Religion in the Daily News

• Madras HC Bans Mobile Phones In Temples Across Tamil Nadu To Maintain 'Purity, Religious Sanctity' 3 December 2022 6 h 09 min India.com The petitioner stated that devotees were taking photographs of the idols and pujas using their phones. Since it is against the agamas, the use of mobile phones should be prohibited inside the Tiruchendur temple, the petitioner said. Madras HC Bans Mobile …
• Oklahoma AG Declares Taxpayer-Funded Religious Charter Schools Legal 3 December 2022 6 h 05 min Forbes It's just waiting for someone to walk through it. getty The Supreme Court has slowly and steadily busted a hole in the wall between church and state when it comes to education. AG opinion: Statute barring charter school operators from religious …
• Fresh plea filed in SC on forced religious conversion; 'Women, children are main targets' 3 December 2022 5 h 53 min Republic World Hindu seer Swami Jeetendranand Saraswatee filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the matter related to forced religious conversion. Describing himself as the general secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti and an …
• Russia’s Wagner Group, Pakistan, Cuba Added to US Religious Freedom Blacklist 3 December 2022 5 h 53 min News18 The United States on Friday added Latin American adversaries Cuba and Nicaragua as well as Russia’s Wagner Group to a blacklist on international religious freedom, opening the path to potential sanctions. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Wagner …
• Call non-Muslims to Islam, if do not obey kill them: Qatar University 'professor' 3 December 2022 5 h 40 min News Track Doha: Dr. Shafi Al-Hajri, a professor who teaches Islamic studies at Qatar University, made a statement on Al-Rayyan TV on November 25 that could create a rift between Muslims and other religions. He has said that the third and final step to spreading …
• Madras HC bans phones across Tamil Nadu temples, cites ‘religious sanctity' 3 December 2022 4 h 40 min Zee News Chennai: A recent judgment by Madras High Court ordered the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR&CE) Department to ban the usage of mobile phones inside all the temples across Tamil Nadu. This order comes to maintain ‘purity and religious …
• US targets China, Iran over 'religious freedom abuses'; India let off 3 December 2022 2 h 42 min TRT World Top US diplomat Blinken designates many countries including Russia as "countries of particular concern" who he says engaged in severe violations of religious freedom, but takes no action against India, seen by Washington as a key emerging ally. …
• Ukraine forbids Russian linked churches 3 December 2022 2 h 40 min One America News Network A church is seen in the village of Shebekino outside Belgorod, a few kilometres from Ukrainian border, on January 27, 2022. (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Newsroom UPDATED 3:35 PM PT – Friday, December 2, 2022 The president of …
• Ukraine to limit Russia-linked religious organizations, ‘counteract’ Russian influence in country 3 December 2022 2 h 28 min WGMD - Delaware Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his government will impose limitations on religious organizations that have links to Russia in an effort to tighten up national security.  “The National Security and Defense Council has instructed the …
• Probe against 6 teachers in Madhya Pradesh facing charges of promoting religious fundamentalism 3 December 2022 2 h 19 min Hindustan Times Six teachers of a government-run college in Indore, including four Muslims, have been taken off duty for five days following complaints by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidya Parishad (ABVP) that they were teaching “anti-Hindu” content and spreading hatred, the …
• Judge blocks Indiana abortion ban on religious freedom grounds 3 December 2022 1 h 59 min Reuters [1/2] Activists protest in the Indiana Statehouse during a special session debating on banning abortion in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Cheney Orr Dec 2 (Reuters) - A second Indiana judge on Friday blocked the state from …
• World News | US Adds Russia's Wagner Group to 'Entities of Particular Concern' Under Int'l Religious Freedom Act 3 December 2022 1 h 58 min Latestly Washington [US], December 3 (ANI): The United States on Friday added Russia's mercenary firm Wagner Group to the list of "Entities of Particular Concern" under the International Religious Freedom Act "based on its actions in the Central …
• Ukraine Prepares Law Banning Russian Churches 3 December 2022 1 h 08 min Sojourners Magazine - Washington DC The Ukrainian government will draw up a law banning churches affiliated with Russia under moves described by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as necessary to prevent Moscow being able to “weaken Ukraine from within.” In a move condemned in Moscow, Ukraine’s …
