Religion in the Daily News

• Religious order feared ‘we would all be wiped out’ by Covid-19 5 March 2021 5 h 41 min Irish Times Covid-19 has had its deadliest impact on older people, particularly those living in nursing homes. It is not a surprise then that members of the clergy have been badly affected in the pandemic, given their age profile and lives in congregated settings. …
• Two Protestant churches targeted, attacked and ransacked 5 March 2021 4 h 21 min Asia News Forest Department officials tore down a Seventh-day Adventist church in Bandarban district for lack of construction permit. Extremists attacked another Protestant church in northern Bangladesh because of the presence of new Christians. For the Bangladesh …
• Christians faithful to Iraq, open to the world (II) 5 March 2021 4 h 20 min Asia News In Baghdad, the Chaldean patriarch led a prayer vigil on the eve of the Pope’s arrival. For many, his presence is considered an invitation to remain in the country and build bridges with the world. Young people have the task of keeping their presence alive …
• From churches to mosque, Bridgeport faith leaders offering COVID vaccines 5 March 2021 1 h 14 min Connecticut Post BRIDGEPORT — Local religious institutions are helping to win the fight against COVID-19.“This Saturday we’re doing about 350 vaccines,” said Lamond Daniels, an ordained elder at Triumphant Christian Church on Park Avenue and one-time aide to former Mayor …
• How Indonesia Failed in Countering Religious Extremism 5 March 2021 0 h 50 min Jakarta News.Net Prisons in Indonesia have become a recruitment platform for local terrorist networks. According to a recent analysis by researchers from the University of Indonesia, one member from a terrorist network like Jamaah Ansharut Daulah can recruit, on average, …
• What France can learn from US Black churches 4 March 2021 22 h 36 min Christian Science Monitor In a new book about Black Christianity in America, Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. offers a lively portrait of an institution that has done as much to shape the character of the United States as it has for Black people themselves. The Black Church, …
• Bollywood gripped by unease amid creeping religious censorship on films 4 March 2021 19 h 58 min The Independent There’s palpable unease among the actors and artistes of Bollywood, one of the world’s largest film industries, as recent examples of religious censorship have forced filmmakers to apologise for their content or face reprisals that can range from online …
• ‘900-Year-Old’ Buddhist Monastery Found In Eastern India 4 March 2021 15 h 26 min Westside Gazette - Florida PUNE, India — Buddhism, one of the major world religions with its origin in India, just added another piece of historical evidence to its 2,500-year-old existence A structure belonging to the Buddhist culture was recently unearthed by the Archaeological …
• 'Forcing Religious Education': Indian Muslims Outraged Over Courses on Ancient Hindu Texts 4 March 2021 10 h 56 min Sputnik News India 09:33 GMT 04.03.2021Get short URL India's federal Education Minister this week unveiled 15 new educational courses aimed at spreading "Indian knowledge tradition", a reference to the study of ancient Hindu religious texts. Indian …
• Religious Pluralism won’t be Achieved in the Courts 4 March 2021 9 h 46 min The Jewish Press Reactions to this week’s Israeli Supreme Court ruling about recognizing the validity of conversions to Judaism by non-Orthodox denominations are all out of proportion to its actual significance in terms of the number of those affected by the decision. …
• House Republicans Pass Bill To Keep Churches From Being Closed During Emergency Like COVID Pandemic 4 March 2021 9 h 41 min Public Radio Tulsa An audio version of this story Oklahoma House Republicans passed a bill on Wednesday to prohibit any government entity from closing churches during an emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 2648 would deem such orders a "substantial burden…
• El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz says Catholic churches not making changes to coronavirus precautions 4 March 2021 8 h 37 min KTSM 9 - Texas EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz says local Catholic churches will not make changes to their coronavirus precautions despite Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to lift state mask mandates. Seitz says he is encouraged by the amount of people …
• Judge questions whether B.C.'s top doctor appreciated right to religious freedom 4 March 2021 1 h 11 min Brandon Sun People leave Riverside Calvary Chapel after Sunday Service at the church, in Langley, B.C., on February 21, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck VANCOUVER - A lawyer for British Columbia's attorney general says the provincial health officer …
• ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Condemnation of Bishops after acts of vandalism in churches 3 March 2021 21 h 53 min Fides Manila - The Bishops of the Philippines have condemned the recent acts of vandalism in churches across the Philippines. On February 21, unidentified people destroyed religious images at the entrance to the Saint Pio parish church in the town of Legazpi, in …
