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/26177/muslims-helping-to-rebuild-christian-school-in-kashmir http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26177/muslims-helping-to-rebuild-christian-school-in-kashmir#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:38:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26177 Muslims in Kashmir, in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, are supporting the re-building of a Christian school that was destroyed by fire during anti-Christian violence one year ago.

On 13 September, 2010, the Tyndale Biscoe School was the target of Muslims protesting a reported desecration of the Quran in the U.S. that marked the ninth anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terror attacks.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26177/muslims-helping-to-rebuild-christian-school-in-kashmir/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25635/southern-baptist-leader-leaves-mosque-coalition http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25635/southern-baptist-leader-leaves-mosque-coalition#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:56:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25635 interfaith coalition that supports the rights of Muslims to build mosques in their communities.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25635/southern-baptist-leader-leaves-mosque-coalition/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25081/sacramento-interfaith-leaders-plan-911-blessing-of-peace-on-quran http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25081/sacramento-interfaith-leaders-plan-911-blessing-of-peace-on-quran#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:18:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25081 Sacramento's interfaith community - including Christians, Jews, Sikhs, Quakers, Muslims and Druids - will meet at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Saturday, the ninth anniversary of 9/11, for a "blessing of peace on the Quran."

The 7 p.m. event, on the steps of the cathedral at 11th and K streets, is designed to blunt the threats of Florida Pastor Terry Jones to burn the Quran.

Jones' associates said today that no Qurans will be burned, but organizers of Saturday's event "wanted to send an alternative vision from America - placing roses on the Quran as a symbol of peace and tolerance.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25081/sacramento-interfaith-leaders-plan-911-blessing-of-peace-on-quran/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22115/rnb-quicklinks-atheists-reverend-magdalen-satanic-bikinis-bibles-scientology-whistleblowers-and-bb-king http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22115/rnb-quicklinks-atheists-reverend-magdalen-satanic-bikinis-bibles-scientology-whistleblowers-and-bb-king#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:45:27 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22115 Today's issue of RNB QuickLinks brings you Satanic bikinis vs. full-body swimwear (yes, we're talking Islam, of course), atheists upset at being shunned by an interfaith service, religious freedom, hell, Scientology whistleblowers and BB King...]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22115/rnb-quicklinks-atheists-reverend-magdalen-satanic-bikinis-bibles-scientology-whistleblowers-and-bb-king/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21778/archbishop-of-canterbury-claims-christian-doctrines-is-offensive-to-muslims-fails-to-note-islamic-doctrine-is-offensive-to-christians http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21778/archbishop-of-canterbury-claims-christian-doctrines-is-offensive-to-muslims-fails-to-note-islamic-doctrine-is-offensive-to-christians#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:20:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21778 As if he did not already have his hands full with the (pending) schisms within the denomination he supposedly leads, the 'Archbishop of Canterbury' keeps finding opportunities to court controversy.

Dr Williams also said violence is incompatible with the beliefs of either faith and that, once that principle is accepted, both can work together against poverty and prejudice and to help the environment.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21778/archbishop-of-canterbury-claims-christian-doctrines-is-offensive-to-muslims-fails-to-note-islamic-doctrine-is-offensive-to-christians/feed 0