http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:59:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26464/seven-christians-killed-in-bauchi-state-nigeria http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26464/seven-christians-killed-in-bauchi-state-nigeria#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:58:54 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26464 Early morning attacks in Tafawa Balewa, Bauchi state on Sunday left at least seven Christians dead and a church building destroyed.

The attack on the Evangelical Church Winning All Church 2 was carried out by area Islamic extremists alongside members of the Boko Haram sect, with the church building and surrounding houses bombed.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26464/seven-christians-killed-in-bauchi-state-nigeria/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26432/muslim-men-accused-of-hate-crime-over-anti-gay-leaflet http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26432/muslim-men-accused-of-hate-crime-over-anti-gay-leaflet#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:29:56 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26432 Five Muslim men from Derby, UK, have gone on trial for allegedly handing out leaflets calling for gay people to be killed in the first ever prosecution under new legislation making such actions a hate crime.

They are accused of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26432/muslim-men-accused-of-hate-crime-over-anti-gay-leaflet/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26403/muslims-attack-bishop-with-acid http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26403/muslims-attack-bishop-with-acid#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:11:55 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26403 Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church, leaving him with severe burns that have blinded one eye and threaten sight in the other.

On Oct. 15, area Muslim leaders declared a fatwa against him demanding his death.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26403/muslims-attack-bishop-with-acid/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26288/french-satirical-newspaper-firebombed-after-prophet-mohammed-announcement http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26288/french-satirical-newspaper-firebombed-after-prophet-mohammed-announcement#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:19:38 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26288 In yet another Muslim attack on free speech the offices of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo have been destroyed by a petrol bomb -- a day after it named the Prophet Mohammed as its “editor-in-chief” for this week’s issue.

The fiercely anti-clerical magazine said the move, which included renaming the publication “Sharia Hebdo”, was intended to "celebrate" the victory of Islamist party Ennhada in Tunisia's election.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26288/french-satirical-newspaper-firebombed-after-prophet-mohammed-announcement/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26183/niqab-wearing-muslim-lawbreaker-wants-to-be-president-of-france http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26183/niqab-wearing-muslim-lawbreaker-wants-to-be-president-of-france#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:25:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26183 One of the first women to be arrested for breaking France’s burka ban today announced that she was standing for President.

Her campaign will be bankrolled by a number of influential pro-Islam support groups and influential millionaires.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26183/niqab-wearing-muslim-lawbreaker-wants-to-be-president-of-france/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26155/muslim-extremists-in-sudan-threaten-to-target-christians http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26155/muslim-extremists-in-sudan-threaten-to-target-christians#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:30:38 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26155 Muslim extremists have sent text messages to at least 10 church leaders in Khartoum saying they are planning to target Christian leaders, buildings and institutions.

Church leaders said they fear more persecution as they and their flocks become targets of local Islamists.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26155/muslim-extremists-in-sudan-threaten-to-target-christians/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26134/nigerian-army-said-to-help-in-slaughter-of-christians http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26134/nigerian-army-said-to-help-in-slaughter-of-christians#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:23:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26134 Muslim extremists with the alleged help of Nigerian army personnel killed 24 Christians this month in central Nigeria’s Plateau state, area sources said.

Plateau Gov. Jonah Jang called for immediate withdrawal of the Nigerian army because, he said, Muslims in the army have taken sides with Islamist assailants.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26134/nigerian-army-said-to-help-in-slaughter-of-christians/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26118/indonesia-jails-victim-of-attack-on-ahmadi-sect http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26118/indonesia-jails-victim-of-attack-on-ahmadi-sect#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:34:05 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26118 An Indonesian man wounded when Muslim hate criminals attacked members of his minority Islamic sect was sentenced Monday to six months in jail, more than some of the actual attackers who were caught on video.

It is part of a pattern of abuse against followers of the Ahmadiyya sect.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26118/indonesia-jails-victim-of-attack-on-ahmadi-sect/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26117/no-shame-for-religious-killings-in-indonesian-town http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26117/no-shame-for-religious-killings-in-indonesian-town#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 21:54:56 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26117 When Dani bin Misra was released from prison last week after serving just three months for smashing in the skull of a member of a Muslim sect, this conservative Indonesian town let out a triumphant cry. "He's a hero!" Rasna bin Wildan said of the teenage killer.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26117/no-shame-for-religious-killings-in-indonesian-town/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26085/belgian-ban-on-full-veils-now-in-effect http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26085/belgian-ban-on-full-veils-now-in-effect#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 07:21:42 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26085 A law has come into force in Belgium banning women from wearing the full Islamic veil in public.

As of Saturday, any woman wearing the face-covering burqa or niqab in public risks a fine of 137 euros ($197) or up to seven days in jail.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26085/belgian-ban-on-full-veils-now-in-effect/feed 0