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/25113/halal-animal-abuse http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25113/halal-animal-abuse#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:14:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25113 Halal meat is being routinely served at some of Britain’s most popular sporting venues, pubs, schools and hospitals without the public’s knowledge, it has emerged.

All beef, chicken and lamb sold to fans at Wembley Stadium has been secretly prepared in accordance with strict Islamic law.

And hundreds of pubs and restaurants in Britain, as well as top racecourses, schools and hospitals, now only serve chicken that has been ritually slaughtered according to Sharia Law.

Under Muslim laws, animals are slaughtered by having their throat slit to allow all the blood to drain out. Animals often die a slow painful death because religious slaughter houses are exempt from laws that require animals to be stunned before killing.

Last night there were growing concerns that members of public were unwittingly supporting a cruel form of butchery.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25113/halal-animal-abuse/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24045/islam-critic-geert-wilders-goes-on-trial-in-netherlands http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24045/islam-critic-geert-wilders-goes-on-trial-in-netherlands#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:18:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24045 Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders is due to appear in an Amsterdam court on Wednesday on charges of religious insult and anti-Islam incitement.

The prosecution claims his 2008 short film "Fitna", as well as statements made in interviews and speeches, incite hatred against Muslims. Wilders has called Islam a "backward" culture and the Koran a "fascist book that incites people to violence."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24045/islam-critic-geert-wilders-goes-on-trial-in-netherlands/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21576/you-cant-preach-the-bible-here-this-is-a-muslim-area http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21576/you-cant-preach-the-bible-here-this-is-a-muslim-area#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:38:27 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21576
They say they were told by a Muslim police community support officer that they could not preach there and that attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity was a hate crime.

The community officer is also said to have told the two men: 'You have been warned. If you come back here and get beat up, well, you have been warned.']]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21576/you-cant-preach-the-bible-here-this-is-a-muslim-area/feed 0