyam in a Hindu ritual 16 Jan 2020 15:59 Indian Express Written by Vishnu Varma | Kannur | Updated: January 16, 2020 7:43:47 pm The Mappila theyyam in progress at the Kamballur household. The performance features an enactment of the face-off between the goddess and the mukri (Imam). (Photo: Vishnu Varma) It’s a …
• CAA is first big step towards Savarkar's Akhand Hindu-Rashtra - Kashmir Times 16 Jan 2020 07:18 Pakistan News Home Columnist By Shariq Us Sabah. Dated: 1/16/2020 12:52:07 AM The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) is being vaguely labelled as Anti-Muslims. Though it is certainly designed to exclude and disparage Muslims to become lesser rights holder …
• AMERICA/MEXICO - The Bishops' message for 2020: Migrants, protection of minors, violence, religious freedom 15 Jan 2020 22:49 Fides Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "There are several challenges that we faced in 2019 and that, as a Catholic Church, we faced with due urgency and responsibility. We continue to pray for the special situations we are experiencing and we commit ourselves …
• Iran bulldozed the grave of a Christian pastor who was hanged by the regime for renouncing Islam 15 Jan 2020 21:48 Blaze The grave of an Iranian Christian pastor who was tortured and hanged for renouncing Islam and converting to Christianity has been bulldozed. The Rev. Hossein Soodmand converted to Christianity before the 1979 Islamic Revolution and was actively involved in …
• ERA defunct; threat to religious liberty neutralized 15 Jan 2020 18:11 One News Now A direct assault on Christian values met its match last week when the Equal Rights Amendment was unable to gain approval by the requisite number of states by the prescribed deadline. After the Department of Justice announced last week the failure of the …
• Buddhist sculpture exhibition opens in China's Chengdu 15 Jan 2020 16:17 Shanghai News A Buddhist sculpture exhibition opened in the city of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday, displaying the Buddhist sculpture art from ancient China. A total of 102 exhibits of the Northern and Southern Dynasties (386-589 AD) from 12 …
• Too Much Weight on Hindu Politics in India can be Destabilising - Austrian Politician 15 Jan 2020 13:00 Sputnik International India 13:07 15.01.2020(updated 14:55 15.01.2020) Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): The concept of Hindutva or, the Hindu ideology, is the predominant form of Hindu nationalism in India. It is championed by the Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation …
• Religious Zionists call for unity: 'Conflict will lead to destruction' 15 Jan 2020 10:47 Arutz Sheva Heads of institutions, movements, and educational organizations of religious Zionism appealed an hour ago to leaders of the religious Zionist parties urgently calling for preventing the apparent split between the parties in the upcoming elections. The …
• Peaceful Coexistence: We Also Have Bragging Rights To The Peace Of Islam 15 Jan 2020 09:40 News Chronicle Peace is the most expensive commodity in the world today. The popular saying that social and economic development can only thrive in an atmosphere of peace underscores the indispensable place of peace in society. For The People of the Book, peace is a sine …