Religion in the Daily News

• Restore churches neglected during Portuguese rule in Goa: BJP leader 1 February 2023 2 h 28 min Nagaland Post Goa BJP leader Savio Rodrigues on Tuesday met Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai batting for the restoration of churches that he said were neglected during the Portuguese rule in the coastal state, as he called the Christian community an important stakeholder …
• Nebraska Dem tries to 'make a point' with proposal to punish those who bring kids to 'religious indoctrination camp' 1 February 2023 1 h 44 min The Blaze "This is an amendment that I will use to make a point about the underlying bill, LB371, which bans all-ages drag shows. It won't pass, I would withdraw it if it had the votes to pass. It's a device to make a point. We need not clench nor worry …
• ‘Be secular’: SC on plea seeking ban on parties using religious symbols 31 January 2023 23 h 01 min Hindustan Times Any ban on political parties using religious symbolism should not give an impression that only one particular community was being targeted, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday after it directed a petition that wants two political parties, the Indian Union …
• A Buddhist Vatican 31 January 2023 22 h 54 min The Telegraph (India) The Indian government has ambitious plans to develop a Buddhist tourist circuit centred around Bodh Gaya with funding from the World Bank Subir Bhaumik   |   Published 01.02.23, 04:15 AM The Dalai Lama’s recent sojourn to Bodh Gaya, his first after a gap …
• Warning to churches over ageing numbers 31 January 2023 22 h 25 min News Letter Christians are now the oldest average age among all main religious groups in England and Wales Peter Lynas, UK director of the Evangelical Alliance, was speaking after the 2021 census figures for England and Wales revealed the average age of people …
• As Hindu nationalism grows, so does interest in Delhi’s Muslim history 31 January 2023 22 h 02 min Christian Science Monitor Anas Khan pauses outside a 16th-century jewel of an Islamic tomb in the Mehrauli Archaeological Park and draws in his audience. “Delhi from its beginnings was a city of culture, of unity, and tolerance among many different people. It was a city whose great …
• ‘You People’ is an unfunny step back for Black-Jewish relations 31 January 2023 21 h 48 min The Jewish News of Northern California The past year has been a challenging one for Black-Jewish relations. From Whoopi Goldberg (who said “the Holocaust isn’t about race” last February on “The View”) to Ye (“I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” “I see good things about Hitler,” etc.) to …
• Montana churches would be free to offer temporary shelter to homeless families under SB195 31 January 2023 21 h 47 min News from the States When it’s 38 degrees below zero in Montana, churches being used as shelters don’t want to kick families out the door and into the cold — and Senate Bill 195 says they wouldn’t have to. Sponsor Sen. Jeremy Trebas, R-Great Falls, said at a hearing he didn’t …
• 'Anti-religious bigotry': Nebraska Dem's amdt. would ban kids from vacation Bible schools, church youth groups 31 January 2023 21 h 27 min Fox News Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton on recent footage from a ‘kid-friendly’ drag show and Antifa showing up in support of the event. A Democratic lawmaker in Nebraska is being accused of "anti-religious bigotry" by Republicans after she proposed to ban …
• Primitive religions persist to present 31 January 2023 21 h 08 min The Maui News - Hawaii Primitive religions persist to the present day. Generally, they revolve around the commands of lesser or “astral gods” and the actions of “angels” and other heralds. We know them because the commands, doctrines, dogmas and creeds are attributed to a …
• To safeguard religious freedom, our beliefs must remain private 31 January 2023 20 h 19 min The Washington Times OPINION: Pondering the meaning of life is practically universal, but conclusions preserved in the human heart are uniquely personal. Moreover, whether the search leads to organized religion, an individual creed, or a fruitless journey to nowhere is a …
• LGBTQ Agenda: MCC minister takes helm of LGBTQ religious studies center this year 31 January 2023 19 h 32 min Bay Area Reporter The Reverend Dr. Roland Stringfellow was already in Baptist ministry when he came out of the closet as a gay man in 2003. "I was despondent," he said, telling the Bay Area Reporter that he thought "there's no place for me as an openly …
• The Sin of Neutrality: Why Churches Must Unapologetically Take the Side of Palestine 31 January 2023 18 h 38 min Palestine Chronicle Palestinian popular resistance activists and human rights defenders are constantly under attack by Israeli forces. (Photo: ActiveStills.org) By Paul Salvatori Last Sunday I attended a live talk online featuring Palestinian human rights lawyer and activist, …
