http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24496/court-rules-against-creationism-degree http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24496/court-rules-against-creationism-degree#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:46:04 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24496 A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a creationism think tank and school that attempted to force the state of Texas to allow it to offer master's degrees in science education.

In 2008, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rejected the Dallas-based Institute for Creation Research's application to offer master's degrees, which taught science from a biblical perspective.

The institute's graduate school sued in 2009, claiming the board violated its constitutional right to free speech and religion.

U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks found no merit in the ICR's claims and criticized its legal documents as “overly verbose, disjointed, incoherent, maundering and full of irrelevant information.”]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24496/court-rules-against-creationism-degree/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23215/religion-news-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23215/religion-news-4#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:08:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23215 In today's RNB Roundup: David Attenborough receives hate mail • Another Scientologist attempts to give medical advice • Survey Reveals Americans’ Feelings about Wicca • Another example at to why Sharia -- Islamic law -- does not catch on in civilized countries • Resource: Religion Stylebook available free online.

Plus: the Church of England is on a mission to convert the so-called spiritual-but-not-religious]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23215/religion-news-4/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22406/catholic-church-to-hold-debate-on-god-and-evolution http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22406/catholic-church-to-hold-debate-on-god-and-evolution#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:03:08 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22406 The day after the Church of England issued an “apology” for having “misunderstood” the work of Charles Darwin, the Vatican has announced that it will organise a debate on the thorny question of Christian belief and the theory of evolution.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22406/catholic-church-to-hold-debate-on-god-and-evolution/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22403/michael-reiss-creationism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22403/michael-reiss-creationism#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:53:28 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22403 Michael Reiss, a biologist and ordained Church of England clergyman, agreed to step down from his position with the national academy of science after its officers decided that his comments had damaged its reputation.

His resignation comes after a campaign by senior Royal Society Fellows who were angered by Professor Reiss’s suggestion that science teachers should treat creationist beliefs “not as a misconception but as a world view”.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22403/michael-reiss-creationism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22347/church-england-evolution http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22347/church-england-evolution#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:47:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22347 Opposition to evolutionary theories is still "a litmus test of faithfulness" for some Christian movements, the Church will admit. It will say that such attitudes owe much to a fear of perceived threats to Christianity.

The comments are included on a Church of England website promoting the views of Charles Darwin to be launched on Monday.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22347/church-england-evolution/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22328/creationism-michael-reiss http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22328/creationism-michael-reiss#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:33:45 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22328 Professor Michael Reiss, director of education for the Royal Society, said banning creationism from the classroom could backfire at a time of growing religious fundamentalism.

Professor Reiss, a Church of England minister and former biology teacher, said he strongly believed in teaching the theory of evolution to children.

But rather than dismiss creationism as wrong or stupid, teachers should be prepared to discuss it as another 'worldview'.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22328/creationism-michael-reiss/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21940/islamic-creationism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21940/islamic-creationism#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:11:10 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21940 Richard Dawkins, the Oxford professor and evolutionary scientist, has criticised Muslim parents for "importing creationism" into British schools.

Prof Dawkins, a well-known atheist, also blamed the Government for accommodating religious views and allowing creationism to be taught in schools.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21940/islamic-creationism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21689/muslim-creationist-preaches-islam-and-awaits-christ http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21689/muslim-creationist-preaches-islam-and-awaits-christ#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:13:32 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21689 Harun Yahya is one of the most widely distributed authors in the Muslim world. His glossy books and DVDs on religion and science sell in Islamic bookshops around the globe. He gives away thousands of expensive volumes and lets readers download much of his work from his websites for free.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21689/muslim-creationist-preaches-islam-and-awaits-christ/feed 0