http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:33:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23741/israel-against-messianic-jews http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23741/israel-against-messianic-jews#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:07:53 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23741 Israel is using an ultra-Orthodox group to crack down on Messianic Jews — who believe that Jesus is the Messiah — and prevent them from staying in the country, officials have told The Times.

An official at the Interior Ministry said that an anti-assimilation group called Yad L’Achim was working with the ministry to prevent Messianic Jews — known as Jews for Jesus — from being allowed to live in Israel, which they consider their spiritual home.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23741/israel-against-messianic-jews/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21783/messianic-jews-kosher-prison-meals http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21783/messianic-jews-kosher-prison-meals#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:58 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21783 Messianic Jews believe in Jesus. But they still consider themselves as faithful to Judaism as anyone else.

They want to eat kosher meals, avoiding pork and shellfish and not mixing meat and dairy products. But if they are inmates in Ohio prisons, they are out of luck. Kosher meals are a privilege afforded only to traditional Jews.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21783/messianic-jews-kosher-prison-meals/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21676/messianic-jews-persecuted-in-israel-but-some-say-the-harassment-brings-sympathy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21676/messianic-jews-persecuted-in-israel-but-some-say-the-harassment-brings-sympathy#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:09:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21676 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21676/messianic-jews-persecuted-in-israel-but-some-say-the-harassment-brings-sympathy/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21641/missionaries-draw-fire-in-israel http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21641/missionaries-draw-fire-in-israel#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:19:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21641 The burning of 200 New Testament bibles underscores growing tensions in the Jewish state between the mainstream religion and Christian Zionists. It was the latest in a string of incidents targeting Messianic Jews in Israel, a trend that has alarmed Christian Zionist organizations.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21641/missionaries-draw-fire-in-israel/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21256/messianic-jews-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21256/messianic-jews-4#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:04:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21256/messianic-jews-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21256/messianic-jews-4/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20945/messianic-jews-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20945/messianic-jews-3#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 21:03:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20945/messianic-jews-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20945/messianic-jews-3/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20935/messianic-jews-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20935/messianic-jews-2#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:12:48 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20935/messianic-jews-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20935/messianic-jews-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20934/messianic-jews http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20934/messianic-jews#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:53:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20934/messianic-jews http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20934/messianic-jews/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13620/rabbi-says-messianic-jews-are-christians-in-disguise http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13620/rabbi-says-messianic-jews-are-christians-in-disguise#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13620/rabbi-says-messianic-jews-are-christians-in-disguise/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12955/controversial-jewish-sect-professes-faith-in-jesus http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12955/controversial-jewish-sect-professes-faith-in-jesus#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12955/controversial-jewish-sect-professes-faith-in-jesus/feed 0