Religion in the Daily News

• COVID-19: Bakare kicks against churches’ re-opening in Lagos 03 Aug 2020 01:46 New Telegraph Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has warned against the reopening of churches as directed by the Lagos State government.   Speaking yesterday during his online sermon, the cleric urged Christians not to …
• Local pharmacist donates masks to Edmonton churches 03 Aug 2020 01:29 CFRN EDMONTON -- A local pharmacist is helping prevent the spread of COVID-19 by giving away face masks. Dr. Arul Kandasamy gave away various personal protective items to religious institutions across the city. He says he recently learned of the need at his …
• COVID-19 Reopening Roundup: Indoor Religious Services Shut Down In San Mateo; Harding Park Preps For Fan-Less PGA Championship 02 Aug 2020 19:51 CBS News Bay Area - California SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The tsunami of news about the current coronavirus outbreak and now the reopenings can be overwhelming. To help you navigate through what you need to know here’s a news roundup of the top coronavirus and reopening-related stories …
• Ignore Lagos govt’s directive, don’t reopen – Pastor Tunde Bakare warns churches 02 Aug 2020 18:12 The Herald Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC) has advised churches to ignore the Lagos State Government’s directive to reopen on Sunday, August 9. Bakare, during an online sermon on Sunday, queried the decision to reopen the worship …
• Religious leaders tackle systemic racism 02 Aug 2020 17:41 Mountain Xpress - North Carolina For most of his life, the Rev. Eric Gash didn’t consider himself an activist. “I’m almost ashamed to say I’ve never spoken at a protest rally, I’ve never marched — nothing,” says Gash, who leads Speak Life Community Church in Hendersonville. “Being Black …
• Pastor Tunde Bakare opposes reopening of churches 02 Aug 2020 15:10 PM News Pastor Tunde Bakare: opposes reopening of churches now By Our Reporter Pastor Tunde Bakare, the serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), has warned against the reopening of churches as directed by the Lagos State Government. During …
• Korat driver injured after smashing into Buddhist shrine 02 Aug 2020 14:44 The Thaiger A driver in the northeastern Nakhon Ratchasima province, aka Korat, sustained sustained serious injuries after his pickup truck slammed into a Buddhist shrine. Police were notified of the accident in the Klui sub-district. Police and emergency responders …
• Pastor Tunde Bakare warns churches against reopening despite Lagos govt’s announcement 02 Aug 2020 13:43 Daily Post The serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has warned against the reopening of churches as directed by the Lagos State Government. During his sermon on Sunday, the cleric urged Christians not to let any …
• Manila churches suspend public activities 02 Aug 2020 10:21 Tempo The Archdiocese of Manila announced on Saturday that it stopped the conduct any public religious activities from August 3 to 14 in response to the call of different medical associations to place the National Capital Region to the enhanced community …
• Lagos churches, mosques reopen Friday, bars, clubs stay closed –Sanwo-Olu 02 Aug 2020 03:35 Punch Newspapers ….says COVID-19 killed 194 Tunde Ajaja The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says worship centres in the state will be allowed to reopen from Friday, August 7. He said Muslim worshippers are allowed to begin their services from Friday while …
• Chinese churches under duress 02 Aug 2020 01:43 Christian Post By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist Follow | Saturday, August 01, 2020 Amid the coronavirus outbreak, poor Christian villagers in China have been ordered to renounce their faith and replace displays of Jesus with portraits of Chairman Mao and President Xi …
• BREAKING: Lagos Orders Reopening Of Churches, Mosques 02 Aug 2020 00:45 Sahara Reporters Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday announced that worship centres in the state will be opened from Friday, August 7. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during a briefing on COVID-19 at the Lagos House in Marina area of the state. The governor …
• Churches, shrines under Manila Archdiocese to postpone activities to help health workers 02 Aug 2020 00:08 CNN Philippines Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 2) — The Archdiocese of Manila will not hold any public religious activities in its churches and shrines from August 3 to 14 in response to the medical community's call to revert to stricter quarantine measures, …
• Lagos Govt reopens religious centres Aug. 7 01 Aug 2020 21:34 Realnews The Lagos State Government on Saturday announced the reopening of worship centre on Friday, Aug. 7 for Muslims and Sunday, Aug. 9 for Christians. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced this during the 17th Update on the Management of …
