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Shedding Our Eurocentric Bias: The Gains of a Broad History of Global Christianity
Today we welcome Dr. Thomas Carlson to the anxious bench. Dr. Carlson is an associate professor of history at Oklahoma State University. His areas of research ... -
Atiku will be defeated in the Northeast – Gombe gov
Gombe State Governor Muhammadu Yahaya has said Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has no chance of winning in the North East. “Our chances are ... -
Texas GOP backs state electoral college in age of polarization
Rising Star is a sleepy Texas town of 899 souls, surrounded by thousands of acres stretching to the horizon in a place that seems frozen in ... -
Fresno writer on the United States Supreme Court and religion
OPINION AND COMMENT Editorials and other opinion content provide insights into issues important to our community and are independent of the work of our newsroom reporters. -
India’s first Dalit cardinal no longer has a mission
By John Dayal, Catholic News Service India has just elected a tribal woman as president of the republic. Now it has its first cardinal from a ... -
Karnataka Waqf Board urges SC not to allow Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru
According to the Waqf council, the land of Idgah is the property of the Waqf and not just a public space Supreme Court of India. ANI ... -
Congressman Says Appointment of Goa’s First Cardinal a Proud Moment for the State | Goa News
PANAJI: The elevation of Bishop Filipe Neri Ferrao to the cardinalate is a proud moment for Goa and India, said the Congressman for Aldona Carlos Alvares ... -
Azan on loudspeakers does not violate human rights of people of other faiths: Karnataka HC
Photo: IENS Bengaluru: In a significant observation that may have ripple effects in many states, the Karnataka High Court refused to order mosques to stop playing ... -
Dharma Files | The anti-Hindu nature of Indian secularism
There is enough evidence to suggest that the anti-Hindu nature of Indian secularism should be taken seriously Representative image. AFP In a previous article, I tried ... -
Letters for Friday August 19, 2022 | Letters
I am confused The ongoing saga of Donald Trump’s alleged victimization via the FBI’s “raid” on his Florida compound has left this reader in a state ... -
New Information for Pistol License Applicants in Erie County
There has been a recent increase in the number of pistol license interests and applications being submitted in New York State. IN Erie County, the numbers ... -
After Arvind Kejriwal, CM Ashok Gehlot responds to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Revdi culture’ remarks
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark on “revdi culture”, saying welfare programs for the people cannot be ... -
‘Mass Conversion’ Ban, 10 Years in Prison: Ahead of HP Polls, BJP Gov Passes Tougher Bill
The BJP government led by Jairam Thakur has tabled the Himachal Pradesh Religious Freedom Amendment Act 2019,during the ongoing monsoon session of the Assembly on Friday. ... -
CNDH and State Commissions Function Effectively: Arun Mishra
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and State Commissions are functioning effectively in the service of the Indian government’s cause, NHRC Chairman Arun Mishra said on ... -
MSU Professor Frank Ravitch Analyzes the Separation of Church and State
The First Amendment set a precedent for the United States over 200 years ago, encouraging freedom of religion, establishing the separation of church and state. This ... -
Oli offers to couple his nationalist rhetoric with the Hindu constituency
CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli visited the Pashupatinath Temple on Monday evening and observed the “aarati”. Mondays in the Nepalese month of ... -
Anti-abortion atheists reject religious narrative
For the first time since Gallup launched a poll on the topic of religion, those who say they belong to a church, synagogue, mosque or congregation ... -
ASIA/INDONESIA – Erroneous teaching on the Christian faith: after the intervention of the Bishops, the government announces the correction
ASIA/INDONESIA – Erroneous teaching on the Christian faith: after the intervention of the Bishops, the government announces the correction Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Erroneous teaching on ... -
The Bold Interpretation of the First Amendment by the Church of Scientology
The church countered that judicial enforcement of a contract is generally not considered a state action, citing a range of precedents from other types of legal ... -
New Bedford police are investigating shots fired in the South Ward
NEW BEDFORD — No injuries were reported in a shooting in south New Bedford on Monday. New Bedford Police spokesman Lt. Scott Carola confirmed that around ... -
