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/26070/cuban-pastor-family-arrive-in-u-s-after-suffering-under-regime http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26070/cuban-pastor-family-arrive-in-u-s-after-suffering-under-regime#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:06:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26070 An evangelical pastor once jailed by the regime of Fidel Castro arrived in the United States from Cuba yesterday with his family under a special resettlement program for political refugees.

The Rev. Carlos Lamelas was granted asylum in the United States due to persecution he has endured for more than five years at the hands of Cuban authorities.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26070/cuban-pastor-family-arrive-in-u-s-after-suffering-under-regime/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23658/religious-freedom-in-cuba http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23658/religious-freedom-in-cuba#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:30:16 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23658 Pressure on religious leaders in Cuba has increased significantly over the past year according to a new report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW). Comprehensive evidence within the document details a sharp rise in religious liberty violations there.

Independent church leaders from the fast growing Apostolic Movement have been particularly targeted for harassment, detentions and court summons by the Government.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23658/religious-freedom-in-cuba/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23566/gilianys-meneses-de-los-rios http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23566/gilianys-meneses-de-los-rios#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:07:48 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23566 A pastor’s wife who lost her baby after a neighbour attacked her on the street, is being fined the equivalent of over two months salary on charges of "disturbing the public order" on that day, Christian trial observers said Friday, August 21.

The attack was the latest in a campaign of harassment against the Rodriguez family, carried out with what Christian Solidarity Worldwide described as “the tacit support of the authorities.”]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23566/gilianys-meneses-de-los-rios/feed 0