Religion in the Daily News

• 'Jesus never charged a leper a co-pay': rise of the religious left 21 May 2018 12:50 The Guardian In his prayer at the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem last week, a prayer delivered against a backdrop of violence in Gaza, the evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress said Donald Trump was a moral leader who stood “on the right side of you, oh God”. …
• Road Trip: The Painted Churches of Texas 21 May 2018 12:05 Houston Press This summer we're taking a look at interesting, odd, historic and just plain worth it road trips in and around the Lone Star State. Hear the words "Painted Churches of Texas" and it's easy to become intrigued. And so it went for …
• Buddhist dad disputes children's conversion 21 May 2018 10:55 The Malaysian Star KUALA LUMPUR: The conversion of two children to Islam has caused a dispute between their Muslim convert mother and their Buddhist father. The 42-year-old mother had converted to Islam in December 2015 and obtained custody of the two children from the Shah …
• This village near Lahore serves as a reminder of Sikhism’s diverse past 21 May 2018 04:51 The Dawn The village of Dera Chahal, named after a historical gurdwara located in the middle of the village, is being encroached upon from all sides. Located in Lahore district, on the Bedian Road that once connected Lahore with Amritsar, the village was far …
• Mexico Opens Way of St. James Religious Tourism Route 21 May 2018 04:39 Latin American Herald Tribune Mexico Opens Way of St. James Religious Tourism Route MEXICO CITY – Mexico has opened its first religious tourism route of chapels and churches dedicated to St. James, the patron saint of Spain, the country’s Tourism Secretariat said on Sunday. Among the …
• Clerical culture breeds impunity in our churches 20 May 2018 21:04 Standard Digital News Faith institutions have traditionally been places of refuge and sanctuary, beacons of hope amid chaos, darkness and despair; but not anymore, or certainly not to the same extent.Kenyans are beaten numb and dumb with endless exposes on financial scandals …
• ‘Now I can touch the peace’: Utah chaplains bring healing, hope, comfort and faith — any faith — to patients 20 May 2018 18:08 Now Salt Lake Outside little Ruthie Yanez’s Primary Children’s Hospital room window, the sun breaks through leaden skies as a cold, light rain blows through the Salt Lake Valley below. But the 5-year-old girl must create her own sunshine these days. Surgery to remove a …
• Religious school says gutted STIAS hostel housed its students 20 May 2018 14:06 Sun REMBAU: Maahad Al Baidha 'li Takwin Al Ulama' has explained that the fire that destroyed the male hostel of the Sekolah Tinggi Islam As Sofa (STIAS) near here, had been housing its students temporarily. Maahad said in a statement that the …
• America's religious freedom is upheld by secular means, as Founding Fathers intended 20 May 2018 13:12 The Fresno Bee As dozens of Palestinians were killed at the Gaza border, the U.S. opened its embassy in Jerusalem. The occasion was celebrated by a prayer from a divisive Christian pastor. In his prayer, Baptist minister Robert Jeffress linked Jerusalem to divine …
• ‘Hearts without God’: Santa Fe shooting leaves reformers facing a religious wall 20 May 2018 12:56 The Guardian Amid the grief after the Parkland high school massacre, a powerful student activist movement emerged with stunning swiftness. It laid the foundation for nationwide demonstrations and a sustained push for gun law reform. But in the wake of the fatal …
• Religious scholars gather at UN-backed event to discuss civilian casualties 20 May 2018 10:12 Relief Web KABUL - To protect civilians during the armed conflict, the support of everyone in Afghan society, especial religious scholars, is crucial, participants said at a UN-backed symposium in Afghanistan’s capital. Religious leaders from Kabul, Parwan, Kapisa, …
• Afghanistan: Religious scholars gather at UN-backed event to discuss civilian casualties 20 May 2018 09:49 Relief Web KABUL - To protect civilians during the armed conflict, the support of everyone in Afghan society, especial religious scholars, is crucial, participants said at a UN-backed symposium in Afghanistan’s capital. Religious leaders from Kabul, Parwan, Kapisa, …
• Fire destroys religious school dormitories in Rembau 20 May 2018 08:25 Malay Mail A fire destroyed two dormitories of Sekolah Tinggi Islam As Sofa in Rembau early this morning. ― Bernama picSEREMBAN, May 20 ― A fire destroyed two dormitories occupied by 85 male students of the Sekolah Tinggi Islam As Sofa (STIAS), Rembau early today. …
• This isn't bigotry, it's a religious disagreement 20 May 2018 02:03 Bakersfield Californian So you think I'm going to hell. So what? Color me genuinely confused by the outcry against Texas televangelist Robert Jeffress, who spoke Monday at the opening of the American Embassy in Jerusalem. Jeffress has previously said that "you can't …
