http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23918/anwar-al-awlaki-muslim-terrorism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23918/anwar-al-awlaki-muslim-terrorism#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:03:22 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23918 In nearly a dozen recent terrorism cases in the United States, Britain and Canada, investigators discovered the suspects had something in common: a devotion to the message of Anwar al-Awlaki, an eloquent Muslim cleric who has turned the Web into a tool for extremist indoctrination.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., on Nov. 5, is only the latest suspect accused of perpetrating or plotting violence to be linked to the cleric. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23918/anwar-al-awlaki-muslim-terrorism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23903/jailed-muslim-terrorists-promote-jihad http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23903/jailed-muslim-terrorists-promote-jihad#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:56:37 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23903 In an authoritative report, Quilliam, a counter-extremism think tank funded by the UK's Home Office, claims “mismanagement” by the Prison Service is helping Al Qaeda gain recruits and risks “strengthening jihadist movements”.

For instance, Abu Qatada, described by MI5 as “Osama Bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe”, has published fatwas -- religious rulings -- on the internet from Long Lartin prison, in Worcestershire, calling for holy war and the murder of moderate Muslims, it reveals.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23903/jailed-muslim-terrorists-promote-jihad/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23864/hindu-anti-christian-terrorism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23864/hindu-anti-christian-terrorism#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:15 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23864 After the recent arrests of numerous Hindu terrorists for exploding bombs, authorities increasingly view Hindu rightwing extremists as a threat not only to Muslim and Christian minorities but also to national security.

Historically Hindu terrorist groups have traded blows with India’s Muslim extremists, but because of a perceived threat from Christianity many analysts believe Hindu terrorists increasingly pose dangers to Christians as well.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23864/hindu-anti-christian-terrorism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23839/mohammad-cartoons-muslim-terrorist-plot http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23839/mohammad-cartoons-muslim-terrorist-plot#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:50:54 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23839 Two Chicago men have been charged in what officials said was a plot to attack employees of a Danish newspaper that in 2005 published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that offended many Muslims, according to criminal complaints unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Chicago.

One of the men had initially targeted a building occupied by the Danish newspaper, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten in Copenhagen.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23839/mohammad-cartoons-muslim-terrorist-plot/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22131/mi5-terrorism-report http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22131/mi5-terrorism-report#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:22:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22131 Research from the security service found it was impossible to draw up a typical profile of a "British Terrorist" contradicting the perception that all are traditional religious fanatics or Islamic fundamentalists.

The classified report on radicalisation concluded there was no single pathway to violent extremism and no easy way to identify those who would become involved in terrorism in Britain.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22131/mi5-terrorism-report/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12695/bush-critics-say-us-is-losing-war-on-terror http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12695/bush-critics-say-us-is-losing-war-on-terror#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12695/bush-critics-say-us-is-losing-war-on-terror/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12645/terrorists-inept-at-waging-war-with-chemicals http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12645/terrorists-inept-at-waging-war-with-chemicals#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/12645/terrorists-inept-at-waging-war-with-chemicals/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11766/london-hit-again-with-explosions http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11766/london-hit-again-with-explosions#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11766/london-hit-again-with-explosions/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11636/look-where-the-terrorists-are-from http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11636/look-where-the-terrorists-are-from#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11636/look-where-the-terrorists-are-from/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11621/if-its-a-muslim-problem-it-needs-a-muslim-solution http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11621/if-its-a-muslim-problem-it-needs-a-muslim-solution#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/11621/if-its-a-muslim-problem-it-needs-a-muslim-solution/feed 0