• Liberia: Inter-Religious Council Condemns Attack on Opposition Figures in Zwedru, Demands Probe - Front Page Africa 01 Aug 2020 18:35 Liberian Times The Inter-religious Council of Liberia(IRCL), a conglomeration of the Liberia Council of Churches (LCC) and National Muslim Council of Liberia (NMCL) calls on the Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Justice for a speedy investigation and …
• ASIA/PAKISTAN - The construction of a Hindu temple stops after the opposition of Islamic groups: religious freedom at stake 01 Aug 2020 16:45 Fides Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "It is a fundamental right of every Pakistani citizen to preach and profess his religion freely, as prescribed by the Constitution of Pakistan. It is legitimate that each community has its places of worship. We strongly …
• Religious leaders in Tooro petition local gov’t minister over Fort Portal city boundaries 01 Aug 2020 12:15 Independent Religious leaders say the current boundaries of the city are totally different from what the leaders and other stakeholders submitted to the Ministry of Local Government. Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, …
• Now, religious rituals get a digital makeover 01 Aug 2020 06:35 The Hindu Home is the new office. It is also the new temple. With places of worship shut due to the COVID-19 lockdown, Avani Avittam, which falls on Monday, August 3, will be very different this year. This annual ritual, believed to be auspicious to kickstart the …
• Islam's holiest observances also affected by COVID-19 pandemic 01 Aug 2020 04:55 Philippines News CALOOCAN CITY, July 31 (PIA) -- A distinguished professor of Islamic studies on Friday bared that the coronavirus pandemic has also affected some of Islam's holiest observances. Speaking during the Laging Handa public briefing, Professor Julkipli M. …
• Indonesia ranks among most religious countries in Pew study 01 Aug 2020 04:35 Indonesia News Indonesians are among the most religious people in the world, a recently released survey from the Pew Research Center says. Nearly all Indonesian respondents (96 percent) surveyed stated that belief in God was necessary to be moral and have good values, …
• Political, religious, race relations organisations call for unity, peace on Eid-ul-Adha 01 Aug 2020 04:30 Carib News Desk As Guyana observes Eid-ul-Adha today (Friday) Guyanese leaders, political and religious organizations have all come together to call for greater unity, peace and togetherness among Guyanese, especially in light of the tense political situation. President …
• AMERICA/UNITED STATES - The National Council of Churches recognizes religious freedom in Cuba 01 Aug 2020 02:59 Fides Washington - The National Council of Churches of the United States recognized the religious freedom existing in Cuba, and criticized the government of Donald Trump for blacklisting Cuba for serious violations on that matter. In a letter to US Secretary of …
• COVID Might Spur Needed Reforms in Islam 01 Aug 2020 01:01 Newsmax Eid al Adha is one of two most important holidays in Islam. The other is Eid al Fitr, But Eid al Adha takes precedence, it is actually the more important of the two. Eid al Adha translates from Arabic as the Festival of the Sacrifice, it is found in the …
• Karnataka government tries to remove Islam and Christianity from school curriculum 31 Jul 2020 23:02 Asia News Following an outcry against the proposal, the State’s Education Department issued a statement on Thursday, saying that “the decision to drop certain chapters has been put on hold. A review will be done, following which the deleted chapters will be uploaded …
• China offers rewards for reporting underground churches 31 Jul 2020 20:40 Catholic News Agency CNA Staff, Jul 31, 2020 / 01:30 pm MT (CNA).- The Chinese Communist Party is offering monetary rewards to those who report the presence of home churches in their communities, the magazine Bitter Winter reported on Thursday. The rewards appear to be an …
• Buhari sends Sallah message to Muslims, speaks on regulation of Mosques and Churches 31 Jul 2020 20:36 Online Nigeria Home | News | General | Buhari sends Sallah message to Muslims, speaks on regulation of Mosques and Churches - President Buhari said the regulations on places of worship were precautionary measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 - Buhari urged …
• Religious leaders develop procedures for reopening places of worship 31 Jul 2020 14:03 Independent Namirembe Cathedral Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious institutions under the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda have developed Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs to guide the safe re-opening of places of worship. Borrowing a leaf from …
