Religion News Blog » Human Rights Violations http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:35:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Poll: On torture, evangelicals not looking to Bible, doctrine http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22338/christian-hypocrites http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22338/christian-hypocrites#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:03:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22338 Poll A new survey suggests the very Americans who claim to follow the Bible most assiduously don’t consult it when forming their views about torture and government policy.

It shows not only are white evangelical Southerners more likely than the general populace to believe torture is sometimes or often justified, but also that they are far more likely—to tweak a phrase from Proverbs—to “lean on their own understanding” regarding the subject.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22338/christian-hypocrites/feed International legal experts unveil index to measure how well nations follow rule of law. Plus: Robert Jay Lifton comments on U.S. use of torture http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21725/international-legal-experts-unveil-index-to-measure-how-well-nations-follow-rule-of-law-plus-robert-jay-lifton-comments-on-us-use-of-torture http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21725/international-legal-experts-unveil-index-to-measure-how-well-nations-follow-rule-of-law-plus-robert-jay-lifton-comments-on-us-use-of-torture#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:06:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21725
Also: not coincidentally, Robert Jay Lifton comments on America's use of torture. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21725/international-legal-experts-unveil-index-to-measure-how-well-nations-follow-rule-of-law-plus-robert-jay-lifton-comments-on-us-use-of-torture/feed British Muslim ‘bullied’ for converting to Christianity http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21290/islamic-hate-crimes-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21290/islamic-hate-crimes-2#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:06:11 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21290 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21290/islamic-hate-crimes-2/feed Masked protesters rally against Scientology http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21150/protest-scientology-14 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21150/protest-scientology-14#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:13:17 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21150/protest-scientology-14 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21150/protest-scientology-14/feed Group protests Scientology http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21149/scientology-protest http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21149/scientology-protest#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:03:33 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21149/scientology-protest http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21149/scientology-protest/feed Why I fled Scientology http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21148/scientology-human-rights-violations http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21148/scientology-human-rights-violations#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:22:38 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21148/scientology-human-rights-violations http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21148/scientology-human-rights-violations/feed Edinburgh: Protesters plan Scientology demonstration http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21095/scotland-scientology-protest http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21095/scotland-scientology-protest#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:47:27 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21095/scotland-scientology-protest [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21095/scotland-scientology-protest/feed US State Department releases annual report on human rights http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20863/us-hypocrisy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20863/us-hypocrisy#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:43:29 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20863/us-hypocrisy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20863/us-hypocrisy/feed America adds a shameful chapter to the history of torture http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20833/george-bush-war-criminal http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20833/george-bush-war-criminal#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:30:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20833/george-bush-war-criminal http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20833/george-bush-war-criminal/feed George ‘This country does not Torture’ Bush vetoes torture-ban law http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20831/george-bush-torturer http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20831/george-bush-torturer#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:01:17 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20831/george-bush-torturer http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20831/george-bush-torturer/feed