Religion in the Daily News

• Maharashtra: Aman Sheikh, Salman, Taufik, 2 others brutally assault 4 Hindu activists in Manmad over social media posts, booked 19 March 2023 8 h 34 min OpIndia On Friday, several members associated with a Hindu organization named Rashtriya Shriram Sangha were brutally assaulted by a mob of Muslims in Manmad area of Nashik district in Maharashtra. The Sangha members including its President, Yogesh Chuniyan were …
• China's Saudi-Iran gambit 18 March 2023 21 h 46 min The Washington Times OPINION: In one critical stroke, China has established itself as a major player in the Middle East, derailed a strategic objective of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and – again – caught President Biden flat-footed. The March 10 announcement that …
• Indian Himalayas hub for spiritual seekers, religious practitioners: Report 18 March 2023 14 h 08 min Business Standard The Indian Himalayas is a hub for spiritual seekers and religious practitioners, attracting a plethora of religious figures over time. The region has been a melting pot of diverse religious traditions for centuries, The Bhutan Live reported. Among them, …
• SC grants states three weeks time to respond on religious conversion laws 18 March 2023 14 h 01 min Hindustan Times The Supreme Court on Friday directed states which have enacted religious conversion laws to file their responses in three weeks to a bunch of petitions challenging its validity. Supreme Court of India (File Photo) Himachal Pradesh, one of the nine states …
• AI Gods & ChatGPT religions are coming – they will be better than human priests & they could turn evil, warns experts 18 March 2023 12 h 02 min The Sun INTELLIGENT AI robots are coming - and they will have the ability to perform religious ceremonies and could even turn against humans, experts have warned. As AI becomes more prominent in our day to day lives, it wasn’t going to be long before the worlds of …
• Problem with churches near mosques? Not in Sarawak and Sabah, says PSB’s Baru Bian 18 March 2023 10 h 55 min Malay Mail KUCHING, March 18 — Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) secretary-general Baru Bian today asserted that Sarawak and Sabah have no issues with houses of worship of different religions being in close proximity with each other. Baru, who is also Ba’Kelalan state …
• Lakhimpur Cancer Centre holds meeting with religious leaders 18 March 2023 10 h 02 min The Sentinel A CORRESPONDENT LAKHIMPUR: Lakhimpur Cancer Centre organized a meeting with Baptist Church religious leaders of Lakhimpur and surrounding churches on Tuesday. The meeting was held at the Lakhimpur Cancer Centre premises to create awareness about the …
• Buddhist monastic shares their journey of forging a healthy relationship between their queerness and their faith 18 March 2023 0 h 45 min Pressenza by Tashi Choedup From the time I was a child, it was my faith that kept me grounded, and that gradually gave a sense of belonging to myself and to the rest of the world. I was born into a Hindu family in October 1990, and I grew up saying that I will …
• Opinion | The Resurgence of a ‘Bharatiya’ Mindset Has Begun 17 March 2023 22 h 50 min News18 The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has kept on renewing and evolving itself. It tweaked its organisation and helped roll out new organisations in its nearly 100 years of existence, to keep expanding its reach. Sometimes, they are so imperceptible, that …
• BJP slams Jitan Ram Manjhi for remarks on Ram 17 March 2023 21 h 51 min CanIndia News BJP leaders jumped on the gun to target Bihar’s former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who marred controversy with his comments that Ravana was superior to Ram. “These days it has become a fashion to abuse Hindu religion, Hindu religious texts as well …
• Another religious leader marks 10 years of trying to find peace on LGBTQ 17 March 2023 21 h 10 min Religion News Service (RNS) — The past month we’ve seen multiple assessments of the reign of Pope Francis, whose papacy began a decade ago. Less has been said about another global religious leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the ceremonial head of the worldwide …
• Ron Lora: Church remains important even as attendance declines 17 March 2023 21 h 09 min The Lima News - Ohio By Ron Lora Guest Columnist When I attended high school and college during the 1950s, about half of all Americans regularly attended church services on Sunday. Today, according to a recent poll, the figure is 22 percent. And another 21 percent of Americans …
• Pope meets local Buddhist group 17 March 2023 19 h 07 min Taipei Times Pope Francis on Thursday met with a group from Taiwan’s United Association of Humanistic Buddhism, Chunghua, calling the visit a privileged occasion that made the encounter between different religious cultures possible. The association led a delegation of …
• The rising threat of the treacherous triad: Super elites, hardcore racial bigots and extreme religious zealots 17 March 2023 18 h 13 min The Star (Malaysia) THE political heat is rising, combusting on racial and religious fuel to such an alarming level that is bad enough for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to order security forces to be on alert. This came as a result of the build-up of recent …
