Religion News on the Web
Selected religion-related news from around the Web
December 12, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: For Malaysian Christians, an anxious holiday season
Beneath windows framed with forest-green wreaths studded
with red and gold baubles, worshipers at St. Mary’s Anglican Cathedral,
one of the oldest churches in Malaysia,
knelt and clasped their hands in prayer.
December 06, 2011
- The Christian Science Monitor
CS Monitor: Using Islam to counter jihad in southern Thailand
A group of men, most wearing Muslim prayer caps, stand at attention. At
the front of the room, an imam leads the group as they shout, “I will
sacrifice everything, even my own life, to protect the purity of Islam.”
December 05, 2011
- Times of India
Times of India: Here students get best of all religions
Cross the congested gullies of Muslim dominated localities
of Shalarpura, Badi Bazar to a locality called Chhitanpura where the
Barul-Uloom madrassa conducts classes on communal harmony.
November 30, 2011
- The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Dispute exposes India-China contest over Buddhism
Buddhists from around the world chose India on Wednesday as the headquarters of a new international Buddhist organization and united in their criticism of the Chinese government for trying to prevent the Dalai Lama from speaking at their meeting here in New Delhi.
November 30, 2011
- The Washington Post
Wash. Post: Dispute exposes India-China contest over Buddhism
Buddhists from around the world chose India on
Wednesday as the headquarters of a new international Buddhist
organization and united in their criticism of the Chinese government for
trying to prevent the Dalai Lama from speaking at their meeting here in
New Delhi.
November 29, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: China to ordain Vatican-approved bishop
China plans to ordain a pope-approved bishop
Wednesday, but the Vatican and the Chinese government-controlled
Catholic church are fighting over the guest list.
November 26, 2011
- The Economist
Economist: Unholy muddle
The world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, Indonesia, has long
had a problem in some parts of the archipelago with religious
extremism, intolerance and the sort of terrorism that can flow from
both.
November 21, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Indian eunuchs mourn 15 killed in fire at ceremony
An isolated and shunned community of castrated men,
transvestites and transsexuals mourned Monday for 15 comrades killed
when a fire blazed through a makeshift tent where they had gathered to
honor deceased friends.
November 13, 2011
- South China Morning Post
Morning Post: Parade of pride not prejudice
Hennessy Road in Wan Chai was awash with
colour as 2,000 gays, lesbians, transsexuals, cross-dressers, sex
workers and their straight friends and families joined the carnival-like
Pride Parade yesterday.
November 09, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: US Commission: Pakistan schools teach Hindu hatred
Text books in Pakistani schools foster prejudice and intolerance of Hindus and other religious minorities, while most teachers view non-Muslims as "enemies of Islam," according to a study by a U.S. government commission released Wednesday.
November 03, 2011
- The New York Times
NYT: Malaysian authorities block a festival celebrating gays
Malaysian authorities on Thursday ordered gay rights activists to scrap
an annual festival that had drawn fire from conservative politicians and
religious leaders, with officials saying the event “threatens national
security.”
October 30, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: Teaching jihad in Indonesian prisons
A sweeping crackdown on terrorism in the past decade has spawned a new
problem in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation: Militants
in jail are recruiting new followers to their cause.
October 25, 2011
- The Associated Press
AP: 16,000 people flee from south Philippine clashes
More than 16,000 people have fled from
four southern Philippine towns where government troops have been
battling Muslim guerrillas and outlaws in clashes that are endangering
already-shaky peace talks and a years-long truce.