• Religious school hostel destroyed in fire, 85 students escape injuries 20 May 2018 01:59 The Malaysian Star Picture courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department REMBAU: A hostel for male students at Sekolah Tinggi Islam As Sofa in Chengkau near here was destroyed in a fire.   Eighty-five students were fast asleep in the single-storey structure when fire broke out …
• Religious Radicals are America’s Greatest Threat 19 May 2018 22:58 Star Exponent Fear of religious zealots in America is rightly rampant. They threaten our national security and our way of life and breed hatred and discrimination at home, with political unrest abroad. This cult, born in the 1890’s, masks itself as being “Christian”, …
• Betsy DeVos refuses to visit public schools on NYC trip – blasts bans on taxpayer funds for religious education 19 May 2018 14:16 Raw Story Betsy DeVos has concluded her two-day visit to New York City, during which she refused to visit a single public school, although she did attend two private, Orthodox Jewish religious schools. The Education Secretary also delivered remarks at a Catholic …
• Campaign against underground Protestant churches intensifies 19 May 2018 13:54 Asia News In various parts of the country, some churches have been forcibly shut down or incorporated into the official body. Kindergartens have also been closed. Participants in a memorial service for the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake have been arrested. …
• Betsy Devos Neglects to Visit NYC Public Schools -- But Finds Time to Blast Bans on Taxpayer Funds for Religious Education 19 May 2018 13:21 Alter Net Betsy DeVos Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore / Flickr Betsy DeVos has concluded her two-day visit to New York City, during which she refused to visit a single public school, although she did attend two private, Orthodox Jewish religious schools. The …
• How US churches are celebrating Mary, Mother of the Church 19 May 2018 12:43 CNA Los Angeles, Calif., May 19, 2018 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- May 21 will mark the memorial of Mary, Mother of the Church, added to the Roman calendar this year by Pope Francis. The annual memorial is intended to foster Marian devotion among …
• Tough-Minded Realism Is Needed In the West's Fight Against Islam 19 May 2018 08:53 The American Thinker In a last attempt to gain at least partial control over Europe, the Ottomans joined in alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War I – together the Central Powers -- in a life and death struggle with Allied forces.  As we know, the Central …
• Student: School trying to convert me to Islam 18 May 2018 21:13 One News Now A public school in West Virginia is having students write out the Muslim equivalent of the salvation prayer. Mountain Ridge Middle School in Gerrardstown, West Virginia, is using curriculum from an outfit called "Teacher Created Resources" to …
• Religious Commentary: Daddy Freeze!! RCCG and Makoko slum 18 May 2018 17:36 Pulse The community has had varying degrees of help, but nothing seems to be able to shake off the condition. Daddy Freeze said the Church should pay tithes to the poor in the slums, and to the poor – in general. He believes the growth of the Church should …
• A little more Israeli respect for Islam might go a long way 18 May 2018 17:31 The New Zeland Herald What's the matter with Israel? Why, when you live in the heart of the Islamic world, would you encourage America's irresponsible idiot to move its embassy to Jerusalem? Why risk the utterly predictable response and then have your guards open fire …
• To Know Muhammad Is to Know Islam 18 May 2018 17:06 The American Thinker Over fourteen centuries ago rose Muhammad, a supposedly illiterate hired hand of a rich widow, Khadija, claiming he was the bearer of a perfect life prescription from Allah: the Quran.  He claimed that humanity could do no better than to follow its …
• Photos: A look inside Beaumont's Hindu temple 18 May 2018 17:02 Beaumont Enterprise The exterior of the Chinmaya Shripati Hindu temple in Beaumont. The brass dwajasthambam serves as a flag pole for the temple and a connection between the temple and the heavens. Photo taken Wednesday 5/9/18 Ryan Pelham/The Enterprise less The …
• Texas churches unlawfully issuing illegals IDs? 18 May 2018 17:02 One News Now An immigration enforcement advocacy organization contends it is an outrage that local police in North Texas do not appear to have a problem with a group of Dallas area churches issuing photo identification cards to illegal aliens. A group known as Dallas …
