Religion in the Daily News

• Dalitality: Hindu, Muslim, and the nonsense of it 14 Dec 2019 20:45 Indian Express Written by Suraj Yengde | Published: December 15, 2019 2:08:54 am The laity, mostly Dalits, accepted Islam to escape the tyranny of Brahminism. A dominant-caste acquaintance at Harvard who recently turned liberal was aghast at the Ayodhya verdict. She went …
• We are wrecking the Indian Constitution from within: P Chidambaram 14 Dec 2019 17:36 business-standard Sir, I will take less than ten minutes. My colleague, Mr. Sibal, will take the rest of the time. We have a Citizenship Act in this country. It recognises citizenship by birth, citizenship by descent, citizenship by registration, citizenship by …
• Hindu refugees from Pakistan welcome Citizenship Act but say they are fed up of the process 14 Dec 2019 14:19 Pakistan News Tejabhai Jepar was four years old when his family moved from Bhuj in the Kutch desert to Mirpur in the Sindh region, hoping to find a way out of poverty. It was 1947 – the year of Partition – and the Jepars soon found themselves stuck in the new country of …
• Can Pakistan hold India responsible for religious discrimination? 14 Dec 2019 12:42 The Express Tribune A couple of days ago, the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Lok Sabha (upper house and the Rajya Sabha (lower house) of the Indian Parliament. Due to the discriminatory and exclusionary nature of the act, the Indian …
• Laura Vargas inspires with power of faith in defense of forests 14 Dec 2019 12:07 South Africa Today While the Madrid United Nations climate summit (COP25) isn’t expected to yield major strides forward in the effort to curb the climate crisis, that hasn’t stopped hundreds of thousands of environmental activists from being there in the remote hope of …
• India's controversial bill includes religious minorities, excludes Muslims - Daily Trust 14 Dec 2019 12:01 Google The Indian government recently approved a law that grants citizenship based on religion in what has been described as a violation of India’s international legal obligations, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill ( …
• ABP's Rubika Liyaquat questions fear of giving citizenship, Hindu on CAB's Kashmir model 14 Dec 2019 07:45 Pakistan News Text Size: A- A+ Front page There’s little good news for the government on the front pages today. The Citizenship Amendment Bill and its aftermath continue to dominate headlines Friday as the top publications report the intensifying protests in the …
• AICHR highlights rise in religious-based intolerance in ASEAN 14 Dec 2019 06:56 Indonesia News 19 hours ago Representative of Indonesia to the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Yuyun Wahyuningrum while opening the AICHR Consultation on the implementation of Article 22 of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration on Freedom of …
• In Hindu-nationalist India, Muslims risk being branded infiltrators in their own country 14 Dec 2019 06:39 CNN A little over 1.9 million people didn't have the right documents.By any measure, 1.9 million is a large number, but it wasn't enough for those who had demanded the identification of undocumented people. For years, Hindu nationalists have alleged …
• Enforcing CAA, NRC neither possible nor practical, it takes us towards Hindu Rashtra: Ashok Gehlot 14 Dec 2019 02:52 Economic Times ET Q&A With Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan Rahul Gandhi is daring to take on Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot told Aman Sharma at his home in Jaipur on Thursday. Completing one year in office, Gehlot said …
• Religious and Endowments Affairs Ministers in Number of Islamic Countries Hail Saudi Arabia's Role in Serving Islam and Spreading Moderation and Tolerance 13 Dec 2019 18:20 Mena FN (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Riyadh, Dec. 13, 2019, SPA -- A number of endowments and religious affairs Ministers in a number of countries in the Islamic world praised the great role that Saudi Arabia plays in serving Islam and Muslims, and in combating …
• Uttar Pradesh State Chief Calls for Rs.11 and a Stone From Every Family for Ram Temple in Ayodhya 13 Dec 2019 16:41 Sputnik International Asia & Pacific 17:30 13.12.2019(updated 18:27 13.12.2019) Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): On 9 November, the Supreme Court of India announced a significant verdict in the decades-old Ayodhya land dispute case, ruling that a Hindu temple should be …
• ‘The Bible Is Banned’ – China Shuts Down Churches, Threatens Christians 13 Dec 2019 13:28 Crosswalk.com China’s crackdown on the booming house church movement continued this fall, with government officials raiding worship services and even telling Christians they could no longer read the Bible.  By law, churches in China must register with the government and …