• Some ways we can eradicate hunger and poverty in current times 3 December 2022 0 h 56 min Daily FT  If each household in this nation grew at least three varieties of these yams we would be on the road to freeing our nation from hunger as these could be eaten as main meals and can be grown easily – Pic by Shehan Gunasekara   Like uprooting weeds that …
• Zelensky approves ban of religious orgs. promoting 'Russian interests' 2 December 2022 23 h 35 min Al Mayadeen The Ukrainian government will present a bill prohibiting religious organizations allegedly affiliated with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an order authorizing the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) on …
• Churches in the Middle East: Peace and a future for young people in their lands 2 December 2022 22 h 36 min PIME AsiaNews The Mecc met for two days at the end of November in Lebanon focusing on the future of the new generations. The plan for a special conference on kidnappings marking a decade since the two bishops of Aleppo were abducted. The invitation to continue dialogue …
• St. Catharines policy for religious displays at city hall still being crafted 2 December 2022 22 h 31 min The Toronto Star St. Catharines has once again set up its nativity scene at city hall after a two-year hiatus, but it won’t be until next year that it accepts requests for other religious displays on the lawn. City councillors passed a motion this week 12-1, after a closed …
• Pandemic religious restrictions led to oppressive actions, study finds 2 December 2022 22 h 12 min Baptist Press - Tennessee About one-fourth of nearly 200 nations studied by the Pew Research Center used force to prevent religious gatherings during the COVID pandemic. A newly released Pew study of restrictions on religion around the world examined 198 countries and territories. …
• Conn. school board drops Jewish holy days from school calendar, rejects Hindu festival of Diwali 2 December 2022 21 h 26 min The Washington Times Parents in Farmington, Connecticut, are fuming over the local school board’s decision to drop Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, two of Judaism’s “high holy days,” from the list of school closings, as well as its refusal to add Diwali, a Hindu observance. …
• US names Russia, China, others 'religious intolerant' countries 2 December 2022 21 h 05 min The Punch The United States has designated Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Iran and eight other countries as religious intolerant countries. US also placed Algeria, the Central African Republic, Comoros, and Vietnam on the Special Watch List. The US …
• State Department adds Russian mercenary firm Wagner Group to entities of concern under International Religious Freedom Act 2 December 2022 20 h 55 min CNN CNN  —  The Biden administration is adding the Wagner Group, an infamous private Russian military firm, to the list of Entities of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act “based on its actions in the Central African Republic,” US …
• Ukraine to limit Russia-linked religious organizations, 'counteract' Russian influence in country 2 December 2022 20 h 38 min Fox News Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul gives the latest update on how civilians in Ukraine are coping with winter amid war, on ‘Special Report.’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his government will impose limitations on religious …
• World News | US Designates Pakistan, China, Myanmar and Nine Others as Countries of Particular Concerns for Religious Freedom Violation 2 December 2022 20 h 28 min Latestly Washington, Dec 2 (PTI) The United States on Friday designated 12 countries, including China, Pakistan and Myanmar, as "countries of particular concern" for the current status of religious freedom in these nations. Ahead of the announcement of …
• Religious Freedom Designations 2 December 2022 19 h 45 min U.S. Department of State Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of their beliefs.  In some instances, they stifle individuals’ freedom of religion or belief to exploit opportunities for political gain.  These …
• U.S. expresses concern for religious freedoms in China, Pakistan, Burma, other countries 2 December 2022 19 h 29 min News India Times Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: Twitter @SecBlinkenThe United States announced it has designated a number countries on its list of Countries of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. “Around the world, …
• Religious Freedom Designations 2 December 2022 19 h 28 min U.S. Department of State Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten, jail, and even kill individuals on account of their beliefs.  In some instances, they stifle individuals’ freedom of religion or belief to exploit opportunities for political gain.  These …
• US Adds Cuba, Nicaragua, Wagner Group To Religious Freedom Blacklist 2 December 2022 19 h 03 min International Business News Nicaraguans demonstrate in front of the cathedral in neighboring Costa Rica's capital San Jose in August 2022 against the Nicaraguan government's detention of outspoken bishop Rolando Alvarez The United States on Friday added Cuba, Nicaragua and …
