http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:40:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22515/guide-dogs-ok-in-mosque http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22515/guide-dogs-ok-in-mosque#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:40:52 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22515 A British Muslim body has ruled that a blind student can take a guide dog with him to his local mosque, a judgment Muslim and blind advocacy groups are hailing as a breakthrough.

Previously, all dogs were banned from mosques because the Islamic faith historically sees them as being for guarding and hunting only. However, the position was softened because guide dogs could be classed in the "working dogs" category. ]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22515/guide-dogs-ok-in-mosque/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22449/mosque-protest-in-germany-halted http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22449/mosque-protest-in-germany-halted#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:26:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22449 German police have banned an extreme right-wing "anti-Islamification" rally in Cologne, as it was about to begin.

"The safety of our Cologne people has priority," said a police spokesman after ugly clashes between far-leftists and riot police.

The leftists, who were bent on occupying a city square set aside for the rightists to use, assaulted police and tried to snatch their pistols. Riot police advanced against them, swinging batons.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22449/mosque-protest-in-germany-halted/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21728/the-ahmadiyya-community-theologically-a-cult-of-islam-opens-canadas-largest-mosque http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21728/the-ahmadiyya-community-theologically-a-cult-of-islam-opens-canadas-largest-mosque#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:58:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21728 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21728/the-ahmadiyya-community-theologically-a-cult-of-islam-opens-canadas-largest-mosque/feed 0