• ‘Great Concern’: LA County Warns Churches Could Face Fines For Indoor Services 31 Jul 2020 10:23 CBS News Los Angeles - California LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Investigators are looking into reports of religious institutions in Los Angeles County that continue to hold indoor services despite coronavirus restrictions barring such gatherings, officials revealed Thursday. Los Angeles County’s …
• Tahaffuz-i-Bunyad-i-Islam Bill: Jamaat asks Chaudhrys to continue consultation 31 Jul 2020 07:16 The Dawn LAHORE: The Jamaat-i-Islami has asked the Chaudhry brothers to continue the process of consultation on the Punjab Tahaffuz-i-Bunyad-i-Islam (protecting the foundation of Islam) Bill 2020. A delegation of Jamaat-i-Islami headed by its secretary general …
• US Religious Freedom Ambassador Sanctioned By China Describes Beijing’s Attacks On Faith 30 Jul 2020 23:05 Daily Caller The Chinese Communist Party has waged a “total war” on faith and has sanctioned the U.S. officials who’ve brought attention to Beijing’s treatment of religious minorities, the U.S.’s ambassador of international religious freedom Sam Brownback told the …
• Religious-Bodies-Have-Been-Helpful-In-The-Fight-Against-Covid-19They-Have-Shown-Maturity-Dr-Aboagye-Dacosta 30 Jul 2020 17:02 Peace FM Director of Health Promotion at the Ghana Health Service, Dr Aboagye Dacosta has showered praises on the religious bodies, being the churches and the mosques for showing maturity right from the beginning of the restrictions imposed on their activities. “ …
• China: Police shutter house churches, order Christians to stop believing in God 30 Jul 2020 13:35 Christian Post By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Christian Post Reporter Follow | Thursday, July 30, 2020 Christians attend a Sunday service at Shouwang Church in Beijing's Haidian district, in this Oct. 3, 2010, file photo. Shouwang is a "house church," a church …
• Changing of the Kiswa: £4.5million silk cloth covering Islam's holy Kaaba in Mecca gets replaced 30 Jul 2020 12:04 Daily Mail Islam's most holiest site, the Kaaba at the centre of the Great Mosque in Mecca, was given a new £4.5m silk cover today as part of the annual hajj pilgrimage.  More than 150 artisans and technicians, with the help of two cranes, put the black cloth, …
• Turkey may have reclaimed the leadership of Sunni Islam from Saudi Arabia 30 Jul 2020 11:22 Middle East Monitor The Hagia Sofia Grand Mosque was opened for public worship last Friday for the first time in 86 years following a top court’s ruling that the historic building, originally a church, had been converted into a museum illegally by the founder of modern Turkey …
• The Supreme Court’s Religious Wing Takes on Covid-19 Restrictions 30 Jul 2020 09:37 The New York Times The first page of the appeal contains a color photograph of an unidentified Las Vegas casino taken on June 4, the frame filled with an unmasked, cheek-by-jowl crowd of reveling gamblers (with predictable results: Covid-19 cases surged and the governor soon …
• Greg Spradlin talks Jim Dickinson, converting from ‘Southern Baptist to Southern Buddhist’, and his long-time-coming album ‘Hi-Watter’ 30 Jul 2020 07:44 Arkansas Times Rev. Greg Spradlin Rett Peek The theme of guitarist/songwriter Greg Spradlin’s life, he told Arkansas Times’ David Ramsey in 2012, is timing. “With my music, it’s always stuff like that. If I booked a gig tonight, it would come a hailstorm.” When …
• Liberia: The Hypocrisy of the Inter-Religious Council - Front Page Africa 30 Jul 2020 07:08 Liberian Times DURING A RECENT rally in Harper, Maryland County, Superintendent George A. Prowd Sr., made a startling revelation which was recorded on tape: “I don’t like to use the word anymore ruling party,” Prowd said referring to the governing Coalition for …
• Muslim religious leaders rule out outdoor congregational prayer during Eid’l Adha 30 Jul 2020 04:21 Manila Bulletin News / Mindanao / Muslim religious leaders rule out outdoor congregational prayer during Eid’l Adha DAVAO CITY –Muslim religious leaders here have ruled out the holding of the usual outdoor congregational prayer as they celebrate Eid’l Adha (Feast …
• US National Council of Churches urges Trump administration to remove Cuba from list 30 Jul 2020 02:44 Radio Habana Cuba Washington, July 29 (RHC)-- The National Council of Churches of the United States voiced its concern that Cuba has continued to be listed on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom’s ¨Special Watch List” for countries with serious restrictions …
• Ogun schools resume August 4, churches, mosques, August 14 30 Jul 2020 02:17 Punch Newspapers Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday announced that schools would resume on August 4 in the  state for final year students in Senior Secondary School 3 private and public schools. Abiodun also said religious centres …