http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:08:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26421/anti-christian-incidents-nearly-doubled-in-indonesia-in-2011 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26421/anti-christian-incidents-nearly-doubled-in-indonesia-in-2011#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:51:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26421 Acts of violence and intolerance against Christians in Indonesia almost doubled in 2011, with an Islamist campaign to close down churches symbolizing the plight of the religious minority.

The worst is perhaps yet to come if authorities continue to overlook the threat of extremism, said a representative from the Jakarta-based Wahid Institute, a Muslim organization that promotes tolerance.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26421/anti-christian-incidents-nearly-doubled-in-indonesia-in-2011/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26367/uzbekistan-churches-banned-from-evangelism-youth-worship http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26367/uzbekistan-churches-banned-from-evangelism-youth-worship#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:01:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26367 Authorities in eastern Uzbekistan have warned local churches not to allow youngsters and children to attend their worship services and not to carry out missionary activities or "proselytism", the word for evangelism, local Christians and activists said.

The news emerged after Deputy Head of Administration Saidibrahim Saynazirov spoke with church leaders in the city of Angren, 110 kilometers (70 miles) east of Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26367/uzbekistan-churches-banned-from-evangelism-youth-worship/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26237/atheist-student-confident-in-prayer-mural-suit http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26237/atheist-student-confident-in-prayer-mural-suit#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:19:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26237 A 16-year-old Rhode Island atheist said Thursday she is confident the law is on her side in her fight over a prayer mural that she wants removed from the auditorium of her high school.

Ahlquist sued in federal court in April, saying the mural is offensive to non-Christians.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26237/atheist-student-confident-in-prayer-mural-suit/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26145/in-indonesia-church-runs-afoul-of-islamic-street-name http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26145/in-indonesia-church-runs-afoul-of-islamic-street-name#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:55:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26145 In a test case of religious intolerance in the world's largest Muslim-majority country, an Indonesian mayor is defying court rulings by pushing for a decree to block Christians from opening churches on streets with Islamic names.

Members of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church in the West Java town of Bogor are, after three years, still forced to worship on the sidewalk outside their building, protected by police. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26145/in-indonesia-church-runs-afoul-of-islamic-street-name/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26125/churches-in-nepal-live-under-threat-discrimination http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26125/churches-in-nepal-live-under-threat-discrimination#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:43:59 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26125 Hundreds of other churches scattered through the former Hindu kingdom of Nepal have faced government discrimination.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26125/churches-in-nepal-live-under-threat-discrimination/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26006/nepal-plans-new-criminal-code-forbidding-evangelism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26006/nepal-plans-new-criminal-code-forbidding-evangelism#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:34:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26006 Five years after it abolished Hinduism as the state religion, Nepal is working on a new criminal code forbidding a person from one faith to “convert a person or abet him to change his religion.”

Article 160 of the proposed code also says no one will be allowed to do anything or behave in any way that could cause a person from a caste, community or creed to lose faith in his/her traditional religion or convert to a different religion. The proposal would also prohibit conversion “by offering inducements or without inducement,” and preaching “a different religion or faith with any other intent.”]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26006/nepal-plans-new-criminal-code-forbidding-evangelism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25628/uk-bars-u-s-pastor-who-threatened-to-burn-koran http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25628/uk-bars-u-s-pastor-who-threatened-to-burn-koran#comments Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:57:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25628 Terry Jones, whose threat to burn Islam's holy book on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks last year provoked widespread condemnation, has been banned from visiting Britain, Reuters reports.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25628/uk-bars-u-s-pastor-who-threatened-to-burn-koran/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25604/in-otherwise-tolerant-malaysia-shiites-are-banned http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25604/in-otherwise-tolerant-malaysia-shiites-are-banned#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 10:14:35 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25604 OK to be Christian, Buddhist or Hindu. But not Shiite. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25604/in-otherwise-tolerant-malaysia-shiites-are-banned/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25599/supreme-court-again-is-asked-to-drop-in-god-we-trust http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25599/supreme-court-again-is-asked-to-drop-in-god-we-trust#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 22:28:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25599 atheist Michael Newdow is making another run at “In God We Trust,” with a new Supreme Court petition challenging the national motto, says the Kansas City Star]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25599/supreme-court-again-is-asked-to-drop-in-god-we-trust/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25034/pastor-says-armed-militia-to-protect-church-during-quran-burning-event http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25034/pastor-says-armed-militia-to-protect-church-during-quran-burning-event#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:01:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25034 Religious Insanity file: An armed Christian organization, Right Wing Extreme, will protect a church that is planning to host an "International Burn a Quran Day" on the ninth anniversary of September 11, the church's pastor said on Tuesday.

The Dove World Outreach Center, in Gainesville, Florida, says it is hosting the event to remember 9/11 victims and to take a stand against Islam. With promotions on its website and Facebook page, the nondenominational church invites Christians to burn the Muslim holy book.

Dove World Outreach Center Pastor Terry Jones has accepted the support of Right Wing Extreme, which he said offered to come to the church with between 500 and 2,000 men on September 11. He described the organization as an armed civilian militia group.

"There is a need for this protection. It is absolutely necessary in light of the death and terror threats we have received," Jones said in an e-mail to CNN.

Muslims and many other Christians, including some evangelicals, are fighting the church's plan to burn the Quran.

We can be sure of this: 'Pastor' Terry Jones might as well burn his Bible -- since he either has not read it or does not intent to obey its teachings.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25034/pastor-says-armed-militia-to-protect-church-during-quran-burning-event/feed 0