The joy of going to the peripheries
Visiting Ailing Patients in Clinic Provides Valuable Lessons in God’s Love Sisters visit a patient at Thien An Clinic in Dong Nai Province. (Photo: tgpsaigon.net) Posted: ... -
Benue CAN asks residents to defend themselves against invaders
In view of the worsening security situation in Benue State, the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has instructed Christians to use all ... -
Useless Ruckus on Running Mate
Since the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced that Senator Kashim Shettima would be his running mate in ... -
Delhi court grants bail to Mohd Zubair, says dissent necessary for healthy democracy
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Friday, while granting bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case related to an allegedly objectionable tweet, ... -
Americans believe religious freedom is in decline, more Christians believe in the face of intolerance
Photo by Luke Stackpoole (via Unsplash) While most Americans say religious freedom is on the decline in the country, even more believe that Christians are increasingly ... -
Unity in diversity, really? : The India Tribune
Refer to ‘Theatre of Hate’ (We Indica)’; unity in diversity is the maxim with which we Indians proudly identify. But is it so? Religion is used ... -
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Maulana Azad show how to deal with hurt religious feelings
The Udaipur murder was a demonic act under the facade of religiosity. We no longer give up the intensity fueled by the faith that condones blood-curdling ... -
Parolin in South Sudan: “Let’s close painful pages for the country
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left Kinshasa for Juba, the second leg of his trip to Africa on behalf of the pope. He ... -
Anglican priest: religious freedom threatened in Hong Kong under Xi
Close. Xi says his Hong Kong polity has ‘wide approval’ around the world at anniversary handover ceremony Helicopters fly overhead with the flags of Hong Kong ... -
Will they get away with it? – OpEd – Eurasia Review
Religion is a system of faith or worship that influences the way a person thinks, sees, and interacts with the world. A person’s religion is often ... -
Firearms and Abortion: Contradictory or Consistent Decisions?
These are the most polarizing issues in American life: abortion and guns. And two landmark Supreme Court rulings in two days did anything but resolve them, ... -
A helicopter rained bullets on the natives of southern Kaduna, giving the rampaging bandits the advantage – SOKAPU spokesperson
In this interview with GODWIN ISENYO, the spokesman of the Union of Peoples of Southern Kaduna, an umbrella organization of the people of the southern part ... -
CFC signs Supreme Court brief defending wedding website designer’s religious freedom
The California Family Council, along with 15 other family policy councils, has signed a amicus briefurging the United States Supreme Court to preserve conscience rights and ... -
Islamic State says Gurdwara attack in Kabul is response to Prophet’s insult
The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the attack on Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul on Sunday. ISKP released a statement claiming responsibility ... -
Pilgrimage in different religions – IslamOnline
The pilgrimage is an allegory of human life on earth. It is the externalization of an inner journey towards truth, or an adventure of spiritual discovery. ... -
New US rules for charter school funding face pushback
President Joe Biden’s administration is considering new rules on federal funding for public charter schools. Charter schools are different from traditional public schools. They operate in ... -
Efforts to divide society, says Akhilesh
LUCKNOW Samajwadi (SP) National Chairman Akhilesh Yadav, in an apparent reference to Friday’s clashes in various UP districts and elsewhere in the country, said the administration ... -
Latest Chennai News, Latest Tamil Nadu News, Covid-19 Cases, MK Stalin News
Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Live Updates Today: Tamil Nadu registered 195 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday although 21 of the 38 districts have not recorded ... -
Arab Parliament denounces BJP’s remarks against the Prophet Muhammad
Cairo: The Cairo-based Arab Parliament has strongly condemned and rejected the “irresponsible remarks” made by two former spokespersons for India’s ruling party against the Prophet Muhammad. ... -
Congress discusses privacy bill
Three of the top four congressional negotiators working on privacy have released a bill that would require companies to collect the least amount of data necessary ... -
Caste-based census in Bihar as soon as multi-party meeting gives nod to exercise – The New Indian Express
