http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24727/russian-curators-sentenced-but-not-imprisoned http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24727/russian-curators-sentenced-but-not-imprisoned#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:54:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24727 Russian Orthodox Church with an exhibition that included images of Jesus Christ portrayed as Mickey Mouse and Vladimir Lenin were convicted Monday of inciting religious hatred and fined, but escaped prison sentences.

The case of Yuri Samodurov and Andrei Yerofeyev has been closely watched by human rights activists, says the Associated Press. The decision by a Moscow court could sidestep the possibility of an international outcry over imprisoning the two respected art-world figures, but is unlikely to stem concerns about the growing influence of the church and the specter of Soviet-style censorship returning. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24727/russian-curators-sentenced-but-not-imprisoned/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20045/jerry-springer-opera http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20045/jerry-springer-opera#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:49:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20045/jerry-springer-opera http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20045/jerry-springer-opera/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20025/sooreh-hera http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20025/sooreh-hera#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:52:23 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20025/sooreh-hera http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20025/sooreh-hera/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19670/chocolate-jesus http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19670/chocolate-jesus#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:31:03 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19670/chocolate-jesus http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19670/chocolate-jesus/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19209/obama-bin-christ http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19209/obama-bin-christ#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:26:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19209/obama-bin-christ http://www.religionnewsblog.com/19209/obama-bin-christ/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17855/chocolate-jesus-exhibition-canceled-after-catholics-protest http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17855/chocolate-jesus-exhibition-canceled-after-catholics-protest#comments Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:09:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17855/chocolate-jesus-exhibition-canceled-after-catholics-protest http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17855/chocolate-jesus-exhibition-canceled-after-catholics-protest/feed 0