Religion in the Daily News
- Lack of core religious values bane of unity in Nigeria – Don 26 April 2024 5 h 56 min Blueprint Newspapers Limited The Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Technology, Innovation, and Research (TIR), National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Godwin Akper, has identified the failure to practice the core values of religion and the hegemony of moral values in public …
- Samana Bodhirak: Ascetic leader of Santi Asoke at vanguard of political protest movements 26 April 2024 5 h 38 min Thai PBS File photo : Samana Bodhirak Samana Bodhirak will be remembered as the spiritual leader who founded the Santi Asoke Buddhist sect but never shied away from political upheavals that have shaped Thailand for the past four decades. Although Santi Asoke is …
- Ihor Poshyvailo: Churches, religious sites play special role in Ukraine’s resistance 26 April 2024 5 h 01 min The Kyiv Independent Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Editor's Note: The Kyiv Independent is exclusively re-publishing an interview with Ihor Poshyvailo prepared by the Forum for Ukrainian Studies, a research publication for experts, …
- North varsities bar churches on campuses, Kukah alleges 26 April 2024 4 h 23 min The Punch THE Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, has expressed worry about what he described as declining diversity and meritocracy in Nigerian universities. He said he found that public universities in the North are not open to the …
- Islam’s timeless teachings: A proof of God’s existence 26 April 2024 3 h 01 min Al Hakam Sarfraz Ahmad, Student, Jamia Ahmadiyya UK With global irreligiousness and atheism on the rise, religion seems to be lagging in the race to keep up in the current, post-modern era. Whilst the realms of science, technology and education are constantly …
- Imam Adeyinka Mendes gives McSA’s spring speech at Northwestern encampment on Deering Meadow 26 April 2024 2 h 04 min The Daily Northwestern - Illinois Imam Adeyinka Mendes, a social organizer, educator and author, spoke at the encampment on Deering Meadow Thursday evening. Mendes is the Muslim-cultural Students Association’s spring speaker, and was originally slated to speak at 555 Clark St. McSA …
- Doomsday Cult Raid Highlights Abuses Of African Apostolic Churches In Zimbabwe 26 April 2024 1 h 43 min Religion Unplugged HARARE, Zimbabwe — No money, no phones, no school, no medicine — and no questions. This is what life was like in Canaan, the shrine of an African Apostolic faith church on the outskirts of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, where police last month rescued hundreds …
- Pakistan: Report looks into blasphemy prosecutions and online religious expression 25 April 2024 23 h 48 min IFEX Report highlights that the rise of the internet has led to an increase in blasphemy prosecutions in the country. This statement was originally published on pakvoices.bk on 19 April 2024. A new report by Bytes for All, Pakistan, a leading digital rights …
- An anti-Hindutva teach-in spurs debate about Hindu representation on college campuses 25 April 2024 22 h 27 min Religion News Service Pranay Somayajula, on screen, remotely addresses attendees during the “Holi against Hindutva” teach-in event at Oberlin College, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Oberlin, Ohio. (Photo by Sayanth Shajith) (RNS) — On Sunday (April 21), a group of about 40 students …
- Lack of practising core religious values in public spheres bane of Nigeria – Don 25 April 2024 21 h 42 min News Diary Online The Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Technology, Innovation, and Research (TIR) at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Godwin I. Akper, has identified the failure to practise the core values of religion and the hegemony of moral values in …
- Blake Deven went to Buddhist retreat before 2022 disappearance, according to mom on 911 call 25 April 2024 21 h 37 min ABC 11 - North Carolina FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Newly released 911 calls shed light on what may have happened to 17-year-old Blake Deven. Deven has been missing since 2022. He was last seen at a Walmart on Ramsey Street, but Fayetteville Police Department said in March 2024 …
- First Lady visits Iran Cultural Centre in Colombo 25 April 2024 21 h 35 min Daily News 78 Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s wife, First Lady Jamileh Alamolhoda visited the Iran Cultural Centre in Colombo on Wednesday (24). Iran Cultural Centre Counsellor Dr. Moazami Goodarzi welcomed First Lady Jamileh Alamolhoda. President of the Al Mustafa …
- Faridpur temple fire: Hefazat e-Islam thratens countrywide progs unless accused are held 25 April 2024 20 h 44 min United News of Bangladesh Hefazat e-Islam Bangladesh, a Qawmi madrasah-based organisation, on Thursday threatened that they would announce a countrywide programme if the accused, involved in the brutal deaths of two construction workers in a mob beating following a fire at a temple …
