Religion in the Daily News

• From Closet to Clear Space, Hindu Student Council Gets a New Home 21 Oct 2019 07:39 Cornell Daily Sun For twenty years, the only religious group for Hindu students at Cornell has operated out of a small storage closet.   This Saturday, the Hindu Student Council cel to permanent, larger real estate.   Located in the lobby off the Central Avenue entrance of …
• Hyderabadi youth’s journey to Islam 21 Oct 2019 05:40 Siasat Daily Hyderabad: A Hyderabadi youth who was a non-Muslim embraced Islam after making a thorough study of the religion. Talking about his journey, the youth told that he started showing interest in finding the real god when he was a student of 9th standard. He …
• Academic calendar and religious, cultural traditions conflict for some 21 Oct 2019 03:07 Pitt News Most Christian students don’t run into problems scheduling celebrations on major religious holidays — the school calendar is built with a break for Christmas, and Easter falls on a Sunday each year. But students of other religions sometimes find a conflict …
• Shhh -- Don’t Tell Lebron: Chinese, Other Christians ‘Most Persecuted Religious Group’ 21 Oct 2019 01:30 NewsBusters.org A few days ago, when Lebron James whined about his team and his league’s “difficult week,” he wasn’t just flipping off Muslim Uighurs and Hong Kong freedom protesters suffering in China. He was throwing Chinese Christians under the bus too. According to …
• Bruce Ashford: Beto's attack on religious liberty not just wrong but disastrous — here are four reasons why 20 Oct 2019 17:46 FOX News Robin Biro and Gianno Caldwell debate the impact of Beto O'Rourke's call for the removal of tax-exempt status for churches who don't support same-sex marriage on the 2020 election cycle. Democratic presidential candidates have spent the last …
• How Africa’s religious leaders are changing sexual health narrative 20 Oct 2019 16:46 Standard Digital News Various types of contraceptives. Religious leaders are increasingly championing for family planning in developing countries. [File, Standard] Religious leaders have shunned sexual and reproductive health discussions at the pulpit for decades – a situation …
• Churches asked to partner government to enhance development 20 Oct 2019 14:28 Ghana MMA By Bright Ofori Asiamah /Olivia Ayeh, GNA Sekondi, Oct. 20, GNA – The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has asked the church to continue to partner government to enhance the development and growth of the nation. She said the church had been a strong …
• Govt won’t tolerate religious exploitation: Dr Firdous 20 Oct 2019 07:00 Pakistan Today She said PM Imran has taken notice of rising inflation and directed to take strict action against profiteers and hoarders. The government is well aware of its responsibilities and will safeguard the rights of people, she added. “PM Imran has directed to …
• South Sudan: Religious leaders stand with girls in South Sudan 19 Oct 2019 23:07 Relief Web A group of religious leaders participate in the faith for positive change for children initiative By Mercy Kolok JUBA, South Sudan – “My mother was married off as a child and got pregnant with me when she was only thirteen years,” explains Reverend Abuk. “ …
• Govt depoliticised and state institutions empowered, says governor 19 Oct 2019 15:28 Pakistan Today by Staff Report , (Last Updated 15 seconds ago) LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar on Saturday said that low-cost housing units under the Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme will be provided on the basis of merit. Speaking to the media, he said the …
• Buddhist monks offer prayers for peace in Kashmir paper - DAWN.COM 19 Oct 2019 03:33 Pakistan News PESHAWAR: A special Buddhist prayer ceremony for peace in Kashmir was held by Centre for Culture and Development (C2D) in collaboration with Directorate of Archaeology and Museums at Bhamala Stupa in Khanpur. A press release issued here on Thursday said …
• PM tells religious leaders he won’t change tone about Fazl 19 Oct 2019 03:11 The News International PM tells religious leaders he won’t change tone about Fazl ISLAMABAD: In a meeting with religious leaders on Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan categorically rejected a demand of changing his tone and tenor about Maulana Fazlur Rehman. He also used the …
• IHC serves judgement on Hindu community’s plea 18 Oct 2019 16:05 Pakistan Today by APP , (Last Updated 27 seconds ago) ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday reserved its judgment on the maintainability of a petition seeking official holidays for Hindu employees on the occasion of their religious festivals. Justice Aamer …
• Senior Cleric: Arbaeen Rally Nightmare for Enemies of Islam 18 Oct 2019 13:48 Fars News Agency TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers leader Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari underlined that the great rally of Arbaeen has become a nightmare for enemies. Addressing a large and fervent congregation of the people in Tehran on …
• Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari found murdered inside house in Lucknow 18 Oct 2019 12:32 Indian Express Kamlesh Tiwari was self-proclaimed working president of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) Self-proclaimed working president of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) Kamlesh Tiwari was allegedly found murdered inside his house in Lucknow on Friday. The …
• Prince praises Norfolk charity for work to preserve churches 18 Oct 2019 12:04 Evening News 24 PUBLISHED: 11:48 18 October 2019 | UPDATED: 11:48 18 October 2019 michael pollitt The Prince of Wales. Picture: Ian Burt Archant 2018 Norfolk Churches Trust hosted its first national conference at Norwich cathedral to discuss the future for isolated rural …
• Australia to amend religious freedom bills to consider health facilities 18 Oct 2019 06:20 National Catholic Reporter Sydney, Australia — The Australian government said it will make changes to religious freedom legislation concerning religious hospitals and aged-care facilities, after the Catholic Church pushed for changes to a recently released draft legislation package. …
• 1 Orang Asli to be appointed to inter-religious committee Waytha: It is obligatory for the M'sian government to recognise believers of animism.   Bernama, 2019-10-17 18:29:00+08:00 18 Oct 2019 05:05 Malysiakini The Orang Asli will be appointed to the 2020-2021 session of the Committee for the Promotion of Inter-Religious Understanding and Harmony among Adherents (JKMPKA), said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P Waythamoorthy today. Waythamoorthy (photo …
• Waytha: Orang Asli to be appointed to 2020-2021 Inter-Religious Committee 18 Oct 2019 04:03 Malay Mail Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department P. Waytha Moorthy says one to two places will be allocated for the Orang Asli community. — Picture by Firdaus Latif PUTRAJAYA, Oct 18 ― The Orang Asli will be appointed to the 2020-2021 session of the Committee …
• Hate crimes against religious minorities in India increased 300% following rise of BJP 17 Oct 2019 22:44 Indo Canadian Voice AMHERST, Massachusetts: An economist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has found a possible causal connection between the rise to political dominance of India’s right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a significant increase …
• Scholars say religious vaccine objections can't be traced to Biblical sources 17 Oct 2019 22:40 Brandon Sun A nurse administers a vaccination to a child in this Friday, May 17, 2019 photo, at a facility in Mount Vernon, Ohio. The medical arguments for vaccinating children against infectious diseases are overwhelming, but they still fail to convince a significant …
• Religious Institutions Support Refugees, But Beto Wants To Take Away Their Tax-Exempt Status 17 Oct 2019 22:18 Daily Caller 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke wants to take away religious institution’s tax-exempt status if they will not perform same-sex marriages, but religious institutions make major contributions in helping refugees. O’Rourke sparked backlash at CNN’s …
• How William Barr, culture warrior, weaponizes religious liberty 17 Oct 2019 21:12 Religionnews (RNS) — Last week Attorney General William Barr took time out from the Donald Trump protection racket to deliver a speech at the Notre Dame Law School that might have been titled, with apologies to German theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher, “A Defense of …
• Vatican denies Indian nun's appeal of dismissal from religious life for disobedience 17 Oct 2019 20:45 CNA Vatican City, Oct 17, 2019 / 02:22 pm (CNA).- The Congregation for the Oriental Churches has rejected the appeal of Sister Lucy Kalapura, who was dismissed from religious life in August for several acts of disobedience, including a protest of the …
• Religious Freedom And Secular Morality 17 Oct 2019 18:59 Jewish Press Democratic Presidential aspirant Beto O’Rourke recently proposed that churches that oppose same-sex marriage should have to pay various taxes from which they are currently exempt (as are other charitable organizations). Ironically, O’Rourke’s comment was …
• Maldives investigates activist group for ‘slandering Islam’ 17 Oct 2019 18:57 Tribune COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The head of a Maldivian activist group said Thursday that police have contacted her as part of an investigation into a report published by her organization that has been accused of slandering Islam. The Maldives government ordered the …
• The Kashmir Quagmire, Rising Islamophobia and Hindu Nationalism  17 Oct 2019 18:45 Diplomat AdvertisingPakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 27, 2019 touched upon four key points: climate change, money laundering, Islamophobia, and the Kashmir dispute. The sequence of the …