• Petitioner Must Be Secular, Don't Be Selective : Supreme Court On Plea To Ban Political Parties With Religious Names 31 January 2023 17 h 15 min Live Law The Supreme Court on Friday observed that the petitioner, who has filed a PIL seeking to ban political parties with religious names and symbols, must not be selective in his approach. The petitioner must be "fair to everyone" and "secular…
• Petitioner must be secular not selective, says SC on PIL for ban on parties with names having religious connotation 31 January 2023 16 h 12 min Devdiscourse The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the petitioner who has filed a PIL seeking a ban on political parties with names and symbols having religious connotation that he must be ''secular'' and ''fair to everyone'' and not …
• Tale of Kerala Muslim woman who raised three Hindu kids as her own is now a film 31 January 2023 15 h 51 min The News Minute ‘Ennu Swantham Sreedharan’ (With Love, Sreedharan), directed by Siddik Paravoor, premiered at the Vanitha Theatre in Edappally on January 9. Nearly 50 years have passed since Chakki died, but Shanavas remembers that day like it was yesterday. His mother …
• Ex Screen Goddess Joey Wong, 56, Spotted At Religious Gathering In Vancouver 31 January 2023 15 h 16 min Today Though it’s been almost two decades since Taiwanese screen goddess Joey Wong retired from showbiz, the public’s interest in her remains high. Sightings of the elusive and ageless star also always gets fans excited. Recently, a netizen posted a video of …
• Swedes criticize recent provocations against Türkiye, Islam 31 January 2023 13 h 37 min Anadolu Agency STOCKHOLM  Swedish citizens are voicing discomfort with recent provocations against Türkiye and Islam in their country, describing the burning of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, as a “shameful” hate crime. Ingrid Kolobaric, a Croatian who lives in Sweden, …
• Restore Goa churches abandoned during Portuguese rule: BJP 31 January 2023 11 h 18 min The Federal Goa’s churches draw a large number of tourists for their history, spiritual essence and architectural prowess A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa, Savio Rodrigues, on Tuesday urged Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai to seek the restoration of churches that …
• ClubsNSW boss sacked after ‘offensive’ religious comments 31 January 2023 9 h 18 min The New Daily Live The boss of the powerful NSW clubs industry body has been sacked despite apologising for bringing religion into an escalating debate over cashless pokies. As the NSW government and the state’s club industry face off over a mandatory cashless gaming …
• Australia Mulls New Law To Ban Religious Schools From Discriminating Against LGBT Students, Staff 31 January 2023 8 h 51 min Star Observer Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus Nearly a year after former PM Scott Morrison failed to get his Religious Discrimination Bill passed in Parliament, the Anthony Albanese government is moving ahead with plans to enact a law that will protect LGBTQI students and …
• Top religious leader raps Persian regime for holding "40m Azerbaijanis hostages" 31 January 2023 8 h 25 min AzerNews About 40m Azerbaijanis are hostages of the Persian regime in Iran, the chairman of the Board of Muslims of the Caucasus, Sheikh ul-Islam Allahsukur Pasazada, has said. "Like everyone else, we condemn the terrorist attack on the embassy of Azerbaijan …
• Indian Envoy Condemns Attack on Hindu Temple in Melbourne 31 January 2023 5 h 31 min Zee News Melbourne: Indian High Commissioner to Australia, Manpreet Vohra on Tuesday visited the Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple in Melbourne and condemned its "vandalization" by "pro-Khalistani elements."He also said that the "place of worship …
• Ebenezer Methodist Church in Townsend receives grant to preserve Black historic churches 31 January 2023 5 h 08 min Bay to Bay News - Delaware TOWNSEND — The National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund announced its first round of Preserving Black Churches grants to historic Black churches across the U.S., for a total investment of $4 million on …
• Hindu nationalism's global networks 31 January 2023 5 h 06 min Le Monde diplomatique BJP road show: Prime minister Narendra Modi invokes Hindutva to rally voters, Varanasi, 4 March 2017 Adarsh Gupta · Hindustan Times · Getty Are India’s nationalist politicians trying to export the ethnic and religious conflicts they stir up at home? …
• Northern Ireland religious breakdown: 2021 Census for England and Wales suggests church in NI will continue to age and shrink without action, says Evangelical Alliance 31 January 2023 4 h 54 min News Letter Peter Lynas, UK director of the Evangelical Alliance, was speaking after the 2021 census figures for England and Wales revealed the average age of people identifying as Christian is now above 50, while a majority of most young adults say they have no …
• Yogi Adityanath at Banjara conclave: ‘Absolutely no tolerance for religious conversions in UP’ 31 January 2023 4 h 33 min The Indian Express Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday called for the elimination of caste and regional discrimination and spoke of the “challenges arising due to religious conversions”, saying there was “absolutely no tolerance for such activities” in his …
