RSS| 2010-09 | |
| 2010-09-02 | Stephen Hawking says universe not created by God |
| God did not create the universe, the man who is arguably Britain's most famous living scientist says in a forthcoming book. | |
| 2010-09-01 | Pa. priest won't face charges over videotaped sex |
| The Vatican will determine whether to defrock a priest accused of fathering a child with a high school graduate, a relationship that became public after the girl's parents captured the couple on a video camera secretly set up in the parents' basement. | |
| 2010-09-01 | Coptic pope accused in convert’s incarceration |
| Egypt’s most senior Coptic Christian cleric, Pope Shenouda III, may be summoned to court and forced to release an alleged convert to Islam. | |
| 2010-09-01 | Teenagers Charged in Harassment at Mosque |
| A group of teenagers in western New York has been accused of harassing members of a mosque by yelling obscenities and insults during evening prayers for Ramadan, sideswiping a worshiper with a vehicle and firing a shotgun outside, the authorities said Tuesday. | |
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| 2010-08-31 | US man nabbed for blasphemy in Indonesia |
| Indonesian authorities have arrested an American man for blasphemy after he pulled the plug on a loudspeaker at a mosque because it woke him up, police say. | |
| 2010-08-31 | Saudi Liberal: Religious Supremacy is at the Root of All Conflicts |
| In an article titled "Religious Supremacy is the Root of the Problem," Saudi writer Mamduh Fulatah pointed out that each religion claims to be the only true faith and the only path to Paradise, and its followers consider themselves to be God's chosen and superior to all other people. This sense of superiority, he argued, is the chief source of conflict in the world, and must be done away with. | |
| 2010-08-31 | NY’s Gov. David Paterson isn’t apologizing for Muslim comment |
| Gov. David Paterson said Monday that he doesn’t need to apologize to Muslim groups who criticized him for comments last week in which he described developers of an Islamic center and mosque planned near ground zero as peaceful and "almost westernized" Muslims. | |
| 2010-08-31 | Baptist pastor says Islam promotes pedophilia |
| "It is a religion that promotes pedophilia, sex with children, " said comment Dr. Robert Jeffress during a taped church segment in Dallas. | |
| 2010-08-31 | Once upon a life: Deborah Feldman |
| Brought up in a strict Hasidic community in New York, Deborah Feldman could only dream of lipstick and jeans, cigarettes and playing the piano. So what happened when, in her twenties, she renounced her religion? | |
| 2010-08-31 | Catholic Church defends male-only priesthood |
| Barring women from being Catholic priests is not the result of sexism 2,000 years ago, it's because women cannot fulfill a basic function of the priesthood, "standing in the place of Jesus," a leading British Catholic thinker argued Monday. | |
| 2010-08-29 | Coral Springs resident ordered to take down `God Bless America' sign |
| A homeowners association in Coral Springs wants a resident to take down his `God Bless America' sign off his garage door. | |
| 2010-08-29 | Belgian cardinal urged victim to delay sex abuse statement |
| The former head of Belgium's Catholic Church suggested to a sexual abuse victim it would be better to delay a public statement on the case until the bishop involved resigned in 2011, a Church spokesman said on Saturday. | |
| 2010-08-29 | Poll: Public Doubts Islam More Prone To Violence |
| Americans doubt that Islam is likelier than other faiths to encourage violence, but their overall view of the religion has worsened over the past five years, a poll said Tuesday. | |
| 2010-08-29 | Pope Benedict's visit: Beleaguered Catholic church struggles against secular tide |
| As the pope heads for Britain amid a chorus of militant criticism, the UK's Catholics remain reluctant to confront their detractors | |
| 2010-08-28 | English Defence League: Bricks and bottles fly during the EDL's anti-Islam protest in Bradford |
| More than 1,600 officers on horseback and in riot gear pen in 700 activists, including BNP members and soccer thugs | |
| 2010-08-28 | Author: More teens becoming 'fake' Christians |
| Dean says more American teenagers are embracing what she calls "moralistic therapeutic deism." Translation: It's a watered-down faith that portrays God as a "divine therapist" whose chief goal is to boost people's self-esteem. | |
| 2010-08-28 | Bikini-Clad Strippers Take On Church in Ohio |
