Pakistan’s blasphemy law and Asia Bibi: Why does religion go bad?
Source: Christian Today By Rev Mark Woods, who is a Baptist minister and Managing Editor of Christian Today All the world – at least all the right-thinking part of it – […]
Eastern and Western Europeans Differ on Importance of Religion, Views of Minorities, and Key Social Issues
Source: Pew Research Center People in Central and Eastern Europe are less accepting of Muslims and Jews, same-sex marriage, and legal abortion The Iron Curtain that once divided Europe may […]
Spain and the Vatican at odds on possible reburial of Franco
Source: Associated Press By ARITZ PARRA MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government announced Tuesday it will use legal means to prevent the remains of Gen. Francisco Franco from being reburied under […]
Remains at Vatican property probed for links to 35-year-old mystery
Source: CNN By Bianca Britton and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN A demonstrator holds a poster of Emanuela Orlandi reading “Missing” during Pope Benedict XVI’s Regina Coeli noon prayer in St. Peter’s […]
Pakistan’s High Court Acquits Asia Bibi, Christian Woman On Death Row For Blasphemy
Source: NPR BY Diaa Hadid and Emily Sullivan Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday announced the acquittal of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was convicted and sentenced to death in […]
In Colombia, the Avivamiento megachurch hopes former FARC rebels will get religion
Source: Religion News Service By Julia Friedmann MESETAS, Colombia (RNS) — Nearly 160 miles south of Bogotá, members of South America’s longest-running insurgency are rediscovering religion. As part of the implementation […]
Jerusalem mayoral race narrows to religious and secular Jewish candidates
Source: Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The race for mayor of Jerusalem, a role shaping Israel’s rule over the sacred city at the heart of its conflict with […]
Nigerian army fire live rounds to disperse Shiite protesters
Source: CNN By Isaac Abrak and Bukola Adebayo, for CNN Members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) wave flags and chant slogans as they take part in a demonstration to […]
UK confirms reports of Chinese mass internment camps for Uighur Muslims
Source: The Guardian By Lily Kuo British diplomats who visited Xinjiang have confirmed that reports of mass internment camps for Uighur Muslims were “broadly true”, the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has […]
Rights group says 9 Christians detained, abused in Sudan
Source: Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A human rights group is calling on the Sudanese government to investigate reports of torture and abuse of nine Christians, including a priest, it […]
France’s Jews Look to Pittsburgh ‘Across a Narrow Bridge’
Source: The Atlantic BY RACHEL DONADIO PARIS—So many times in the past few years, as France underwent a wave of terrorist attacks that killed hundreds of people from 2012 to 2016, […]
Can artificial intelligence help stop religious violence?
Source: BBC News By Mark Easton Home editor Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Software that mimics human society is being tested to see if it can help prevent religious violence. Researchers used […]
The Muslims are coming
Source: The New York Times By Wajahat Ali Rashida Tlaib of Michigan is among many Muslim candidates on the midterm ballots.CreditCreditAnthony Lanzilote for The New York Times The Muslims are coming! […]
Donald Trump Could Lift Democrats to Victory in Kansas
Source: Time By CHARLOTTE ALTER/OVERLAND PARK, KANS. October 29, 2018 Mary Joyce of Overland Park, Kans., is a lifelong Republican. Her husband Dave has voted for both parties, but idolizes Richard […]
Religious Leaders Fear Armed Guards Must Now Become the Norm After the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting
Source: Time By KATIE REILLY October 31, 2018 For the past four years, the New Reform Temple in Kansas City, Mo., hasn’t hosted a Shabbat service or other religious event without […]
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Asia Bibi: anti-blasphemy protests spread across Pakistan
Anti-blasphemy campaigners bring country to standstill in protest over acquittal of Bibi Memphis Barker and Aamir Iqbal in Islamabad Thu 1 Nov 2018 A supporter of a radical Islamic group […]
Pakistani lawyer is now an ‘easy target’ for extremists after helping Asia Bibi escape execution for blasphemy
South China Morning Post Edition: International Demonstrations against the Asia Bibi’s acquittal erupted across the country, with extremists calling for the assassination of Supreme Court justices Bibi was accused of […]
The release of Asia Bibi is a small step towards a more open Pakistan
Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Her acquittal could signal a relaxation of strict blasphemy laws and create a better country in the process On Tuesday, Pakistan’s supreme court acquitted Asia Bibi in […]
Halloween From a Christian Perspective
Review of Religions | October 2018 While Halloween is being celebrated across the globe this week, we thought it would be interesting to hear from a Christian perspective on this […]