• On Religion: Do churches still have money for missions and charity? 2 December 2022 18 h 18 min Willits News - California Back in the heady church-growth days of the 1980s and 1990s, researchers John and Sylvia Ronsvalle began hearing caution creep into their interviews with church leaders. Denominational leaders were especially uncomfortable when asked about declines in …
• BBC not covering religious issues adequately, says former Religion Editor 2 December 2022 17 h 02 min Jersey Evening Post The BBC’s former head of Religious Broadcasting has criticised the corporation for not adequately covering religious issues and “asking questions to power”. Ernie Rea, who has just stepped down from presenting BBC Radio 4’s religious discussion programme …
• Ukraine to ban Russia-affiliated churches 2 December 2022 16 h 40 min The Border Mail The security council, which groups top security, military and political figures, also ordered investigations into suspected "subversive activities of Russian special services in the religious environment of Ukraine" and called for sanctions …
• CFSC launches inter-religious dialogue project in Mangochi 2 December 2022 16 h 04 min The Maravi Post CFSC for religious co-existence MANGOCHI-(MaraviPost)-The country’s social monitoring body, Centre for Social Concern (CFSC) on Thursday, December 1, 2022 launched Irish Government funded inter-religious dialogue project in the lakeshore district of …
• Ukraine bans religious organizations with links to Russia 2 December 2022 13 h 58 min Spectrum Bay News 9 - Florida KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Friday banned the activities of religious organizations “affiliated with centers of influence” in Russia and said it would examine the links between the Ukrainian and Russian Orthodox churches. Ukrainian President Volodymyr …
• Religious freedom and LGBTQ rights are clashing in schools and on campuses – and courts are deciding 2 December 2022 13 h 52 min The Conversation Disputes over religious freedom and LGBTQ rights in the United States have led to some of the most high-profile judicial controversies – with 2022 is no exception. For example, the Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 5, 2022, about whether a designer …
• Ukraine seeks ban on churches ‘affiliated’ with Russia 2 December 2022 12 h 55 min Inquirer FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian law enforcement officers inspect one of churches of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra monastery, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Vladyslav Musiienko/ KYIV — The Ukrainian government will draw …
• Karnataka: Hindu man lodges complaint against wife for forcing to Christianity 2 December 2022 12 h 42 min Zee News New Delhi: Amid recent outrage against forced conversions, a new case has surfaced from Karnataka where a man has lodged a complaint against his wife alleging a forceful conversion bid. This case is coming from Bengaluru where the Hindu man lodged a …
• Ukrainian security services search monasteries and churches in three Ukrainian regions 2 December 2022 12 h 42 min Meduza The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that it had conducted “counterintelligence activities” in monasteries and churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Zhytomyr, Rivne, and Zakarpattia regions. A message published by the SBU on social media …
• SBU raids Moscow Patriarchate churches in three regions 2 December 2022 11 h 41 min Ukrinform Employees of Ukraine's SBU Security Service are conducting counter-intelligence (security) measures at the facilities of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate in the Zhytomyr, Rivne, and Zakarpattia regions. That's according to the SBU…
• Karnataka man files case against wife for forced religious conversion bid 2 December 2022 10 h 23 min CanIndia News A man has lodged a complaint against his wife alleging forceful religious conversion bid in Bengaluru, police said on Friday. The man has lodged the complaint against his wife and her parents at Mahalakshmi police station. In 2019, the man, a Hindu working …
• Bengaluru: Hindu Husband Files Case Against Wife and Her Christian Family for Forced Religious Conversion Bid 2 December 2022 10 h 18 min Latestly Bengaluru, December 2: A man has lodged a complaint against his wife alleging forceful religious conversion bid in Bengaluru, police said on Friday. The man has lodged the complaint against his wife and her parents at Mahalakshmi police station. In 2019, …
• Apostolic churches fight GBV 2 December 2022 9 h 54 min The Zimbabwe Mail FAITH leaders from different Apostolic and Zionist denominations in Mutasa District this week confirmed their commitment to end child marriages and Gender Based Violence. This comes at a time when the world is commemorating 16 Days of Activism Against GBV. …