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/26130/catholic-schools-in-kenya-prohibit-muslim-head-covering http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26130/catholic-schools-in-kenya-prohibit-muslim-head-covering#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:54:44 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=26130 Muslim leaders in Kenya say they will continue to oppose a decision by Roman Catholic bishops, announced on 19 August, that students in Catholic schools may not wear the hijab, or head covering, worn by many devout Muslim girls and women.

The bishops cited long-existing church tradition, discipline and philosophies when announcing the rule.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/26130/catholic-schools-in-kenya-prohibit-muslim-head-covering/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25791/one-dead-as-islamist-mobs-in-ethiopia-destroy-church-buildings http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25791/one-dead-as-islamist-mobs-in-ethiopia-destroy-church-buildings#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:52:25 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25791 At least one Christian was killed and others injured when thousands of Islamic extremists set fire to 59 churches and at least 28 homes in western Ethiopia in the past five days, Christian leaders said.

More than 4,000 Christians in and around Asendabo, Jimma Zone have been displaced as a result of attacks that began on Wednesday (March 2) after Muslims accused a Christian of desecrating the Quran by tearing up a copy, sources said.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25791/one-dead-as-islamist-mobs-in-ethiopia-destroy-church-buildings/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25762/kenya-attackers-kill-dutch-missionary-wife-raped http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25762/kenya-attackers-kill-dutch-missionary-wife-raped#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:53:42 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25762 The 36-year-old Dutch missionary Ebel Kremer has been shot and killed in Kenya during a robbery, his church confirmed Friday, February 25.

His wife Lora Kremer, 34, was reportedly raped in the overnight attack in the town of Athi River near the capital Nairobi.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25762/kenya-attackers-kill-dutch-missionary-wife-raped/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24668/kenyas-constitutional-vote-on-sharia-courts-pits-muslims-against-christians http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24668/kenyas-constitutional-vote-on-sharia-courts-pits-muslims-against-christians#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:54:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24668 In this predominantly Christian nation, Christians are worried about a Muslim community that is growing in numbers and influence, and they have been vocally backed by U.S.-based Christian groups.

Muslims are wary of the rising power of fundamentalist Christian organizations backed by American Christians.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24668/kenyas-constitutional-vote-on-sharia-courts-pits-muslims-against-christians/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24464/serial-killer-member-of-religious-cult-that-kills-for-human-hair http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24464/serial-killer-member-of-religious-cult-that-kills-for-human-hair#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:29:41 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24464 "The suspect told us he shaves his victims’ hair after killing them. We caught him with human hair, which he confessed belonged to his latest victim," Maithya said.

He said they were not interested in ransom or blood from the victims but human hair, which they produce to their seniors to assess their progress.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24464/serial-killer-member-of-religious-cult-that-kills-for-human-hair/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24120/kingdom-seekers-fellowship-prays-to-raise-dead-pastors http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24120/kingdom-seekers-fellowship-prays-to-raise-dead-pastors#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:53:53 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24120 Two pastors in Kenya's Kingdom Seekers Fellowship International church were killed in a road accident on Monday last week. The faithful believed that God would resurrect them if they prayed hard enough.

If the pastors will not have risen from the death by Thursday, their bodies will be buried. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24120/kingdom-seekers-fellowship-prays-to-raise-dead-pastors/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23997/kenyan-witch-hunt-targets-elders http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23997/kenyan-witch-hunt-targets-elders#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:27:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23997 Dozens of villagers in the Kenyan district of Kisii are falling prey to superstitious groups accusing them of witchcraft.

The poverty-stricken western district, known as Kenya's sorcery belt, has seen an increase in mob attacks on individuals and even killings.

The poor and elderly in particular are being targeted. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23997/kenyan-witch-hunt-targets-elders/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23889/lawrence-omambia http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23889/lawrence-omambia#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:50:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23889 Of course it isn't all that unusual for a pastor to claim healing powers. Witness the blow-dried televangelists of America and elsewhere, who often advertise their dramatic healing powers in infomercials.

But in western Kenya the belief in the supernatural is far deeper, and the line between Christianity and the occult is thin at best.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23889/lawrence-omambia/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21498/suspected-witchcraft http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21498/suspected-witchcraft#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 06:40:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21498 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21498/suspected-witchcraft/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21294/mungiki-41 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21294/mungiki-41#comments Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:42:35 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21294 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21294/mungiki-41/feed 0