http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:15:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23727/blasphemy-day http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23727/blasphemy-day#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:01:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23727 Outraged by nations that want to execute blasphemers and propelled by a deep belief in the freedom of expression, Lindsay is forging ahead with his "nothing is sacred" movement.

Wednesday marks the first organized observance of Blasphemy Day, a series of events, exhibits and lectures unfolding in a host of mostly North American cities that are part of a larger Campaign for Free Expression.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23727/blasphemy-day/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23451/muslim-lawyer-threatens-christian http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23451/muslim-lawyer-threatens-christian#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 06:54:07 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23451 A Pakistani Christian charged with abetting blasphemy against Islam was denied bail for his own safety last week after an Islamist lawyer allegedly threatened his life in a court hearing.

Insulting Islam is a dangerous activity in the conservative nation of 170 million, but with the spread of the Taliban, non-Muslims fear their very existence will make them a target to fundamentalists.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23451/muslim-lawyer-threatens-christian/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22892/netherlands-blasphemy-law http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22892/netherlands-blasphemy-law#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:18:48 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22892 A controversial anti-blasphemy law is being scrapped by the Dutch government.

In scrapping the law the cabinet is meeting the demand of parliament where a majority of parties argued that offering religious groups an extra layer of legal protection is outdated.

As an alternative the cabinet is now seeking to strengthen anti-discrimination laws against groups whatever their background, thus taking the religious component out of the equation.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22892/netherlands-blasphemy-law/feed 0