• World to step in before it is too late to counter Hindu supremacist agenda: Imran Khan 13 Dec 2019 08:25 PakTribune.com 13 December, 2019 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday urged the world to step in before it is too late to counter Hindu supremacist agenda of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “As in Nazi Germany, in Modi’s India dissent has been marginalized …
• Da’i Farhan reported to Jais for allegedly tarnishing Islam’s image with second marriage 13 Dec 2019 04:51 Malay Mail Nik Farhan pictured with his new wife, only known as Dr Aireen. — Picture via Instagram PETALING JAYA, Dec 13 — Preacher Nik Ahmad Farhan Nik Mohamad has been reported to the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) for allegedly running afoul of …
• After the worst election campaign in memory, Britain’s religious minorities must unite 13 Dec 2019 02:25 New Statesman This has been the worst general election for the UK’s religious minorities that most can recall. We have witnessed open racism before but not to this degree: Britain’s faith groups have been set against each other in an unprecedented manner. The …
• Musical to be presented twice Sunday morning at Kingdom Place 12 Dec 2019 18:06 Bladen Journal By: Bladen Journal LUMBERTON — “Is He Worthy,” the Christmas musical, will be presented Sunday by the Kingdom Place Praise Team. Services are at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. The church is at 2610 E. 5th St. in Lumberton. Bible in church setting vertical bible in …
• How volunteers are saving the wooden churches in northern Russia 12 Dec 2019 15:25 euronews "We jokingly call ourselves 'black restorers' because what we do no one else wants to do," Alexander Saprykin told Euronews. Pointing at the dilapidated logs of the "drums" — the special roof of the St. Nicholas the Wonderworker …
• My Father Died Dreaming of Indian Citizenship, Happy My Kids Will Get It: Pakistani Hindu Migrant 12 Dec 2019 14:49 Sputnik International Asia & Pacific 15:08 12.12.2019Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): The 2019 Citizenship Amendment Bill, passed by the upper house of the Indian parliament on 11 December aimed to grant Indian nationality to persecuted Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, …
• Hindu Sena Writes to Prime Minister Modi to Declare India as Hindu Nation 12 Dec 2019 14:48 Sputnik International Asia & Pacific 17:29 12.12.2019Get short URL New Delhi (Sputnik): After days of political uproar over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Indian Parliament on Wednesday passed it, granting Indian citizenship to Hindus and other religious …
• Multi-religious India is an example for conflict torn Syria 12 Dec 2019 13:42 Siasat Daily PANAJI: India should play a more active role in promotion of religious harmony to serve as an example to countries with other religious traditions and conflicts, like Syria and Afghanistan, said His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday, even as heated …
• Counter Modi’s Hindu supremacist agenda before it’s too late: PM tells world 12 Dec 2019 12:30 The Express Tribune Imran warns of ‘massiv­e bloods­hed and far-reachi­ng conseq­uences for the world’, if Modi’s India not counte­red Prime Minister Imran Khan. PHOTO: PTI Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned the international community that the Hindu supremacist agenda of …
• Hindu refugees celebrate passing of CAB 12 Dec 2019 10:32 Siasat Daily New Delhi: With Citizenship (Amendment) Bill being passed in the upper house of Parliament on Wednesday, the Pakistani Hindu refugees staying at the Majnu ka Tilla were overjoyed and excited at the prospects of getting Indian citizenship after the Bill …
• CAB unconstitutional discriminates people on religious lines 12 Dec 2019 07:53 Siasat Daily New Delhi: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national general secretary PK Kunhalikutty on Thursday termed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 as unconstitutional and said that his party will file a petition today in the Supreme Court against the Bill …
• Newseum closing but Religious Freedom Center programs to continue elsewhere 12 Dec 2019 04:08 Religionnews WASHINGTON (RNS) — The nation’s capital is about to have one less museum — the Newseum closes Dec. 31 — but the Religious Freedom Center that was housed there will continue operations. Gene Policinski, chief operating officer of the Freedom Forum Institute …
• Netflix Christmas satire in Brazil sparks religious outcry 12 Dec 2019 02:52 Malay Mail ‘The First Temptation of Christ’ by Brazilian comedy group Porta dos Fundos began streaming on on Netflix December 3, drawing criticism from conservative politicians, Evangelicals and Catholics. — AFP pic SAO PAULO, Dec 12 ― A Christmas satire on Netflix …
• Bellevue City Council updates rules for homeless encampments hosted by religious organizations 12 Dec 2019 02:15 Seattle Times Starting next year, Bellevue religious organizations wanting to host homeless encampments on their properties will be able to do so for 90 days at a time, once every 18 months, but with a six-month gap if another faith community has already hosted a camp …