• Churches told: Limit virtual masses 17 March 2023 17 h 21 min Philippine STAR MANILA, Philippines — Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula has called on Catholic churches under the Archdiocese of Manila to limit the number of their virtual masses, urging them to strengthen their efforts to encourage the faithful to return to …
• Former Catholic churches in Warwick listed over $1M each 17 March 2023 15 h 44 min Providence Business News - Rhode Island WARWICK – Two former Catholic churches in Warwick are on the market. St. Catherine’s Cathedral Church at 3248-3252 Post Road was listed for $1 million, while St. Francis of Assisi at 596-616 Jefferson Blvd. was listed for $1.6 million. Both churches were …
• ‘Don't fan religious, racial sentiments’ 17 March 2023 14 h 22 min Daily Express ‘Don't fan religious, racial sentiments’ Published on: Friday, March 17, 2023 By: Bernama Text Size: PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) said today that the Unity Government remains firm in defending the Federal Constitution principle of …
• Muda members' faith unshaken by visiting other religions' places of worship, says Syed Saddiq 17 March 2023 14 h 15 min The Star (Malaysia) PETALING JAYA: The faith of Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) members will not be affected by going to places of worship of other religions, says Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (pic). The Muda president said that his party members never had …
• Singapore leaders pay tribute to Ustaz Ali Mohamed, co-founder of Religious Rehabilitation Group 17 March 2023 13 h 50 min Channel News Asia SINGAPORE: The Emeritus President of Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG), Ustaz Ali Haji Mohamed, died on Friday (Mar 17) at the age of 75. Ustaz Ali co-founded the RRG in 2003 and also established the RRG Resource and Counselling Centre in 2014. The RRG …
• Elections: Vote competent candidates, shun tribal, religious sentiments – Kaduna clerics 17 March 2023 13 h 43 min Realnews Magazine CLERGYMEN from the Muslim and Christain devide have appealed to the people of Kaduna State to shun tribal and religious sentiments, particularly during and after Saturday’s Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. They also urged the electorate …
• Real Inclusion and Diversity Cannot Be Gained If People Are Expected to Change Their Nation or Religious Cultures 17 March 2023 13 h 02 min EIN Presswire "Whilst Britain continues to be tolerant, rather than accepting others, the bigotry will continue" says author Dawn Bates. MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND, March 17, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- British author, and former Muslim, Dawn …
• Vienna police warn of 'Islamist-motivated attack' on churches, houses of worship 17 March 2023 12 h 02 min Christian Today (Photo: Getty/iStock) (CP) Police in Vienna are warning the public of a threat of an Islamist attack on churches and other places of worship. In what authorities called a "precautionary measure," police announced Wednesday an increased police …
• PM Anwar warns against race and religious rhetoric in Malaysia, puts security agencies on alert 17 March 2023 11 h 20 min Channel News Asia In response to groups claiming that the government should not be involved in organising visits to mosques, Mr Anwar said that any disagreement should be settled through dialogue. “If there are some issues that arise, they should be resolved well so that …
• IGP warns strict action against those fanning religious or ethnic flames, says situation under control 17 March 2023 11 h 08 min Malay Mail KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani said today that the police will take strict action without compromising against any individuals issuing statement on religious or racial sensitivity that …
• Anwar: Don’t fan religious, racial sentiments 17 March 2023 10 h 50 min The Sun Daily PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today that the Unity Government remains firm in defending the Federal Constitution principle of upholding Islam as the religion of the federation and giving space and freedom for other religions to be practised. The …
• ‘Tasamuh’ in Islam — Hafiz Hassan 17 March 2023 10 h 45 min Malay Mail MARCH 17 — There is this concept in Islam called tasamuh. Tasamuh is literally translated as tolerance, but there is more to the term. It is derived from the root word samha (s-m-h) that means generosity. It is said that tasamuh denotes tasahul, which is …
• How Non-Christian Religions Are Dealing with Secularism 17 March 2023 10 h 06 min Patheos Christianity isn’t the only religion facing problems from today’s secularist mindset.  So are Hinduism and  Buddhism.  But they are different problems.Secularist scholars themselves tend to think in Christian terms.  They assume that all religions are …
