http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:08:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24255/military-religious-freedom-foundation-wants-evangelist-pentagon-invitation-canceled http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24255/military-religious-freedom-foundation-wants-evangelist-pentagon-invitation-canceled#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:30:19 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=24255 A watchdog group objected Tuesday to an evangelist's invitation to speak at the Pentagon next month, saying his past description of Islam as "evil" offended Muslims who work for the Department of Defense and the appearance should be canceled.

After the 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Graham said Islam "is a very evil and wicked religion."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/24255/military-religious-freedom-foundation-wants-evangelist-pentagon-invitation-canceled/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23743/lawyer-sues-against-threathening-prayers http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23743/lawyer-sues-against-threathening-prayers#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:49:13 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23743 A former military lawyer who served in the Reagan White House and worked for Ross Perot is suing a Dallas-based religious organization in a case that could test the limits of free speech and prayer.

Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said he wants Gordon Klingenschmitt, a former U.S. Navy chaplain, to "stop asking Jesus to plunder my fields ... seize my assets, kill me and my family then wipe away our descendants for 10 generations."]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23743/lawyer-sues-against-threathening-prayers/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21717/pentagon-asked-to-block-christian-broadcast http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21717/pentagon-asked-to-block-christian-broadcast#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:22:57 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21717 A foundation that has sued the military alleging widespread violations of religious freedom is asking the Pentagon to block a Christian cable TV broadcast featuring officers in uniform.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has raised objections to 20 minutes of the two-hour broadcast of "Carman's Red, White and Blue Spectacular," saying the program may violate a prohibition against uniformed officers endorsing a particular religion.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21717/pentagon-asked-to-block-christian-broadcast/feed 0