• The Hindu and Margazhi 12 Dec 2019 02:08 The Hindu The Hindu celebrates the talent of youngsters this Margazhi, in a web series. In the December Music Season, a young crop of artistes will get a chance to showcase their talent online. The Hindu brings you a month-long online series of recordings by these …
• It's Time for Religions to Grant Women Equal Spiritual Rights 12 Dec 2019 00:58 News Max For nearly 30 years, women of menstruating age in India have been banned from entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. That may change soon when India’s Supreme Court reviews the constitutionality of the ban. Enacted by Kerala’s high court in 1991, the …
• India's Citizenship Amendment Bill dismays US religious liberty commission 12 Dec 2019 00:49 CNA New Delhi, India, Dec 11, 2019 / 04:01 pm (CNA).- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is expressing concern about a controversial bill which passed India’s legislature Wednesday enshrining a pathway to citizenship for immigrants that …
• Do unto others? Power of religions to discriminate must have limits 11 Dec 2019 18:11 Sydney Morning Herald In the area of religious worship, the ability to exclude those who do not share your religious belief seems both fair and necessary. It is inherent to the practice of religion that people can worship in a community of faith. Loading But once we venture …
• 3 security guards insult Islam in Dubai 11 Dec 2019 14:13 Khaleej Times Copies of the social media posts have been used as prosecution evidence in the case file. Three security guards have stood trial at the Dubai Court of First Instance on the charge of insulting Islam on social media. The public prosecution accused the three …
• Several truths should co-exist, a nation must have room for all religions: Dalai Lama 11 Dec 2019 13:32 Indian Express Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama condoles Vajpayee’s death. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Stressing that the concept of “one truth, one religion” is good for an individual but not for a whole nation, his holiness The Dalai Lama Wednesday said several …
• Religious leaders in Uganda pray for S. Sudanese refugees 11 Dec 2019 10:41 Sudan Tribune December 9, 2019 (LAMWO) - Religious leaders from Acholi Religious Leader’s Peace Initiative (ARLPI) and South Sudan Council of Churches (SSCC) held prayers for refugees in Uganda on Tuesday. South Sudanese refugees at Nyumanzi settlement camp in Adjumani …
• VATICAN - Cardinal Filoni, outgoing Prefect of "Propaganda Fide", will be in office until mid-January: "I saw the beautiful face of the local Churches" 11 Dec 2019 08:49 Fides Tuesday, 10 December 2019 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Fernando Filoni, outgoing Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, will remain in office until mid-January, when elected Prefect, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is set to …
• Hindu migrants from Pakistan celebrate Citizenship Bill 11 Dec 2019 08:04 India TV News Image Source : PTI PHOTO Massive protests rock North East over the passage of Citizenship Bill in Lok Sabha Hindu migrants from Pakistan are cheering the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha and are now looking forward to the bill …
• New charter seeking to build global support for tolerance and religious freedom launched in Abu Dhabi 11 Dec 2019 07:49 Emirates 24 7 A group of the world’s most respected Islamic scholars, faith leaders joined by experts from governments, and representatives of civil society organisations signed today a new charter to build global peace, based on tolerance and religious freedom. …
• Gujarat: Hindu outfit calls for religious identification, say tribals activists 11 Dec 2019 05:25 Indian Express Tension is brewing in Dang district after alleged calls for an upcoming rally on December 16, where Hindu outfits are demanding “proper identification” of people belonging to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) who have converted to Christianity. Tribal activists …
• ‘For all Australians’: PM releases new religious discrimination bill with 11 key changes - The Age 11 Dec 2019 01:41 Sydneyanglicans.net Mr Porter said there were 11 key changes in the second draft, which came from listening to "all sides of this debate", including churches, religious aged-care providers, LGBTIQ advocates and doctors. Following concerns from the Australian Medical …
• Messengers’ resolutions address racial reconciliation, ensuring religious freedom 11 Dec 2019 01:08 Pathway BRANSON – Messengers to the 185th annual meeting of the Missouri Baptist Convention approved eight resolutions, ranging on issues of Christian citizenship to the need to care for those who have been sexually abused. The full resolutions can be read at …