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/23884/anonymous-scientology-critic-arrested http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23884/anonymous-scientology-critic-arrested#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:15:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23884 The arrest of a member of an anti-Scientology group on terrorism-related charges last month thrust Las Vegas into the forefront of a worldwide dispute between the group and the celebrity-laden church.

Authorities say they believed acts of violence were about to be committed against the Las Vegas Scientology church, which is creating a new 36,845-square-foot center on Eastern Avenue to cater to celebrities.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23884/anonymous-scientology-critic-arrested/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23832/football-games-religious-signs http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23832/football-games-religious-signs#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:14:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23832 A school district in Georgia, USA, recently decided that cheerleaders could not longer display banners with Bible verses at school football games -- one of those 'Church and State' issues.

Result? More bible banners than ever, now displayed by fans in the stands instead of cheerleaders on the field.

While constitutional experts agree with the new policy, and many locals understand why it is being applied, the fans are using their right to free speech. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23832/football-games-religious-signs/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23669/christian-couple-face-losing-hotel-after-criminal-charges-for-offending-muslim-woma http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23669/christian-couple-face-losing-hotel-after-criminal-charges-for-offending-muslim-woma#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:56:13 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23669 A Christian Couple face losing their livelihood after being charged with a criminal offence for offending a Muslim woman by saying that Islamic dress is oppressive.

This attack on free speech is the latest example of religious persecution based on political correctness in the UK.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23669/christian-couple-face-losing-hotel-after-criminal-charges-for-offending-muslim-woma/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23652/scientology-hates-free-speech-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23652/scientology-hates-free-speech-3#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:13:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23652 Scientology has a lot to hide -- and a lot of it has been exposed to daylight by the cult's many critics.

That must hurt in the pocketbook, and thus the 'church' -- which among other things is behind an anti-psychiatry hate group -- has launched yet another on free speech.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23652/scientology-hates-free-speech-3/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23593/yale-criticized-for-nixing-muslim-cartoons-in-book http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23593/yale-criticized-for-nixing-muslim-cartoons-in-book#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:50:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23593 Yale University is publishing "The Cartoons That Shook the World" about how cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad caused outrage, violence and other bad behavior across the Muslim world.

But it won't include the cartoons themselves -- for fear of further violence on the part of Muslim extremists.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23593/yale-criticized-for-nixing-muslim-cartoons-in-book/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23320/scientology-versus-free-speech-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23320/scientology-versus-free-speech-3#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:20:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23320 Protesters targeting a Church of Scientology compound in one California county now face stricter limits on how they can conduct demonstrations, according to a new ordinance adopted Tuesday by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

Critics of the measure say it needlessly constrains free speech. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23320/scientology-versus-free-speech-3/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22986/scientology-picketing http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22986/scientology-picketing#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:04:57 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22986 The Church of Scientology's concerns about protesters outside their Gilman Hot Springs base led Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone to seek and gain approval Tuesday for county restrictions on picketing in residential neighborhoods.

Only Supervisor Bob Buster voted against the ordinance, which forbids demonstrators from coming within 300 feet of a home they are targeting in unincorporated Riverside County.

Buster said a 300-foot buffer would effectively quash demonstrations outside residences. He said the ordinance threatens free-speech rights.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22986/scientology-picketing/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22320/islam-hates-free-speech http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22320/islam-hates-free-speech#comments Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:47:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22320 Islam is incompatible with free speech (and a host of other values observed by civilized nations).

In an unprecedented case, a Jordanian court is prosecuting 12 Europeans in an extraterritorial attempt to silence the debate on radical Islam.

The prosecutor general in Amman charged the 12 with blasphemy, demeaning Islam and Muslim feelings, and slandering and insulting the prophet Muhammad in violation of the Jordanian Penal Code. The charges are especially unusual because the alleged violations were not committed on Jordanian soil.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22320/islam-hates-free-speech/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22198/jewel-medina-denmark http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22198/jewel-medina-denmark#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:06:13 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22198 The Jewel of Medina tells the story of Aisha, one of Muhammad's wives, from the age of six to 18 when Muhammad dies.

It was bought by Random House US for a reported advance of $100,000, but then dropped after the publisher was told by academics and security experts that publication was potentially more risky than Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses and the Danish publication of cartoons of Muhammad. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22198/jewel-medina-denmark/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21696/australia-boy-charged-for-wearing-t-shirt-degrading-jesus http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21696/australia-boy-charged-for-wearing-t-shirt-degrading-jesus#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:16:11 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21696 The boy, 16, was stopped by police in Biggera Waters after he was spotted wearing a t-shirt which claims "Jesus is a (expletive deleted)" and depicts a nun masturbating.

It is a t-shirt for English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21696/australia-boy-charged-for-wearing-t-shirt-degrading-jesus/feed 0