http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:58:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23938/muslim-states-restrict-religious-freedom-for-christians http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23938/muslim-states-restrict-religious-freedom-for-christians#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:32:47 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23938 Muslim reaction across the world to Sunday’s Swiss referendum banning the construction of further minarets for mosques in the tiny Alpine nation has been almost entirely negative.

Yet the referendums outcome pales in comparison to restrictions on non-Muslims who aim to practice their faith in Muslim lands.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23938/muslim-states-restrict-religious-freedom-for-christians/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21987/how-many-muslims http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21987/how-many-muslims#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:50:43 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21987 A new census of Muslim congregations is reviving controversies over how many Muslims are in the USA, how they are counted and why it matters.

For minority religious groups, particularly Muslims and Jews, higher numbers can mean enhanced social and political clout in the U.S. public square.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21987/how-many-muslims/feed 0