• Algiers closes another two churches: the reasons are still unknown 17 Oct 2019 18:33 Asia News The two buildings are in the same province and are the Church of the Gospel of Tizi Ouzou and the Church of Makouda. Religious leaders: "We remain confident, the Lord is faithful!" Since January 2018, the authorities have sealed 15 Christian …
• Share of Americans with no religious affiliation growing 17 Oct 2019 17:27 The Republic The portion of Americans with no religious affiliation is rising significantly, in tandem with a sharp drop in the percentage that identifies as Christians, according to new data from the Pew Research Center. Based on telephone surveys conducted in 2018 …
• Ayodhya: Hindu priest writes to CJI, seeks action against Rajeev Dhavan for tearing map 17 Oct 2019 16:43 Indian Express Rajeev Dhavan was caught in a spat with CJI in court. A Hindu priest on Thursday filed a letter petition with Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi seeking revoking of senior advocate designation of noted lawyer Rajeev Dhavan for tearing a pictorial map …
• Niger's president blames 'misreading of Islam' for his country having world's highest birth rate 17 Oct 2019 16:14 Daily Mail Niger's president blames 'misreading of Islam' for his country having the highest birth rate in the world at more than seven children per mother Mahamadou Issoufou has advocated contraception in the Muslim country He says women should not get …
• Maldives investigates activist group for “slandering Islam” 17 Oct 2019 16:14 WTOP COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The head of a Maldivian activist group says that police have contacted to investigate a… COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The head of a Maldivian activist group says that police have contacted to investigate a report published by her …
• India religious battle near end 17 Oct 2019 09:54 Shanghai Daily The end, perhaps, is now nigh in the epic legal dispute over a religious site that has sparked thousands of deaths, with India’s top court wrapping up hearings yesterday. Judges are now expected to rule on the ownership of the area claimed by both Hindus …
• Churches damaged after bricks thrown through front doors, Crowley Police Say 17 Oct 2019 09:21 KLFY Posted: Oct 16, 2019 / 09:43 PM CDT / Updated: Oct 16, 2019 / 10:27 PM CDT Crowley Police are searching for the suspect(s) who threw bricks through the front door of multiple churches in the area. Police say on October 11, someone threw a brick …
• Niger's president blames explosive birth rate on 'a misreading of Islam' 17 Oct 2019 08:50 The Guardian A misreading of Islam led to Niger’s explosive birth rate, hampering the country’s fight to adapt to the climate crisis and preserve its shrinking resources, the country’s president told the Guardian. Feted by Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel as one of …
• Hoffman Estates considers Hindu retirement community, wellness center 17 Oct 2019 06:58 Daily Herald A Hindu nonprofit organization hopes to build a retirement community in Hoffman Estates featuring 34 homes and a wellness center on 27 acres of currently unincorporated land at the southeast corner of Golf and Rohrssen roads. The village would need to …
• Racist, anti-Semitic flyers posted around religious, community centers in Modesto 17 Oct 2019 06:39 KTXL Please enable Javascript to watch this video MODESTO, Calif. (KTXL) -- Hate-filled, racist flyers have been popping up at religious and community centers and events in the Modesto area. They have prompted concern that the intolerant images and language …
• ASIA/PAKISTAN - Bishops: violence against religious minorities on the rise; we urgently need the Action Plan for Human Rights 17 Oct 2019 02:18 Fides Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "In recent weeks there has been an alarming increase in violent episodes in particular against religious minorities. Some of the most recent incidents include the profanation of crosses on tombs in a Christian village, …
• Sen. Sasse Bashes Beto’s Comments On Tax Exempt Churches As ‘Extreme Intolerance’ 16 Oct 2019 23:06 Daily Caller Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse bashed 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s comments on tax-exempt churches as “extreme intolerance” Wednesday. Sasse spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday and called on Republicans and Democrats to …
• A new play performed in Seattle churches says to hell with fire and brimstone 16 Oct 2019 22:22 Crosscut Raised in Florida, playwright Hnath knows whereof he speaks. He grew up in an evangelical megachurch, and his mother became a minister. He attended religious schools, was active in a youth ministry and considered becoming a pastor himself. But as an adult, …