| The strippers, fueled by Cheetos and nicotine, are protesting a fundamental Christian church whose Bible-brandishing congregants have picketed the club where they work. The dancers roll up with signs carrying messages adapted from Scripture, such as "Do unto others as you would have done unto you," to counter church members who for four years have photographed license plates of patrons and asked them if their mothers and wives know their whereabouts. | |
| 2010-08-28 | Center for Inquiry urges that Ground Zero be kept religion-free |
| CFI also holds that the focus of the protests is too narrow; it would be inappropriate to build any new house of worship in the area immediately around Ground Zero, not just mosques. | |
| 2010-08-28 | Mexico's Catholic Church fans flames of gay rights row |
| Politics, religion and the law can be a potent mixture, but throw in the issue of gay rights and the mixture can become explosive. | |
| 2010-08-26 | Iloilo Catholics pray 'oratio imperata' vs dengue |
| Catholics in Iloilo, which has declared a state of calamity because of dengue, have started praying an "Oratio Imperata" (obligatory prayer) against the disease. The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines said the Jaro Archdiocese ordered the prayer recited during daily and Sunday massses. | |
| 2010-08-26 | UK study: Nonreligious doctors hasten death more |
| Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions that could end the lives of their terminally ill patients, compared to doctors who are very religious, according to a new study in Britain. | |
| 2010-08-26 | Muslim cab driver Ahmed Sharif, victim in bloody attack, saw 'so much hate' in face of assailant |
| A Queens cabbie said Wednesday night he saw "so much hate" in the face of a boozed-up bigot who slashed him after asking if he was Muslim. | |
| 2010-08-26 | Mosque attack in California refers to Ground Zero |
| An Islamic center in Madera, CA, was vandalized Tuesday with a sign that read, "No temple for the god of terrorism at Ground Zero." | |
| 2010-08-25 | Montana sect leader waives extradition to Utah on rape charge |
| The leader of a Montana religious sect arrested last week in Wyoming has waived extradition to Utah, where he faces charges of raping a 15-year-old girl. | |
| 2010-08-24 | BBC should have a religion editor, says Church of England |
| Spokesman praises corporation's output, but says it needs a specialist correspondent to act as 'trusted guide' | |
| 2010-08-24 | Court Affirms World Vision Can Fire Non-Christian Workers |
| It's okay for a religious charity to fire workers who don't observe the organization's faith. That comes from a case involving Federal Way-based World Vision. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed that World Vision is exempt from provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act because it is a religious organization. | |
| 2010-08-24 | An Iowa GOP official says Obama is a Muslim |
| One of Iowa's Republican National Committee members said Monday that she believes President Obama is truly a Muslim, contradicting his repeated statements that he's a Christian. | |
| 2010-08-22 | Kirby: Intolerance, not atheism, is dooming America |
| I knew it would happen. Five minutes after the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional the memorial crosses posted in honor of fallen Utah Highway Patrol troopers, the national media came looking for me.1 | |
| 2010-08-22 | In Manhattan, hundreds protest planned Islamic center |
| 'Build it somewhere else,' says one about the project blocks from the World Trade Center. Nearby, counterprotesters demonstrate against what they see as bigotry. Police keep the groups separate. | |
| 2010-08-22 | When GOP gave aid to Muslims |
| Ten years ago, Republicans in Congress passed a major law to protect the right of Muslims to establish mosques even where such a building might be unwelcome. Yes, they did. They just may not have thought of it quite that way at the time. | |
| 2010-08-22 | Bangladesh bans Islam dress code |
| A Bangladesh court has ruled that people cannot be forced to wear skull caps, veils or other religious clothing in workplaces, schools and colleges. | |
| 2010-08-22 | Anti-'Ground Zero mosque' protesters descend on downtown Park51 site |
| Mosque hysteria reached fevered pitch Sunday as angry protesters opposed to building an Islamic center near Ground Zero squared off with supporters of the project. | |
| 2010-08-22 | In Kenya's capital, Somali immigrant neighborhood is incubator for jihad |
| Schools and mosques where extremist views are taught are reshaping this Somali immigrant community that for years has lived peacefully in the capital of this predominantly Christian country. | |
| 2010-08-22 | Muslim group tries to counter terrorist stereotype |