- Clerics Berates Nigerian Universities Promoting Ethnic, Religious Biases 25 April 2024 19 h 08 min The Royal Times of Nigeria The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah said Nigerian universities are increasingly promoting ethnic and religious biases. Kukah stated this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday berated what he described as a worrying trend of …
- Catholic Charities Isn’t Religious? So Sayeth the Wisconsin Supreme Court 25 April 2024 18 h 00 min National Catholic Register A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The court’s ruling regarding the Diocese of Superior’s social-ministry entity is puzzling, to say the least. Another Tax Day has come and gone, but a big taxation question in Wisconsin remains unresolved, in the wake of a recent …
- Lawsuit: Religious schools in Idaho should be able to get taxpayer money 25 April 2024 17 h 27 min East Idaho News MIDDLETON (IdahoEdNews.org) — A new lawsuit is challenging Idaho’s long-standing constitutional provision that bars religious institutions — including private schools — from receiving taxpayer resources. Last week, Truth Family Bible Church of Middleton …
- PHEC, PU launch campaign against religious hatred 25 April 2024 14 h 25 min Samaa Punjab Higher Education Commission, in collaboration with Punjab University, has launched a campaign against religious-hatred, the aim of which is to create awareness among the youth in the context of the blasphemy laws and their social responsibilities. …
- Devotees pull Swamimalai temple car amidst religious fervour 25 April 2024 13 h 23 min The Hindu Devotees pulling the car of the Sri Swaminathaswamy Temple at Swamimalai on Thursday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Devotees pulling the car of the Sri Swaminathaswamy Temple at Swamimalai on Thursday. A large number of devotees pulled Sri …
- Nigerian varsities promoting ethnic, religious biases – Bishop Kukah 25 April 2024 13 h 15 min Nigerian Eye The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said that Nigerian universities are increasingly promoting ethnic and religious biases. Kukah made this statement in an interview with Arise TV on Thursday. The cleric criticized what he …
- Most Muslim schoolchildren in German state place Islam above the law – study 25 April 2024 8 h 20 min Global Village Space The majority of Muslim schoolchildren in the German state of Lower Saxony view religious rules as more important than the law, a new study has found. More than a third of respondents also indicated that they condoned acts of violence against those who …
- 20 Muslims attack a Hindu for chanting ‘Jai Shriram’ in Karnataka 25 April 2024 6 h 55 min Sanatan Prabhat Koppal (Karnataka) – 20 Muslims attacked Kumar Rathod in Shine Bar at Shriramnagar, Taluka Gangavati for chanting ‘Jai Shriram’. Rathod who got injured, has been admitted to the hospital and currently receiving treatment. Editorial Perspective Is Karnataka …
- Hindu youth killed by a Muslim in Yadgiri (Karnataka) 25 April 2024 6 h 55 min Sanatan Prabhat Bengaluru – Incidents of communal riots, attacks, murders etc. are increasing everyday ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the State of Karnataka. Hindus were attacked for playing bhajans on the occasion of Shriram Navami. A girl named Neha Hiremath was …
- Young Buddhist Association of Indonesia and Kertarajasa Buddhist College Host Interfaith Mindfulness Festival 25 April 2024 6 h 07 min Buddhistdoor Global default The Young Buddhist Association of Indonesia and Kertarajasa Buddhist College, a private university in Batu City, East Java, hosted a mindful festival on 20 April attended by some 300 male and female ascetics and multi-faith residents from Indonesia …
- Ringing in Renewal: Celebrating Hindu New Year 25 April 2024 5 h 59 min Patheos https://floweraura-blog-img.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/New+Year+2020/hindu-new-year/the-significance-of-hindu-new-year.jpg Unlike many cultures with a single, fixed date for New Year’s Day, India explodes in a vibrant …
- SC asks Sindh govt to ensure preservation of Karachi’s Hindu Gymkhana 25 April 2024 5 h 10 min Dawn KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Sindh government to take necessary steps for preservation of the historic Hindu Gymkhana building, which is housing the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa). The three-judge bench of apex court, …
- The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it 25 April 2024 2 h 55 min Scroll.in The reason the prime minister of the “mother of democracy” could refer to more than 200 million Muslim citizens as “infiltrators” and those who “produce many children” is because he could. If the prime minister can get away with expressions of naked …
- SC refuses to allow use of Hindu Gymkhana as wedding hall, restaurant 24 April 2024 23 h 56 min The News International KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday observed that Hindu Gymkhana will not be allowed to be used as a marriage hall or restaurant and directed the Sindh government, representatives of the Hindu community and others to give suggestions with regard …