• Muslims 'forced to eat pork and drink alcohol:' China's questionable relationship with Islam 18 May 2018 11:07 International Business Times A Muslim man arrives at the Id Kah Mosque for the morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar in China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous RegionJOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images China has been known to crack down on ethnic minority …
• Hindu mythology, entrepreneurship, and a dancers’ love story (IANS Books This Weekend) 18 May 2018 07:52 Can India News New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Read how after the 13th day of the Kurukshetra War, the Pandavas and Kauravas look to avenge their losses; understand the need for balancing conflicting goals as well as the importance of promoting entrepreneurship from within; …
• Gov't leaders need not be ulama, scholars, says Perlis mufti Asri tells Harapan to shun 'cosmetic' religious appearances, and not repeat what BN had done. 2018-05-18 14:25:00 18 May 2018 06:54 Malysiakini The mufti of Perlis has advised the new Pakatan Harapan government not to strive for “cosmetic” and populist appearances of Islam, but instead to concentrate on good governance and justice. The outspoken mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin said in Islam, it is …
• 'Middle path' Islam must drown out terrorists' beliefs 18 May 2018 02:39 The Jakarta post Terrorism is a multifaceted issue, triggered by both radical understanding of Islamic teachings and structural determinants. Those two factors are inseparable. We cannot just blame extreme religious paradigms while neglecting structural factors, or vice …
• China Escalates Nationwide Crackdown on Protestant Churches 17 May 2018 22:47 China News The ruling Chinese Communist Party's crackdown on Protestant churches continued on Thursday with warnings to churches in several provinces that they should shut down and the demolition of property funded by believers. A Christian church follower in …
• Ayodhya hearing: Offering namaz at mosque may not be essential to Islam, lawyer contends 17 May 2018 22:08 Indian Express Parasaran was responding to senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan’s demand that the 1994 decision of the apex court in K M Ismail Faruqui case in which it was held that “a mosque is not an essential part of the practice of the religion of Islam…” ( …
• Swami Vigyanandji promotes upcoming Second World Hindu Congress in Chicago globally 17 May 2018 20:34 Voice of Asia Swami Vigyanandji. Photo credit: WHN by Manu Shah As dawn breaks, Swami Vigyanandji hops on to his bicycle and pedals to a park close by. He meditates and practices his asanas in the midst of nature, then laces up his shoes to alternately jog and walk for …
• These are the most incredible churches in the world 17 May 2018 19:40 Evening Standard Religious or not religious, most people can appreciate an incredible church when they see one.  All over the world, churches vary in design, colour and date and in one country you might find a totally different architectural style to another. Here, we’ve …
• How false religions undermine Scripture 17 May 2018 16:50 Pathway Evangelicals may disagree about many things, but we stand together on the non-negotiables that define the Christian faith: The Trinity, justification by faith, and the inspiration and authority of the Scriptures, to name a few. Many false belief systems, …
• Will views on same-sex marriage split one of America's largest Protestant religions? 17 May 2018 14:29 The Herald Just how divided is the United Methodist Church? Many of Its 12 million members are engaged in an internal battle that could break up America's second largest Protestant denomination,. At issue: Whether or not to change its rules to allow same-sex …
• Hajj scam: IHC directs authorities to unfreeze bank accounts of former religious affairs minister 17 May 2018 10:36 The Express Tribune File photo of Hamid Saeed Kazmi. PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD: One year after acquitting former religious affairs minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi in massive irregularities during Hajj operations between 2009 and 2012, the Islamabad High Court on Thursday directed …
• Mia consoles Muslims on social media propaganda of building 10 Assembles of God churches 17 May 2018 04:53 Maravi Post BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President Sidik Mia on Wednesday disputed social media reports that he has built 10 Assemblies of God churches across the country. Mia who is a dedicated Muslim says the accusation …
• Ultra-nationalist Buddhist rhetoric runs rife in Sri Lanka 17 May 2018 00:24 News On Japan Authors: Nursheila Muez and Jessica Yeo Jia Lin, RSIS A recent road accident involving a Sinhalese truck driver and four Muslim men in the Kandy district of Sri Lanka quickly spiralled into violent conflict following news that the driver died of his …