Express press service PATNA: Bridges have been cleared for the caste-based census in Bihar following an all-party political meeting on Wednesday. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said ... -
French justice blocks “burkinis” in municipal swimming pools
Published on: 05/25/2022 – 23:08Amended: 05/25/2022 – 23:07 Grenoble (France) (AFP) – A French court has intervened in a dispute over the wearing of burkinis in ... -
When the law is the balance between rituals and rights | Chennai News
By RS RaveendhrenThe Tamil Nadu government’s recent dramatic ban on Dharmapuram Adheenam pattina pravesam and its subsequent about-face has raised many questions in people’s minds. One ... -
Religion flourishes better without government help
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon rule on Kennedy v. Bremerton. At issue is whether Joseph Kennedy, a Washington state high school football coach, was exercising ... -
India slams Pak for unwarranted remarks after FM Bilawal scours Kashmir at UNSC
India exercised its right of reply during the Security Council Open Debate on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security – Conflict and Food Security hosted ... -
‘Don’t indulge in hate speech…’, SC grants bail to Jitender Tyagi
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted three months’ interim bail to Jitender Tyagi – formerly known as Waseem Rizvi – arrested in connection with hate speeches ... -
Cambodia’s harmonizing role highlighted at world meeting of Muslims
At an international conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Othsman Hassan, Cambodian Minister for Special Mission, hailed the religious harmonization initiated by the government which ... -
Tambuwal cancels campaign tours and meets with Muslim leaders in Sokoto
Aminu Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto State, has canceled his presidential campaign tour to meet with religious leaders in the state over the murder of a Christian ... -
Explainer: Religious freedom in Ukraine in the 20th and 21st centuries | Baptist life
In 1991, as the Soviet Union was nearing its official end, the Ukrainian people turned out in record numbers to officially declare their independence from the ... -
Make appointments to minority institutions, says NMC member
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Member of the National Commission for Minorities, Syed Shehzadi, has expressed his displeasure that the state government has not appointed people to minority ... -
Remarks by Ambassador Pyatt at the reception honoring “faith-based leadership in a turbulent world”
Piatt AmbassadorRemarks at the reception honoring “Faith-Based Leadership in a Turbulent World”with the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University,and the Athens Institute of Foreign ... -
DARPA-CIA Whistleblower Confirms Pre-Identified Future US Presidents in 1971 by Top Secret Time Travel Unit
THE CHRONOGARCHY New Chronogarchy Book – DARPA-CIA Whistleblower: US Presidents Bush I & II, Clinton, Obama, Trump & Biden Pre-Identified in 1971 by Top Secret Time ... -
New Bedford man shot and killed early Friday morning
Updated 10:40 a.m. – This story has been updated to include details from a press release from the Bristol County District Attorney. NEW BEDFORD – A ... -
Hindus Call for Diwali Celebration in All NJ Schools
New Jersey Welcoming 23 New Jersey public school districts closing their schools on Diwali this year, Hindus are urging all public school districts and private independent ... -
Analysis: Defeat is the victory of the far right in the French elections
A supporter of French President Emmanuel Macron holds a sign reading “Emmanuel Macron with you” and others wave flags as they watch the first election screenings ... -
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on the Alwar demolition line
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi said on Saturday that the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) were also responsible for the demolition ... -
Quran at temple festival, dargah stop for fair – religious quarrels cannot stop Karnataka rituals
bangalore: At a time when growing religious intolerance in Karnataka – whether in the form of backlash against protests against the hijab ban or calls for ... -
Ilhan Omar is right about the Christian video singing on a plane
In theory, the United States has separation of church and state. In practice, public displays of Christianity are generally treated as a healthy, quintessential Americana. Non-Christian ... -
Makanpura, a village where hope rises; temple, mosque built side by side in an enclosure
Alot (Madhya Pradesh): At a time when communal intolerance and debates about it are tearing the country apart, there are still places in the state where ... -
What is the date of Easter, Passover and Ramadan this year? Are the holidays related?
