Religious News

Last update: 161 days, 14 hours ago

In the name of religion: Iraq's female genocide 27 Apr 08, 23:52 ET At first glance Shawbo Ali Rauf appears to be slumbering on the grass, her pale brown curls framing her face, her summer skirt spread about her. ... more Head Of Turkey's Religious Affairs Says Turkey Is A Uniqe Country Where Different Religious Groups Coexist In Peace 27 Apr 08, 23:41 ET NEW YORK - Head of Turkey`s Religious Affairs said Wednesday that Turkey was a unique country where different religious groups coexisted in peace and harmony in past and at present. more Religion and judges 27 Apr 08, 23:37 ET 1. Just because someone was offended does not necessarily mean that someone else was offensive; 2. We are guaranteed freedom of religion, not freedom from ... more Head Of Turkey's Religious Affairs Says Turkey Is A Uniqe Country ... 27 Apr 08, 23:23 ET NEW YORK - Head of Turkey's Religious Affairs said Wednesday that Turkey was a unique country where different religious groups coexisted in peace and ... more Turkey's Religious Affairs Chief In New York 27 Apr 08, 22:51 ET NEW YORK - Turkey's religious affairs head arrived in New York, the United States to hold several talks within the scope of the activities to mark the ... more Freedom of religion, but for whom? 27 Apr 08, 22:31 ET This past March, Specialist Jeremy Hall filed a lawsuit along with the Military Religious Freedom Foundation against the U.S. Military for religious discrimination. Last July, he held a meeting for atheists at Camp Speicher in Iraq, which Major Freddy Welborn attended. more Religious freedom in sights of spiritual protestors 27 Apr 08, 21:02 ET Lorrin Lewis said she has no problem separating politics and ports as the Olympic torch wound its way through San Francisco earlier this month, ... more No Place for Religion: On Jeremiah Wright and Our Culture of Disbelief 27 Apr 08, 20:54 ET With the Bill Moyers interview, Jeremiah Wright is back in the news. And with the exit polling showing that Barack Obama's race was a factor for one out of ... more Unique religious life lives on in Tibet 27 Apr 08, 20:45 ET Thirty-five-year-old Dawa works hard at balancing the demands of his centuries-old faith and holding down a career as an IT technician at a local news ... more Candidates for London mayor get religion 27 Apr 08, 19:01 ET Transport, crime and the economy are traditional vote-winners, but places of worship are also battlegrounds in this year's mayoral election in London. ... more Religion a figment of human imagination 27 Apr 08, 19:01 ET That's the argument of anthropologist Maurice Bloch of the London School of Economics. Bloch challenges the popular notion that religion evolved and spread ... more Daniel Pipes Strange Understanding of Radical Religious ... 27 Apr 08, 18:53 ET by Sheila Musaji Q: Can we talk a bit about radical Islam? You’ve written that ‘Islam is not the enemy, but Islamism is,’ and that ‘we need to eradicate the ... more Ban religious studies, says 27 Apr 08, 17:05 ET By Vision Reporter “From a strategic and ideological point of view, it was not appropriate for the Government to condone the continuous teaching of ... more Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter here for Inter-Religious Council 27 Apr 08, 16:15 ET Ela Gandhi, a granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi is currently in Sri Lanka to participate at the Inaugural Conference of the Inter-Religious Council of Sri ... more Amonkars Quest For Inter-Religious Harmony 27 Apr 08, 12:55 ET by Nandkumar Kamat ON April 30, the Mapusa based educationist and Konkani scholar; Mr Suresh Gundu Amonkar would release his Konkani translation of Guru ... more Fighting For God AND Country 27 Apr 08, 12:29 ET A new documentary examines religious discrimination in the U.S. military. Should American forces be fighting for God as well as country? more USING RELIGION TO JUSTIFY THE SUBJUGATION OF WOMEN 27 Apr 08, 12:25 ET Religions of the world have played a major role in the subjugation of women. None of the world’s major religions have accorded equal status to women; ... more Ont. should consider pulling funding from religious group: critics 27 Apr 08, 12:14 ET TORONTO - Ontario should consider pulling funding from a Christian group that has a history of human rights complaints and was recently ordered to ... more Educator, scientist, history buff, religion guru, published author - hard to find one title for Gill 27 Apr 08, 11:50 ET Educator, scientist, history buff, religion guru, published author, the list goes on and on really when it comes to giving Robert Gill of Kennett an official title. more Roseville to be site of All Faiths Festival: Religious leaders to ... 