• Religious Ministers Graduate Tools for Life Training To Tackle Drug Abuse, Gender-Based Violence, and Youth Unemployment 17 March 2023 10 h 03 min EIN Presswire Religious leaders and congregants from the SACMIC recently graduated the Tools for Life skills development in Mafikeng, North West to tackle social issues. MAFIKENG, NORTH WEST, SOUTH AFRICA, March 17, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- More than 200 …
• Behind St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the USA, a history of Irish Catholic discrimination 17 March 2023 8 h 56 min The Indian Express Although not a federal holiday in the US, St Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick, is widely celebrated on March 17 every year, distinguished by crowds of people clad in green, marching down the streets. The festival was established by the Catholic …
• Top Story Zero tolerance for inciting racial, religious sentiments - Anwar PM has told authorities to keep an eye on possible agitators. 1h ago ⋅ 48 17 March 2023 8 h 05 min Malaysiakini Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said there will be zero tolerance towards any attempts to incite racial or religious sentiments in the country. “We remain stalwart in defending the constitutional principles in that Islam is the religion of the federation …
• Montenegro's elections deepen political and religious divides 17 March 2023 7 h 42 min Euronews The upcoming presidential elections in Montenegro are set to be a make-or-break moment for the country's political future. Ljubomir Filipović, an analyst and former deputy mayor of Budva, told Euronews that "these presidential elections should not …
• Anwar warns against those escalating race, religious rhetoric ahead of ‘Malay Proclamation’ rally in KL 17 March 2023 7 h 26 min The Borneo Post Anwar said his government will “not tolerate the slightest bit” any form of racial instigation but stopped short of stating if he would stop the rally. — Bernama photo KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim issued a stern warning …
• ‘We don’t need madarsas’: Assam CM Sarma says Congress leaders are the new ‘Mughals’ who want to destroy India’s Hindu culture 17 March 2023 6 h 54 min OpIndia Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has stated that over 600 madarsas have been shut down in the state because his government believes in establishing universities, schools and colleges rather than funding religious institutions. He was addressing a rally at …
• Taiwan Buddhist Association meets Pope Francis 17 March 2023 6 h 48 min Taiwan News TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Pope Francis has received a delegation of monks from the United Association of Humanistic Buddhism of Taiwan, a rare interfaith meeting to promote cultural exchanges and world peace. In a news article published by the Vatican’s …
• Syed Saddiq: Muda members have no problem going to mosques, temples, churches for flood clean-ups 17 March 2023 4 h 20 min Malay Mail KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 — Political party Muda’s multiracial members have no problem going to any houses of worship including mosques, temples and churches to help in cleaning up activities after floods, its party president Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman said …
• 9 convicted in Delhi anti-Hindu riots: The arduous process, the lacking ecosystem and how we owe a debt of gratitude to a few good men 17 March 2023 1 h 07 min OpIndia In July 2020, OpIndia published an elaborate report that traced how violence was carefully incited and executed since December 2019, leading up to the Delhi anti-Hindu riots. Since 2019 January, Assam had seen sporadic violence against Citizenship …
• "Russia insulting Islam must be condemned": Ukraine reacts to fake spread by occupiers 17 March 2023 1 h 02 min Ukrainska Pravda The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemns a staged occupiers' propagandistic video in which the alleged Ukrainian soldiers are desecrating the Muslim sacred book Quran. The Ministry believes that Russia once again attempted to discredit …
• Killing by the name of Islam is not acceptable, says PM Hasina 17 March 2023 0 h 19 min Insight Online News By Sumi Khan Dhaka, March 16 : Killing in the name of Islam is not acceptable, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday, stressing that no one gives authority to anyone to punish or kill another person for not following a particular …
• Defrocked Cambodian monk flees to Thailand, resumes religious life there 16 March 2023 21 h 26 min Radio Free Asia A Buddhist monk arrested and defrocked while peacefully marching across Cambodia has fled the country, citing concerns over his security, and moved to neighboring Thailand where he has resumed his religious duties. Venerable Soy Sat, 72, began marching …
• Are Religious Changes Forbidden? – OpEd 16 March 2023 18 h 57 min Eurasia Review The Qur’an in the Sahih International translation states: “They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah , and [also] the Messiah, the son of Mary. And they were not commanded except to worship one God; there is no deity except Him. …