That Easter, Passover and Ramadan – the main holidays in the three Abrahamic religions – are converging this year has not escaped the notice of the ... -
Lawyer advocates holiday for traditional worshipers
A human rights activist and senior lawyer in Nigeria, Femi Falana, has advocated a public holiday for traditional worshipers across the country. Falana said traditionalists have ... -
Penn State and State College offer inclusive meeting places for the LGBTQ community | University Park Campus News
With college being a student’s home away from home, it’s important for members of the LGBTQ community to find their safe spaces, both on and off ... -
Report shows several northern Michigan counties with high poverty and COVID death rates ⋆ Michigan Advance
According to a new report of the countryside of the poor. The report released on Monday was from The Poor’s Campaign: A National Appeal for Moral ... -
Beyond Stone and Bronze: The Next Chapter of Monuments in America
The Wideman Davis Dance Company presents Migratuse Ataraxia in Alabama in 2020. Photo: Clark Scott. Building on a field-wide audit in 2021, four new Monuments Project ... -
Explanation: Why Muslim Vendors Are Banned From Karnataka Temple Fairs
A call by right-wing groups such as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bajrang Dal and Sree Rama Sene to prevent Muslim vendors from setting up stalls ... -
High school student emphasizes acts of service during Ramadan – The Oakland Press
It started as an act of kindness during the month of Ramadan 2021. Looking ahead to the present, a Bloomfield Hills High School student is making ... -
Boko Haram as a conflict between faith and citizenship – The Sun Nigeria
Many reasons have been advanced by analysts, experts and critical interest groups as the causes of the deadly insurgency of the terrorist group Boko Haram against ... -
As Election Year Approaches, State Sees Deepening Communal Divide
Bengaluru: Karnataka is experiencing unprecedented communal polarization ahead of the next Assembly elections scheduled for May 2023. Analysts are concerned that this is the first time ... -
Here is everything you need to know about the Uniform Civil Code that will be implemented in Uttarakhand
There is a provision for the Uniform Civil Code in Article 44 of the Constitution | Credit: Flickr New Delhi: the Uttarakhand cabinet headed by chief ... -
2023: Young people buy PDP presidential forms for Saraki
A group of young professionals on Monday paid 40 million naira to buy former Senate President Bukola Saraki’s expression of interest and nomination forms to compete ... -
Karnataka Bangalore News LIVE Updates March 19: State Government Plans to Include Bhagavad Gita in School Curriculum; 8 dead and 25 injured in bus accident in Tumkur district
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday he would meet with Union Water Resources Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to pressure the Center to resolve water ... -
HWPL Leads Discussion on Institutional Peace to Counter Threats of Global Conflict
Seoul, South Korea, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In today’s era where the security of individual lives is constantly threatened by widespread conflict, peacebuilding must now ... -
The NAIOP Rio Rancho round table to get “a bit of spice”
Although I came into this role with the understanding of being a change agent for the organization, I don’t want to change what works – and ... -
Prime Minister of Tasmania – Harmony Week 2022
March 13, 2022 Nic Street, Minister of Community Services and Development The Liberal Government of Tasmania is building a ... -
Emboldened progressives target House seat in western Pennsylvania
Far-left activists hope to build on the momentum of a strong performance in Texas by shifting their immediate focus to western Pennsylvania, where state Rep. Summer ... -
The struggle for confession. 4. The case of the Church of Scientology
Scientology is a unique example of a religion where confidentiality is part of the essence of its central religious practices. by Massimo Introvigné Article 4 of ... -
India has a complex history with both alcohol consumption and abstinence, says British professor James McHugh
‘An Unholy Brew: Alcohol in Indian History and Religions’–the first book on the complex history of ancient India culture brewing, while drinking and abstain – is ... -
Experiences from Nigeria on the protection of holy sites; Role of religious leaders and communities – Islamic perspective
This is another presentation by Imam Fuad A Adeyemi during a workshop on the protection of holy sites organized by Interfaith Dialogue for Peace IDFP on ... -
Law and order improving, Bihar 25th in crimes: Nitish
Law and order improving, Bihar 25th in crimes: Nitish Patna, Mar 2 (UNI) Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday that the crime rate in Bihar ... -
How Stormy Daniels was forced to defend herself during a lawyer’s trial
(RNS) – Stormy Daniels is unapologetic about who she is, whether she’s a former adult film star, paranormal investigator or witch. But testifying about her life ... -
Interview with Akhilesh Yadav: I learned how to defeat the BJP
Q/ Half of this election is over. How do you measure public opinion? A/ Since the BJP is in power, a current of 440 volts crosses ... -
Upper College of Lewiston-Auburn lists spring courses
USM LAC Senior College at 51 Westminster St., Lewiston, has announced that its spring classes will be offered on Zoom, including some in person. The university ... -
Committed to the effort to make the country great with a role in national politics: KCR
Observing that he has embarked on an effort in playing a role in national politics to make India great, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao ... -
In India, the head covering is worn by most women, 59% of whom are Hindus
Women walk past shops in the city of Uttar Pradesh, India, in 2016. (Subhendu Sarkar/LightRocket/Getty Images) In recent weeks, protests in India against the wearing of ... -
What’s wrong with the Jews?
