http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:49:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25846/israels-messianic-jews-face-orthodox-persecution http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25846/israels-messianic-jews-face-orthodox-persecution#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:04:40 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25846 Representatives of a Messianic Jewish community in the southern Israeli town of Arad said Monday, March 21, they face "increased persecution" by ultra-Orthodox Jews who accuse the believers of missionary activities and want them to leave Israel.

In 2008, the Supreme Court of Israel ruled that Messianic Jews have the same rights regarding automatic citizenship as Jews who do not believe in Jesus as the Messiah.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25846/israels-messianic-jews-face-orthodox-persecution/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25061/alleged-bomber-of-christian-boy-in-israel-to-stand-trial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25061/alleged-bomber-of-christian-boy-in-israel-to-stand-trial#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:18:09 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=25061 ISTANBUL, September 3 (Compass Direct News) – An Israeli man accused of planting a homemade bomb that almost killed the son of a Messianic Jewish pastor in Ariel, Israel has been declared competent to stand trial.

Jack Teitel, 37, who in November was indicted on two charges of pre-meditated murder, three charges of attempted murder and numerous weapons charges, is expected to enter a plea on Sunday (Sept. 5).]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/25061/alleged-bomber-of-christian-boy-in-israel-to-stand-trial/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24771/messianic-jewish-church-won%e2%80%99t-appeal-israeli-court-ruling http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24771/messianic-jewish-church-won%e2%80%99t-appeal-israeli-court-ruling#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:21:11 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24771 A congregation of Messianic Jews in Israel who recently lost a lawsuit against an ultra-orthodox Jewish group that allegedly incited a riot against them has decided not to appeal their case, the church’s pastor has said.

After meeting with his congregation and members of the Messianic community in Israel, Howard Bass, pastor of Yeshua’s Inheritance church in Beer Sheva, said that although there are strong legal grounds for an appeal, he believes it is not God’s will to do so.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24771/messianic-jewish-church-won%e2%80%99t-appeal-israeli-court-ruling/feed 0 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/23575/scott-roeder-george-tiller http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23575/scott-roeder-george-tiller#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:38:42 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23575 Scott Roeder, the Kansas City man accused of killing Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller, attended a 'Bible study group' into conspiracy theories.

Among the topics: The Old Testament, their Hebrew roots and the “secret societies” attempting to control government and culture.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23575/scott-roeder-george-tiller/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21783/messianic-jews-kosher-prison-meals http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21783/messianic-jews-kosher-prison-meals#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:45:58 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21783 Messianic Jews believe in Jesus. But they still consider themselves as faithful to Judaism as anyone else.

They want to eat kosher meals, avoiding pork and shellfish and not mixing meat and dairy products. But if they are inmates in Ohio prisons, they are out of luck. Kosher meals are a privilege afforded only to traditional Jews.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21783/messianic-jews-kosher-prison-meals/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