| Standing near Millennium Park on Saturday with "The Bean" sculpture gleaming over his shoulder, Abid Bukhari tried to get strolling tourists and wedding parties to consider a peaceful Islam. | |
| 2010-08-22 | Taxi ads stir controversy |
| Geller's latest campaign against "Islamization" has appeared in ads this summer on top of 25 Chicago cabs. Beside pictures of young women who were allegedly killed by their Muslim fathers for refusing an Islamic marriage, dating a non-Muslim or becoming "too Americanized" is the message: "Is your family threatening you?" and the Web address of LeaveIslamSafely.com. | |
| 2010-08-21 | Utah judge signs warrant on Texas charges against Warren Jeffs |
| A Utah judge has signed a warrant for the arrest of polygamous church leader Warren S. Jeffs on bigamy and sexual assault charges filed in Texas, according to court documents. | |
| 2010-08-21 | MLA's anti-Christian remark draws flak |
| Khanapur BJP MLA Pralhad Remani's "alleged" remarks on Christians has left the community members upset. Christians, besides filing a complaint against him at Khanapur police station, took out a protest rally seeking public apology from him. | |
| 2010-08-21 | At Pentagon, Muslims pray without protests |
| Without controversy or protests, Muslims kneel in prayer every day at a quiet Pentagon chapel, only steps away from where a hijacked airliner struck the building on September 11, 2001. | |
| 2010-08-21 | Lakeland Atheists Amend Prayer Lawsuit Against City |
| An atheist organization that is suing the city of Lakeland, seeking a halt to its practice of beginning City Commission meetings with prayer, abruptly amended its lawsuit on Thursday, just as the city was preparing to file its initial response. | |
| 2010-08-21 | U.S. Anti-Islam Protest Seen as Lift for Extremists |
| Some counterterrorism experts say the anti-Muslim sentiment that has saturated the airwaves and blogs in the debate over plans for an Islamic center near ground zero in Lower Manhattan is playing into the hands of extremists by bolstering their claims that the United States is hostile to Islam. | |
| 2010-08-21 | Troops: Skipping Christian concert got us punished |
| The Army said Friday it was investigating a claim that dozens of soldiers who refused to attend a Christian band's concert at a Virginia military base were banished to their barracks and told to clean them up. | |
| 2010-08-21 | California interfaith leaders back 'ground zero' Islamic center |
| A group of 60 interfaith leaders in California called for Americans "to rise above the rancorous shouting match" as they spoke out Friday in favor of a controversial Islamic center near "ground zero" in New York. | |
| 2010-08-21 | NY mosque imam: Extremism is global threat |
| The imam leading plans for an Islamic center near the Manhattan site of the Sept. 11 attacks said Friday he hopes to draw attention during his trip in the Middle East to the common challenges to battle radical religious beliefs. | |
| 2010-08-21 | Leaders fear for Netherlands' image as anti-Islam populist turns kingmaker |
| Geert Wilders's plans to joins New York protests against Ground Zero mosque prompt confidential memo to diplomats | |
| 2010-08-20 | Judges rule against Utah highway crosses for fallen troopers |
| he white, roadside crosses that currently memorialize the deaths of 14 Utah Highway Patrol troopers are unconstitutional, government endorsements of religion on public lands, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday. | |
| 2010-08-20 | US Catholic Church tarred with new child sex abuse scandal |
| The Roman Catholic Church in the United States has become embroiled in a new pedophilia scandal with six women and one man alleging sexual abuse by a priest over three decades. | |
| 2010-08-20 | Church minister Robert Dando faces US child sex charges |
| A British Baptist minister has been charged with child abuse in the US. | |
| 2010-08-20 | Growing number in America believe Obama a Muslim - poll |
| A growing number of Americans incorrectly believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim, research suggests. | |
| 2010-08-20 | Dutch Muslim group fined over Holocaust cartoon |
| A Dutch Muslim group was fined 2,500 euros ($3,200) for publishing a cartoon which suggested the Holocaust was made up or exaggerated by Jews, a Dutch appeals court ruled on Thursday. | |
| 2010-08-20 | Muslim employee sues Disney for right to wear headscarf |
| A Muslim employee who works as a restaurant hostess at Disneyland Resort's Grand Californian hotel filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against the company Wednesday, charging she wasn't allowed to wear her hijab, a headscarf some Muslim women wear as a sign of modesty, in front of customers. | |
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