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‘Why can’t a person choose religion?’ SC nixes PIL against conversion

NEW DELHI: Objecting to a PIL seeking to stop the practice of religious conversion, the Supreme Court reminded the petitioner that people are free to choose their religions and also the Constitution grants them...

Bible and religion professor announced

On Monday, the Bible and religion department announced that Breanna Nickel, GC class of 2010, will be joining the faculty in the fall. Nickel graduated with a double-major in Bible, religion and philosophy and...

Your Religion News: April 10, 2021

Sunday: Bishop Byrne will preach in Greenfield - GREENFIELD — The Franklin County Deanery will sponsor a Divine Mercy Celebration at Blessed Sacrament Church in Greenfield on Sunday, April 11. Bishop William Byrne will be the Celebrant and will preach. …

Swiss Catholic theologian Hans Küng, who criticized popes, dies at 93

Hans Küng, the prominent and sometimes controversial Swiss Catholic theologian, who challenged popes, has died peacefully in his sleep in the university town of Tübingen, Germany, where he had lived and lectured since 1960.

Buddhist Times News – Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex to remain shut till 20 April

By  —  Shyamal Sinha Cambodia is shutting its most popular tourist destination, the centuries-old Angkor temple complex, to visitors for two weeks to help curb the country’s coronavirus outbreak. Angkor, in Cambodia’s northern province of Siem...

There is nothing new about cartoons which mock religion

Religious leaders have long feared irreverent drawings that could challenge their authority. We should remember that amid the latest effort to prevent the use of Muhammad cartoons, says Bob Forder. In recent weeks there's been another furious response …

COMECE launches new initiative on EU Christian cultural heritage

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) launches “Christian artworks month by month”, a new initiative promoting Christian cultural heritage from the dioceses of the COMECE Bishop Delegates located across Europe.

Struan Stevenson: How to make the world a better place – ban the political use of religion

DON’T mention politics or religion. This familiar warning was often sounded in pubs and around dinner tables in the days when meeting people socially was still a normal occurrence. Discussions on politics or religion were...

House of ‘Abbúd: Holy place restoration completed

Project restores faded parts of building and strengthens its seismic resistance, extending the conservation work carried out by Shoghi Effendi in the early 1950s.

The word ‘Allah’ is for all, not just Muslims the Malaysian High Court’s recent decision

The World Evangelical Alliance has welcomed the Malaysian High Court's recent decision that recognized as unconstitutional and invalid a 1986 government directive that banned non-Muslims from using the word "Allah" to refer to God.

OPINION: Sex, Religion, and Your High School

What is going on in your local school these days? Whether online or in-person, taxpayers, parents, school board members, teachers, principals and superintendents need to need to know what’s going on in their schools and know the law. Recently Aspen High …

Religion follows patterns of politicization during COVID-19

Research shows people turn to religion in times of fear and uncertainty – and March 2020 was one of those times. To find the impact of religion during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic...

‘Sport teaches you to interact with each other on a human level … One shouldn’t be mixing politics or religion with sport’

<em>Pakistan’s<strong> Aisam ul Haq Qureshi</strong> and India’s Rohan Bopanna, the 2010 US Open doubles runners up, recently announced...

‘Stop blaming religion, this is bare-faced crime’

Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr Seasoned Journalist, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has rebuked the two teenagers accused of committing a gruesome murder of a 10-year-old at Kasoa in the Central Region. Two teenagers named...

Iraqi Cardinal Calls for Religion, State Separation One Month After Papal Visit

By Elise Ann Allen ROME (Crux) — One month after Pope Francis’s historic visit to Iraq, one of the country’s top Catholic prelates has outlined his vision for the country going forward, making the bold...

Coin found in Jerusalem’s Old City may contributed to Temple tax in Herod’s time

Archeologists in Jerusalem's Old City have discovered a box of artifacts, including a rare silver that pilgrims might have used to pay the Temple tax during King Herod's reign, a period of biblical significance.

Speaking of religion: Decision this afternoon on anti-transgender bill

Governor Hutchinson will announce at a 1 p.m. news conference today his decision on HB 1570, which would make it illegal to provide necessary medical services for transgender boys and girls younger than 18. Medical opinion is nearly universally negative …

An Extraordinary Winning Streak for Religion at the Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — “For many today, religious liberty is not a cherished freedom,” Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. told the Federalist Society, the conservative legal group, in November. “It pains me to say this, but,...

Science can never disprove religion

The Covid vaccine came just in time for Thanksgiving. Now the end of Covid is coming just in time for Easter. Hallelujah! As I have aged, I have gotten better at finding mystical patterns to life that bolster my faith. In Mississippi, Covid is on its last …

Pew survey: More Americans leaving organized religion

Pew survey: More Americans leaving organized religion - CBS News Watch CBSN Live ...

Veracruz Cathedral: Where Art, History And Religion Meet

Veracruz was the place where Cortés first arrived when he led his men to conquer Mexico. Now, it remains a tourist destination thanks to its many colonial-era buildings and pre-Colombian ruins. One of the most...

Why Are Fewer Americans Involved In Organized Religion?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — In the weeks after the death of George Floyd, thousands of people flocked to the Sanctuary Covenant Church, an 18-year-old, multi-ethnic church in North Minneapolis, to volunteer. Ten months later, that...

‘Abuses in Tibet include restricted freedom of religion’

New Delhi , April 2 (ANI): Raising the issue of human rights abuses in Tibet, the Centre for Democracy, Pluralism and Human Rights (CDPHR), in its latest report, has revealed that various individuals and...

Karnataka: Man assaulted for travelling with woman of different religion in Mangaluru

MANGALURU: A 23-year-old man was allegedly assaulted for travelling on a bus with a woman from another religion in Mangaluru — the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. Mangaluru Police has...

LOOK: 5 blockbuster movies about faith and religion

Greg Kinnear stars in TriStar Pictures’ HEAVEN IS FOR REAL. It’s tough to find movies that’s free of sex and violence. We also want to see movies that would build our faith in God and honor Him at the same time. So get the popcorn ready and watch these …
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