(February 16, 2022 / Jewish newspaper) Since the European Enlightenment, when Jews gained the rights of other citizens and eventually advanced through society in finance, professions, ... -
Pushkar Singh Dhami promises Uttarakhand its own UCC
On the last day of the election campaign in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the BJP government, if re-elected, would form a committee ... -
Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister continues his visit to the United States
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM As part of the second day of the visit of Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Akan Rakhmetullin, meetings were held with representatives of the ... -
Why Charanjit Singh Channi as CM face of Congress is a double edged sword in Punjab
For the Congress, the wave of Dalit support will be canceled out by upper caste Hindus and Jat Sikhs who will most likely desert the party ... -
Laugh in church? God forbid | David Mitchell
JNews that Newcastle Cathedral will be hosting monthly comedy nights, complete with a ‘full bar’ and merchandise store, a former chaplain to the Queen has annoyed. ... -
A day after the attack, Asaduddin Owaisi rejects security “Z” and asks the government to file a complaint under the UAPA
Speaking at the Lok Sabha, the AIMIM MP urged the central government to charge those who attacked him with the strict provisions of the Unlawful Activities ... -
Parties come together to deploy the tricolor atop Guntur’s Jinnah Tower a week after Hindu Vahini’s attempt
On January 26, police arrested some Hindu Vahini activists who wanted to raise the national flag atop Jinnah Tower, a prominent and iconic structure in the ... -
Punjab CM Channi will compete from two seats – Bhadaur and Chamkaur Sahib
Read more According to sources, the BJP is ready to deny Mayank a ticket from Lucknow Cant., and that Mayank is likely to be presented as ... -
‘madrassa’ Row Isuncalled For: Min | Patna News
Patna: The state government has vehemently defended the academic atmosphere in madrassas and rejected criticism of their functioning and education. Two ministers made scathing remarks, alleging ... -
A hymn to secularism in India
In what could pass for a document from a government spokesperson or Nagpur headquarters, 32 retired IFS officers last week berated critics for “a sustained smear ... -
Little faith in new government laws on religious discrimination | The Examiner
comment, opinion, The federal government’s attempt to clean up marriage equality laws makes the national plebiscite look a lot like the easy part. Proposed religious discrimination ... -
India flags ‘anti-Hindu phobia’, UN ambassador says global terrorism strategy is selective
India’s Ambassador to the United Nations, TS Tirumurti, has urged the world body to acknowledge “Hinduphobia” as well as religious hatred against Buddhism and Sikhism in ... -
To cry persecution in the Missionaries of Charity FCRA license row is to give in to the politics of victimization
On October 30 last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Pope Francis at the Vatican, a meeting Modi described as “very warm” and the Vatican described ... -
Covid treatment: glowing ‘weed’ study claims cannabis can help
A group of ‘weed nuns’ have praised a study claiming cannabis could help fight Covid, saying science is finally ‘catching up with ancient wisdom’. The Valley ... -
Visit of the Cambodian Prime Minister to Myanmar: Weakening of the role of ASEAN?
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen recently visited Myanmar for two days despite a wave of condemnations that his visit undermines ASEAN and legitimizes Myanmar’s murderous regime. ...
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