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/22518/england-monarchy-reforms http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22518/england-monarchy-reforms#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:30:01 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22518 Downing Street has drawn up plans to end the 300-year-old exclusion of Catholics from the throne.

The requirement that the succession automatically pass to a male would also be reformed, making it possible for a first born daughter of Prince William to become his heir.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22518/england-monarchy-reforms/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22006/muslim-marriage-contract-shariah http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22006/muslim-marriage-contract-shariah#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 14:12:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22006 Hailed as the biggest change in Sharia law in Britain for 100 years, a married Muslim couple will now have equal rights.

A husband will have to waive his right to polygamy, allowed under Islamic law, in the new contract which has been described as "revolutionary".

Some see the new law as a step in the direction of the formation of a European form of Islam.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22006/muslim-marriage-contract-shariah/feed 0