http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:59:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26048/geert-wilders-acquitted-of-all-charges http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26048/geert-wilders-acquitted-of-all-charges#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:12:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26048 A court in Amsterdam has acquitted MP Geert Wilders of charges of inciting hatred and insulting Muslims as a group.

The charges had been brought by individuals who felt they had been discriminated against by the anti-Islam nationalist MP. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26048/geert-wilders-acquitted-of-all-charges/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25901/jordan-to-try-danish-artist-over-mohammed-cartoon http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25901/jordan-to-try-danish-artist-over-mohammed-cartoon#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:36:24 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25901 Danish artist Kurt Westergaard, known for his controversial caricature of the Prophet Mohammed, said Friday he had not been informed of a trial against him in Jordan and said he would in any case not attend.

"I have not done anything illegal in Denmark. I only did my job and I will always defend the right to freedom of expression," he said, reiterating meanwhile that he had "never had the intention to offend Muslims and their faith with my caricature."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25901/jordan-to-try-danish-artist-over-mohammed-cartoon/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25709/christian-news-agency-ordered-to-register-with-hungary-media-authority http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25709/christian-news-agency-ordered-to-register-with-hungary-media-authority#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 05:41:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25709 Central and Eastern Europe's first online Christian news agency, BosNewsLife, was ordered Wednesday, February 9, to register with Hungarian authorities under a new controversial law that critics say is part of a crackdown on independent media.

Under the new law electronic media such as BosNewsLife could face fines of over $100,000 and broadcasters nearly $1 million if their news coverage is deemed unbalanced, immoral or violating human dignity.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25709/christian-news-agency-ordered-to-register-with-hungary-media-authority/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25485/wikileaks http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25485/wikileaks#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:37:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25485
Reporters Without Borders condemns the blocking, cyber-attacks and political pressure being directed at cablegate.wikileaks.org, the website dedicated to the US diplomatic cables. The organization is also concerned by some of the extreme comments made by American authorities concerning WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25485/wikileaks/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25447/vogelenzang-couple-turns-hotel-loss-into-blessing-for-community http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25447/vogelenzang-couple-turns-hotel-loss-into-blessing-for-community#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:00:42 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25447 arrested for criticising Islam, have told a US news channel of their exciting new plans to use the hotel to help the community.

Many considered the arrest to be unfounded. The court dismissed the case after a judge questioned the character of the Muslim convert who brought the complaint.

Still, in the aftermath of the Muslim woman's attack on free speech the couple's business was destroyed.

The couple has now told CBN of how they bounced back from their loss to start a new non-profit making business designed to provide a host of valuable services to their local community.

The Bounty House TLC Centre now provides a range of services including rehabilitation for former soldiers, arts and crafts lessons for the elderly, help and advice for families, and life skills courses.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25447/vogelenzang-couple-turns-hotel-loss-into-blessing-for-community/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25264/when-blasphemy-is-a-crime http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25264/when-blasphemy-is-a-crime#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:39:30 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25264 may soon vote — not for the first time — in favor of a resolution opposing the "defamation of religions." The idea, which may sound appealing at first blush, is particularly championed by Islamic countries, which would like to go even further and have the condemnation enshrined in international law.

But a new report by Freedom House, a Washington-based human rights organization, demonstrates how such policies have too often been used by countries to suppress freedom of speech and freedom of religion, leading to serious human rights abuses.

See also: Free Speech and Radical Islam]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25264/when-blasphemy-is-a-crime/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25245/dutch-court-to-hear-geert-wilders-case-over-again http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25245/dutch-court-to-hear-geert-wilders-case-over-again#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:31:42 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25245 A Dutch court approved on Friday a request from anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders to have new judges for his trial on charges of inciting hatred against Muslims, forcing the court to start the case over again.

It is alleged that one of the judges tried to influence one of Wilders' witnesses.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25245/dutch-court-to-hear-geert-wilders-case-over-again/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25202/dutch-prosecutor-requests-some-charges-against-geert-wilders-be-dropped http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25202/dutch-prosecutor-requests-some-charges-against-geert-wilders-be-dropped#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:26:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25202 hate speech case against Dutch politician Geert Wilders on Tuesday requested the court drop charges of insulting Muslims from the list of crimes being considered.

Although prosecutors would continue pushing for a conviction on charges of discrimination and inciting hatred against Muslims, they said incendiary statements Wilders had made about the Koran and Islam could not be construed as a direct insult to people of the Muslim faith. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25202/dutch-prosecutor-requests-some-charges-against-geert-wilders-be-dropped/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25185/dutch-anti-islam-mps-trial-to-go-on http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25185/dutch-anti-islam-mps-trial-to-go-on#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:48:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25185 hate speech trial of Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders, set to become a shadow partner of the next government, will go ahead as planned after a court on Tuesday refused to dismiss his judges for alleged bias.

Wilders is charged with five counts of giving religious offence to Muslims and inciting hatred and discrimination against Muslims and people of non-Western immigrant origin, particularly Moroccans, in comments made between October 2006 and March 2008 in Dutch newspapers and on internet forums.

Seven days of hearings have been scheduled in the month of October, with judgment expected on November 4.

Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV) came third in June 9 national elections, and is concluding a deal to support a new minority government of Christian Democrats and liberals in return for a voice in policy-making.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25185/dutch-anti-islam-mps-trial-to-go-on/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25177/dutch-anti-islam-lawmaker-geert-wildes-on-trial-for-inciting-hate http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25177/dutch-anti-islam-lawmaker-geert-wildes-on-trial-for-inciting-hate#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 08:32:15 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25177 Dutch anti-Islamist politician Geert Wilders, who plays a controversial but pivotal role in the formation of a new Dutch government, went on trial on Monday for inciting hatred against Muslims.

Wilders is charged with inciting hate and discrimination against Muslims in comments he made in the media and for insulting Muslims by comparing the Islamic faith to Nazism.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25177/dutch-anti-islam-lawmaker-geert-wildes-on-trial-for-inciting-hate/feed 0