- Buddhist temple made of beer bottles collapses under its own weight 24 April 2024 21 h 51 min Metro The famous Buddhist temple’s builder is determined to see the pagoda restored with recycled material (Picture: ViralPress)A Buddhist temple made of beer bottles collapsed under its own weight in Thailand. The Temple of a Million Bottles – also known as Wat …
- Afghan Asylum Seekers Are Being Denied Their Religious Rights in ICE Prisons 24 April 2024 19 h 04 min Truthout Each week, my organization, Project ANAR, receives multiple requests for assistance from Afghans of all ages who are detained in U.S. immigration prisons after crossing the southern border to seek asylum here. And each year, Ramadan brings to the forefront …
- Human rights advocate: Dictatorship profanes Nicaraguan churches 24 April 2024 17 h 45 min Catholic Review - Maryland BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (OSV News) — Authorities in the city of León, Nicaragua, chose an unusual place for setting up a boxing ring and staging prize fights: the courtyard of the local cathedral. They even scheduled the matches for April 19 — just as …
- BJP trying religious polarisation in Nagaon: INC candidate Pradyut Bordoloi 24 April 2024 16 h 52 min The Assam Tribune Nagaon, April 24: Congress candidate for Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi, alleged that the ruling BJP is trying religious polarisation in Nagaon, which has become a Muslim majority constituency after delimitation by the Election …
- Hindu Nationalists Are Taking Notes—and Tech Support—From the Israeli Right 24 April 2024 15 h 19 min In These Times - Illinois Momtaj Begum was scared, but there was no time. She immediately started packing everything her family owned — for herself, her husband and their three children. At 11 o’clock one night in September 2021, thousands of residents of Dhalpur — a village on a …
- Modi wants to turn India’s election into a Hindu-Muslim war 24 April 2024 15 h 16 min Al Jazeera Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have decided that they will contest this seven-phase national election as champions of Hindu interests. They have also made it clear that protecting Hindu interests means protecting …
- DEA Sanctions Religious Use Of Ayahuasca But Refuses Psilocybin For Cancer Patients' Pain Relief 24 April 2024 14 h 56 min Benzinga The Church of the Eagle and the Condor (CEC) announced on Monday that it settled its lawsuits with the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection and the DEA to use ayahuasca in its religious ceremonies. Ayahuasca, a South …
- Toronto religious leaders organize a “pray in” to protest RBC’s funding of fossil fuels 24 April 2024 14 h 55 min Broadview On April 9, nine religious leaders from different churches in Toronto were charged with trespassing after organizing a “pray in” at RBC’s Yonge and Gerrard location to protest the bank’s funding of fossil fuel projects. The group — made up of leaders and …
- Special liking for Hamas, Umar Khalid, ‘liking’ anti-Hindu Tweets and abusing PM Modi: Meet Parveen Shaikh, Principal of prestigious Somaiya School, Mumbai 24 April 2024 14 h 48 min OpIndia The ramifications of the Israel-Hamas war have sadly, not been limited to the Middle East. The tremors of that war have been felt even in India, with several Islamists coming out of the woodworks, revealing themselves as terror sympathisers. Several …
- Religious organisations are guardians of the future 24 April 2024 13 h 46 min Daily News NONKULULEKO HLONGWANE-MHLONGO In reflecting on South Africa's journey towards progress and equity, we must acknowledge the integral role played by churches and religious organisations. From the struggles against apartheid to the present-day challenges, …
- Sacred Modernity showcases "unique beauty and architectural innovation" of brutalist churches 24 April 2024 12 h 37 min Dezeen Photographer Jamie McGregor Smith has spent the last five years capturing brutalist and modernist churches across Europe. Here, he picks his 12 favourites from his Sacred Modernity book. With 139 photographs of 100 churches, McGregor Smith created the book …
- Existing laws are sufficient to regulate churches, mosques 24 April 2024 12 h 32 min The Daily Monitor In an editorial from the weekend of April 20 in the Saturday Monitor newspaper, the writer attempted to put forward a case under the title, “Speed up the Regulation of Churches, Mosques.” While a myriad of articles to this effect have been churned out …
- Taliban-linked high-profile religious scholar killed in Pakistan 24 April 2024 12 h 32 min Asia Plus 11:24, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Media reports say Afghanistan’s Taliban government confirmed on April 19 that one of its leading religious scholars was assassinated by unknown assailants in neighboring Pakistan. The deceased, identified as Mohammad Omar Jan …