French cardinal to stand trial in sex abuse cover-up case
Source: Associated Press By PHILIPPE SOTTO PARIS (AP) — A French court has set a date in early 2019 for the criminal trial of a French cardinal and a high-ranking […]
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New Documents Reveal How the FBI Deployed a Televangelist to Discredit Martin Luther King
Source: Religion And Politics By Lerone A. Martin | April 3, 2018 In 2017, the National Archives released a new trove of FBI files in response to a Freedom of Information Act […]
Bibles pulled from online stores as China increases control of religion
Source: CNN By James Griffiths, CNN A Chinese Catholic deacon holds a bible at the Palm Sunday Mass during Easter Holy Week at an “underground” church on April 9, 2017 near […]
These Painfully Hilarious Comics Capture Life As A Muslim Woman In America
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla https://www.instagram.com/p/Bf_6wJSBsY2/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=8&wp=1316#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3292.500000000018%7D 450 Huda Fahmy, an American Muslim artist, often gets questions from non-Muslims about her hijab, the headscarf she chooses to wear as part […]
Thanks, but a ‘Love a Muslim Day’ isn’t enough to counter Islamophobia
Source: The Guardian The rising tide of bigotry against Britain’s Muslim communities needs tackling head-on – and Theresa May should take the lead ‘Last month the leaders of Britain First […]
Cardinal Keith O’Brien asked for forgiveness in his will, mourners told
Source: The Guardian Attendees hear disgraced cardinal asked for ‘forgiveness for all I have offended in this life’ BY Harriet SherwoodbReligion correspondent Members of the Catholic church outside St Michael’s […]
Corbyn and Jewish leaders agree to tackle Labour antisemitism
Source: The Guardian BY Jessica Elgot Political correspondent Two main Jewish organisations accept Labour leader’s offer of ‘without preconditions’ meeting. The Jewish Voice for Labour stages a demonstration in Parliament Square […]
What Is Jewdas? Hosts of Jeremy Corbyn’s Seder Grab Spotlight
Source: The New York Times By PALKO KARASZ and ILIANA MAGRA Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, at his home in London on Tuesday. His decision to celebrate Passover with the […]
Islamic groups report Indonesian politician for reciting ‘blasphemous’ poem
Source: Reuters By Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hardline Islamic groups on Wednesday filed a blasphemy complaint against a daughter of Indonesia’s first president, accusing her of […]
Israeli authorities block airport ads urging women to refuse to give up seats
Source: The Guardian By Harriet SherwoodReligion correspondent Campaign reminds passengers of their right to stay put if ultra-Orthodox men refuse to sit next to them Israel Religious Action Center said asking […]
‘Punish a Muslim day’ generates anger, fear and solidarity in Britain
Source: The Washington Post By Jennifer Hassan April 3 at 12:34 PM Email the author The letters arrived in March. Sent anonymously to multiple communities, the letters with words in bold at the top declared that […]
Rwanda closes thousands of churches in bid for more control
Source: Associated Press By IGNATIUS SSUUNA KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s government has closed thousands of churches and dozens of mosques as it seeks to assert more control over a […]
China Insists on Control of Religion, Dimming Hope of Imminent Vatican Deal
Source: The New York Times By STEVEN LEE MYERS Photo Bishop Joseph Li Shan, center, who was appointed by the Chinese authorities rather than the Vatican, during a Holy Saturday Mass […]
Vatican deal a new trial for one Catholic village in north China
Source: Reuters BY Christian Shepherd, Damir Sagolj YOUTONG VILLAGE, China (Reuters) – Choosing a church can be complicated in China under the rule of the officially atheist Communist Party – especially […]
On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, faith groups rally to combat systemic racism
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein, Julie Zauzmer and DeNeen L. Brown On the fiftieth anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder, one of the activist pastors who has tried to follow in […]
‘Get up, it’s Jesus day!’: Mom used Taser to make her son attend Easter service, police say
Source: The Washington Post By Avi Selk “Nobody writes a book on the correct way of parenting,” Sharron Dobbins explained to ABC 15 Arizona this week, shortly after her release from jail on a […]
The myth of the Indian vegetarian nation
Source: BBC News By Soutik Biswas India correspondent What are the most common myths and stereotypes about what Indians eat? The biggest myth, of course, is that India is a largely vegetarian […]
The Americanization of an Ancient Faith
Source: The Atlantic By SHIRA TELUSHKIN One day in the fall of 2010, Father Anthony Messeh, then a priest at the St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Fairfax, Virginia, sat down […]
Alabama To Put Ten Commandments Displays On November Ballot
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla GARY TRAMONTINA VIA GETTY IMAGES Workers pause before removing a Ten Commandments monument from the rotunda of the state judicial building in Montgomery on Aug. 27, 2003. Federal […]
Political Cartoonist Lampoons Evangelical Support For Trump In Easter Takedown
Source: Huffington Post By Ed Mazza Political cartoonist Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution used the Easter holiday to call out evangelical supporters of President Donald Trump. Despite Trump’s many […]