• Anambra Govt partners religious leaders to curb COVID-19 spread 3 March 2021 20 h 02 min News Diary Online The Ministry of Health in Anambra has urged religious leaders to support its efforts in curbing the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and to ensure safety of people. Dr Vincent Okpala, the Commissioner for Health, made the call on Wednesday while addressing …
• CSU leaders present importance of college education to churches statewide in ‘Super Sunday’ 3 March 2021 15 h 54 min Daily 49er - California In an effort to promote the importance of college to communities of color, leaders from the California State University System presented in a virtual service across nearly 100 predominantly Black churches statewide on Sunday, Feb. 28. Known as Super Sunday …
• Sarawak churches’ group advises against holding Masses near areas with active Covid clusters 3 March 2021 15 h 32 min Borneo Post Simon Poh. – File photo KUCHING (Mar 3): Masses in churches near active cluster areas should be suspended as a safety precaution, said Association of Churches in Sarawak (ACS) chairman Archbishop Simon Poh. “Even when churches outside red zones are allowed …
• Pastors warned about impacts of federal actions 3 March 2021 15 h 25 min Christian News Northwest By JOHN FORTMEYER, CNNW publisher SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In near-weekly video chats coordinated by a Christian legal rights agency based here, hundreds of pastors are being advised to stay current on potential challenges to religious rights at the federal …
• QAnon and conspiracy theories are taking hold in churches. Pastors are fighting back. 3 March 2021 11 h 55 min Los Angeles Times - California The congregation was in the middle of an online service when a longtime churchgoer in her 60s texted her pastor to complain that his prayer lamenting the riot the U.S. Capitol in January was “too political.” The woman later unloaded a barrage of conspiracy …
• B.C. argues health orders balance COVID-19 safety considerations with religious rights 3 March 2021 11 h 53 min CBC/Radio-Canada The British Columbia government says the provincial health officer has to strike a balance between curbing the spread of COVID-19 and religious practice, which may at times affect certain rights under the Canadian charter. Lawyer Gareth Morley told the B.C …
• Amazon Prime issues rare apology for hurting religious sentiment in India with Tandav 3 March 2021 11 h 51 min Dawn Amazon Prime has apologised for offending Hindu sentiment with its original Indian series Tandav. Several publications have called the apology rare but perhaps it isn’t surprising, given the backlash it garnered. The series, created by Muslim filmmaker Ali …
• Religious student groups find community in limited in-person gatherings 3 March 2021 11 h 38 min The Daily Northwestern - Illinois As COVID-19 restrictions loosen, some student religious groups are holding in-person events to welcome students to campus. To recreate feelings of community, Catholic, Muslim and Jewish students on campus have been hosting a mix of religious and social …
• Amazon issues rare apology after complaints that series hurt Hindu beliefs 3 March 2021 10 h 29 min Business Standard NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's Prime Video streaming service on Tuesday issued a rare apology to its Indian viewers for some scenes in its original political drama series "Tandav", which allegedly offended Hindu religious beliefs. …
• Limits on religious gatherings? 'Not in Georgia,' says guv 3 March 2021 4 h 01 min OneNewsNow.com The Republican governor of Georgia moved a bill forward late last month that would prohibit future governors of The Peach State from banning religious services when a public health emergency is declared. "The Faith Protection Act will ensure the …
• School Board to Debate Adding New Religious Holidays to Calendar 3 March 2021 2 h 27 min Reston Now Approving a new calendar for the coming school year is typically one of the more routine duties administered by the Fairfax County School Board, but this time, it has become another decision complicated by competing priorities and added stakes. The board …
• Health orders aim for balance on curbing COVID-19 spread and religious freedoms: B.C. 3 March 2021 1 h 58 min Brandon Sun Dr. Bonnie Henry is joined by Dr. Penny Ballem as they arrive to talk about phase 2 in B.C.'s COVID-19 immunization plan at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito VANCOUVER - The British Columbia …
• Lawyer for churches says in-person gatherings important to religious freedom 2 March 2021 21 h 38 min Brandon Sun Dr. Bonnie Henry is joined by Dr. Penny Ballem as they arrive to talk about phase 2 in B.C.'s COVID-19 immunization plan at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito VANCOUVER - A lawyer for several …