• Maharashtra: Staggering drop among religious minorities in colleges during the pandemic 31 January 2023 4 h 28 min Free Press Journal Mumbai: Enrollment to higher education institutes in Maharashtra increased by 6.6% in 2020-21 compared to the previous year, the recently released All India Survey on Higher Education Report (AISHE) has shown. This growth was witnessed for all social …
• Russia Condemns Denmark Qur'an Burnings: 'Mockery of Religious Feelings Is Not Freedom of Speech' 31 January 2023 4 h 14 min Breitbart The Russian government’s embassy in Denmark has condemned protests in the Scandinavian country that saw the Qur’an burned, declaring the “mockery” of Islam should not be covered by the freedom of expression. “On January 27, in Copenhagen, including in …
• Religious freedom summit brings together politicians from both sides of aisle for global event 31 January 2023 2 h 57 min Fox News Tom Garrett details plight of minority groups through documentary series called "Exile." The International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit officially starts Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The event will have a range of discussions to increase public …
• 'Those Engaged in Religious Conversions Will Never Succeed,’ Says CM Yogi 31 January 2023 2 h 43 min Zee News Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said those engaged in illegal religious conversions in the country with the intention of converting the nation itself will never succeed in their nefarious designs as the nation is awake to …
• Democrat files bill to ban church youth camps as hotbeds of child abuse & “religious indoctrination” 31 January 2023 2 h 06 min LGBTQ Nation - California In response to a Nebraska bill seeking to ban anyone under 19 years old from attending drag shows, a progressive lawmaker in the state has proposed an amendment that would ban “religious indoctrination camps,” which she defines as “a camp, vacation Bible …
• US Hispanic Protestant churches are young, growing and largely new to the country 31 January 2023 2 h 01 min Religion News Service (RNS) — Hispanic Protestant churches are growing in the United States, and many of these congregations are relatively new, identify as evangelical and largely include people who are new to the country, according to a recently released survey. The study, …
• From Islam to Christ: His conversion led him to the Eucharist 31 January 2023 1 h 38 min Aleteia Actor Mehdi Djaadi, whose life is a story of conversion, was born in 1986 in Saint-Étienne (capital of the Loire department in France), in the Crêt-de-Roc neighborhood. He’s the second of four children in a family originally from Algeria; his father is a …
• Yogi Adityanath at Banjara conclave: ‘Absolutely no tolerance for religious conversions in UP’ 31 January 2023 1 h 18 min The Indian Express Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday called for the elimination of caste and regional discrimination and spoke of the “challenges arising due to religious conversions”, saying there was “absolutely no tolerance for such activities” in his …
• ‘Terrorism under guise of freedom of speech’: Qatari official urges action against religious violations 30 January 2023 22 h 55 min Doha News At least three incidents involving the burning and ripping up of copies of the Quran in Stockholm and Copenhagen were sanctioned by authorities in those respective countries, triggering outrage among the Muslim world. European countries that pride …
• Attorney General William Tong asks court to ban guns in churches 30 January 2023 22 h 37 min WTNH 8 - Connecticut by: Braley Dodson Posted: Jan 30, 2023 / 05:19 PM EST Updated: Jan 30, 2023 / 05:19 PM EST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong co-authored an amicus brief with more than a dozen states urging the 2nd Circuit U.S. …
• RSS leader slams DMK’s TR Balu on claims of demolishing Hindu temples 30 January 2023 20 h 04 min The Print New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar on Monday launched an attack at Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader TR Balu after the latter claimed of demolishing Hindu temples. Notably, DMK leader TR …
• “Islam does not have a significant influence on society in Azerbaijan. What does this mean?” Study 30 January 2023 19 h 56 min JAM News Influence of Islam in Azerbaijan According to official statistics, 93.4% of the population of Azerbaijan consider themselves Muslims. But it is not known how and by what method this total was calculated. The percentage of Sunnis and Shiites – both …
• Stanly churches vote to disaffiliate with United Methodist Church 30 January 2023 17 h 28 min The Stanly News & Press - North Carolina Published 9:28 am Monday, January 30, 2023 The national discussion in the United Methodist Church (UMC) regarding the role of LGTBQ+ individuals has forced churches in Stanly County to disaffiliate. According to Aimee Yeager, communications ministry …