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/23912/israel-charges-extremist-with-attempted-murder-of-messianic-family http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23912/israel-charges-extremist-with-attempted-murder-of-messianic-family#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:17:20 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23912 Israel has charged Jack [Yaakov] Teitel, a Jewish-American extremist, with shooting to death two Palestinians and trying to kill others, including a Messianic Jewish family, who received a booby-trapped package in March 2008 that left their son critically injured.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23912/israel-charges-extremist-with-attempted-murder-of-messianic-family/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23741/israel-against-messianic-jews http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23741/israel-against-messianic-jews#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:07:53 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23741 Israel is using an ultra-Orthodox group to crack down on Messianic Jews — who believe that Jesus is the Messiah — and prevent them from staying in the country, officials have told The Times.

An official at the Interior Ministry said that an anti-assimilation group called Yad L’Achim was working with the ministry to prevent Messianic Jews — known as Jews for Jesus — from being allowed to live in Israel, which they consider their spiritual home.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23741/israel-against-messianic-jews/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23582/female-suicide-bombers-art-exhibit http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23582/female-suicide-bombers-art-exhibit#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 12:44:53 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23582 An art exhibit depicting various female Palestinian suicide bombers as the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus, which opened at the Sokolov House press center in Tel Aviv on Thursday, was quickly taken down following an outcry from the families of those killed or wounded in the attacks, as well as by organizations that represent terror victims.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23582/female-suicide-bombers-art-exhibit/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23362/israel-paganism http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23362/israel-paganism#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:17:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23362 Like many other soldiers who took part in the Gaza operation, Omer, 20, occasionally took a few moments to pray, but he did not pray to the Lord of Israel.

Omer considers himself pagan, and has sworn allegiance to three ancient gods. During combat, he says they appeared before him, giving him strength during the most arduous moments.

The soldier is part of a tiny community of pagans that has developed in Israel]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23362/israel-paganism/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21676/messianic-jews-persecuted-in-israel-but-some-say-the-harassment-brings-sympathy http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21676/messianic-jews-persecuted-in-israel-but-some-say-the-harassment-brings-sympathy#comments Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:09:12 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21676 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21676/messianic-jews-persecuted-in-israel-but-some-say-the-harassment-brings-sympathy/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21641/missionaries-draw-fire-in-israel http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21641/missionaries-draw-fire-in-israel#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:19:39 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21641 The burning of 200 New Testament bibles underscores growing tensions in the Jewish state between the mainstream religion and Christian Zionists. It was the latest in a string of incidents targeting Messianic Jews in Israel, a trend that has alarmed Christian Zionist organizations.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21641/missionaries-draw-fire-in-israel/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21494/orthodox-jews-religious-intolerance http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21494/orthodox-jews-religious-intolerance#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 05:15:49 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21494 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21494/orthodox-jews-religious-intolerance/feed 0