• Amazon issues rare apology in India after complaints that series hurt Hindu beliefs 2 March 2021 18 h 13 min Reuters By Reuters Staff NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Video streaming service on Tuesday issued a rare apology to its Indian viewers for some scenes in its original political drama series “Tandav”, which allegedly offended Hindu religious beliefs. …
• Activists found not guilty of offending religious feelings in Poland’s ‘rainbow halo’ trial 2 March 2021 16 h 04 min Catholic News Agency CNA Staff, Mar 2, 2021 / 08:00 am MT (CNA).- A judge on Tuesday found three activists who distributed images depicting Poland’s Black Madonna icon with a rainbow halo not guilty of offending religious feelings. Three women -- Elżbieta Podleśna, Anna …
• House Passes Equality Act in a 'Severe Blow' to Religious Liberty, Women's Rights 2 March 2021 15 h 24 min Crosswalk.com A landmark bill that would place sexual orientation and gender identity along race in the nation’s anti-discrimination laws passed the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday and advanced to the Senate, where its prospects are far less certain. H.R. 5, also …
• Group trains religious leaders, others on providing support for migrants, IDPs 2 March 2021 13 h 36 min News Diary Online The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), has organised a workshop for religious leaders, humanitarian workers and government officials, on providing support for migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in the country. The training was organised in …
• Local religious leaders ensure Lancaster's vulnerable communities have access to COVID-19 vaccine 2 March 2021 6 h 05 min ABC27 - Pennsylvania LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — As pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Lancaster, Roland Forbes knows members of his congregation are having issues accessing the COVID-19 vaccine. “There are a number of issues they are dealing with,” Forbes told abc27 News. “The …
• B.C. public health rules discriminate against churches, lawyer argues 2 March 2021 3 h 57 min Medicine Hat News By The Canadian Press on March 1, 2021. VANCOUVER – A lawyer for a group of British Columbia churches that are challenging the province’s COVID-19 rules prohibiting in-person religious services argued Monday the orders reflect a “value judgment.” Paul …
• Bill expanding concealed carry rights in churches clears NC Senate 2 March 2021 2 h 41 min WRAL 5 - North Carolina By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter Raleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina Senate backed a bill Monday night that would let churches that also host schools allow concealed weapons in their buildings when school is not in session. Senate Bill 43 passed the …
• Court to hear challenge of health orders banning in-person religious gatherings 1 March 2021 21 h 26 min CBC/Radio-Canada Three Fraser Valley churches will be in court Monday seeking to overturn provincial health orders barring in-person religious gatherings. The orders were put in place by Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry last year as a way to curtail the spread of …
• Why Do Pandemic Injunctions Target Protests but Not Churches? 1 March 2021 20 h 39 min The Tyee Why did the BC Supreme Court refuse to issue an injunction ordering churches to stop flouting COVID-19 orders while regularly agreeing to industry requests for injunctions to use against protesters? On Feb. 17, Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson rejected a …
• Kansas ponders open churches, abortion limits in pandemics 1 March 2021 19 h 28 min The Washington Times TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Conservative legislators, still smarting over actions Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly took early in the coronavirus pandemic, pushed Monday to prevent the state from restricting religious gatherings or keeping abortion providers open during …
• Lankford Speaks At CPAC, Offers Conflicting Visions Of Religious Freedom In US 1 March 2021 9 h 16 min Public Radio Tulsa Oklahoma U.S. Senator James Lankford was among the elected Republicans participating in the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, in Orlando over the weekend. Lankford spoke Friday morning on religious freedom, starting his remarks by decrying …
• Black churches fill a unique role in combating vaccine fears 1 March 2021 6 h 45 min The Vallejo Times Herald By Anna Almendrala | Kaiser Health News In the hospital with COVID-19 in December, Lavina Wafer was tired of the tubes in her nose and wondered impatiently why she couldn’t be discharged. A phone call with her pastor helped her understand that the tube was …
• Churchgoers protest religious gathering ban in downtown Victoria 1 March 2021 3 h 30 min CHEK A group of people protesting the province’s ongoing ban on gatherings at churches and other places of worship took to the streets of downtown Victoria Sunday. Unfurling a banner that read “Church Essential Charter Right,” the group stood in front of St. …