27 Apr 08, 11:31 ET Apr 27, 2008 (Detroit Free Press - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- -- A diverse group of religious leaders will be coming together in ... more Texas showdown: Balancing child welfare, religious freedom 27 Apr 08, 10:59 ET By CHARLES C. HAYNES Texas officials are trying hard to keep the focus on child abuse—and away from religion—in the custody battle involving 437 children ... more Religious Instruction 27 Apr 08, 10:30 ET Religious Instruction and Personal Sacrifice more Race and religion now front and center for Democrats 27 Apr 08, 09:15 ET WASHINGTON -- Perhaps it was inevitable: The Democrats' battle for the presidential nomination has now led us into the thicket of race and religion. ... more Religious leaders call for justice in Tibet 27 Apr 08, 08:30 ET South African religious leaders, who took part in the Ubuntu-Tibet Freedom Day event in Cape Town, have called on the Chinese government to negotiate ... more Unique religious life lives on in Tibet 27 Apr 08, 07:50 ET BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-five-year-old Dawa works hard at balancing the demands of his centuries-old faith and holding down a career as an IT ... more Prison kitchen satisfies inmates’ religious diets 27 Apr 08, 06:25 ET By Andy Davis (Contact) When inmate Kelvin Love demanded meals he considered acceptable under Jewish dietary laws, the best the Arkansas Department of ... more Tunisia Vows to Preserve Religious Moderation 27 Apr 08, 05:57 ET TUNIS -- In Tunisia, synagogues and churches stand side by side with mosques. Jewish and Christian minorities freely practice their religious rituals. ... more Bush urges aid for urban religious schools 27 Apr 08, 05:36 ET By ADELLE M. BANKS, Religion News Service WASHINGTON -- President Bush called for ways to help urban religious schools and invoked the spirit of Pope ... more Turkey-Syria Deal Allows Assyrians to Cross Border for Religious ... 27 Apr 08, 04:54 ET An agreement has been made between Turkey and Syria, allowing the countries' Syriac [Assyrian] Christian community to visit relatives during religious ... more RUSSIA - RELIGION 27 Apr 08, 04:39 ET Russia celebrates Orthodox Easter, with President Vladimir Putin and successor Dmitry Medvedev among those who attended service. Throughout his two terms in ... more Proof that Habs are a religion in Quebec 27 Apr 08, 03:36 ET I am a 22-year-old student completing a finance degree at Concordia University and I have been a Habs fan from the moment I was able to take my first steps. ... more Religion Digest 27 Apr 08, 03:18 ET Renowned harpist Iraida Poberezhnaya will perform at 3 pm today at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 1101 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis. She will perform classical ... more RELIGION ROUNDUP | MELANIE BASS 27 Apr 08, 03:17 ET SEND US EVENTS E-mail gaston@charlotteobserver.com and mbass@charlotteobserver.com; mail to Melanie Bass, 407 E. Long Ave., Gastonia, 28054. ... more Religion Calendar 27 Apr 08, 03:14 ET RELIGION NEWS? The Catawba Valley Neighbors will publish notices of church meetings, activities, special speakers and events. Send notices in writing at ... more Beyond belief: Vatican offers religious pilgrimage, site for curious 27 Apr 08, 03:12 ET By Jane Wooldridge These 108 acres are home to a soaring marbled basilica, the bones of the apostle Peter, Greek statues and Egyptian mummies and what ... more Same-sex marriages face a religious test 27 Apr 08, 02:07 ET that I received the phone call. ... more Same-sex marriages face a religious obstacle 27 Apr 08, 02:03 ET that I received the phone call. I was at work in Baltimore. ... more AAAS Goes from Science Organization to Movie Critic and Promoter ... 27 Apr 08, 01:50 ET The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an influential science organization, but lately it has moved beyond science and now ... more Hard to keep race and religion out of Dems' discussion 27 Apr 08, 01:33 ET By EJ DIONNE JR. Perhaps it was inevitable: The Democrats' battle for the presidential nomination has now led us into the thicket of race and religion. ... more Forum to explore energy, religion 27 Apr 08, 01:15 ET Panelists from four different religions and cultures will explore the current connection between religion and America’s energy policy as part of a public forum on Sunday, March 30. more More describe selves as spiritual, not religious 27 Apr 08, 01:13 ET By Aimee Heckel Camera Staff Writer Theologian-in-residence Linda Mercadante stands in the First United Methodist Church labyrinth in Boulder. ... more Should Religious Doctrine Be Superior To Law Of The Land? 27 Apr 08, 01:09 ET EDITOR'S NOTE: This week's Early Returns was co-authored by Political Writer Roy Maynard and Religion Editor Patrick Butler. The photos are surreal, ... more Polygamy showdown: balancing child welfare, religious freedom 27 Apr 08, 00:01 ET By Charles C. Haynes Texas officials are trying hard to keep the focus on child abuse — and away from religion — in the custody battle involving 437 ... more

Archives: [Apr, 28] [Apr, 27] [Apr, 26] [Apr, 25] [Apr, 24] [Apr, 23] [Apr, 22] [Apr, 21]