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Survey: White Christians are now a minority of U.S. population
The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 per cent, a transformation fuelled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released Wednesday.
The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 per cent, a transformation fuelled by immigration and by growing numbers of people who reject organized religion altogether, according to a new survey released Wednesday.Hamburg supermarket attacker 'was known Islamist'
The man who killed one and injured six with a knife was known to police and had "psychological" issues.
Religion | 330 hits | 7:47 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The man who killed one and injured six with a knife was known to police and had "psychological" issues.Richard Dawkins is banned from California radio station
The British biologist had been due to speak at an event hosted by California-based station KPFA about his latest book, but it was cancelled because of 'hurful' statements.
Religion | 129 hits | 12:20 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The British biologist had been due to speak at an event hosted by California-based station KPFA about his latest book, but it was cancelled because of 'hurful' statements.Muslim group launches new billboard to counter ‘The Perfect Man’ ad
INDIANAPOLIS - A new billboard on the city's east side is up for motorists to see. The ad was put in place as a measure to counter what Muslim leaders have said is an anti-Muslim ad that could incite violence. Last month, a billboard went up that has been
Religion | 482 hits | 10:05 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
INDIANAPOLIS - A new billboard on the city's east side is up for motorists to see. The ad was put in place as a measure to counter what Muslim leaders have said is an anti-Muslim ad that could incite violence. Last month, a billboard went up that has beenIslam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali urges halal food boycott
An internationally prominent Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali is urging Australians to boycott halal-certified food so they're not funding Muslim schools, mosques and Islamist propaganda.
Religion | 158 hits | 10:40 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
An internationally prominent Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali is urging Australians to boycott halal-certified food so they're not funding Muslim schools, mosques and Islamist propaganda.
'Sorry that freedom of religion offended': Quebec zoo fends off criticism for allowing Muslim prayersReligion | 242 hits | 2:26 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Parc Safari is defending a group of Muslims after a video posted on social media criticized them for holding prayers on the grounds of the Hemmingford, Que., zoo.Armed police will join druids and revellers at Stonehenge
Armed police will join druids and revellers as thousands of people will gather at Stonehenge (pictured) in Wiltshire for the summer solstice after the recent terror attacks in Manchester and London.
Religion | 195 hits | 12:43 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Armed police will join druids and revellers as thousands of people will gather at Stonehenge (pictured) in Wiltshire for the summer solstice after the recent terror attacks in Manchester and London.Church of England chief backs 're-christenings'
The Church of England yesterday suggested it will offer transgender Christians ‘re-christenings’ with their new names. Pictured: The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (pictured).
Religion | 223 hits | 10:15 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Church of England yesterday suggested it will offer transgender Christians ‘re-christenings’ with their new names. Pictured: The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (pictured).Pastor eaten by crocodiles demonstrating Jesus' water walk
Jonathan Mthethwa of the Saint of the Last Days church brought his congregation to the area known locally as Crocodile River before attempting his biblical recreation.
Religion | 333 hits | 9:40 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jonathan Mthethwa of the Saint of the Last Days church brought his congregation to the area known locally as Crocodile River before attempting his biblical recreation.Copenhagen imam accused of calling for killing of Jews
A video emerges showing a Copenhagen imam citing a hadith that calls for Muslims to kill Jews.
Religion | 217 hits | 12:16 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A video emerges showing a Copenhagen imam citing a hadith that calls for Muslims to kill Jews.India Assam mob kills two Muslim men over 'cow theft'
The men were chased and beaten with sticks by villagers who said they were trying to steal cattle.
Religion | 215 hits | 9:20 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The men were chased and beaten with sticks by villagers who said they were trying to steal cattle. Pope urges powerful to put people ahead of products in surprise TED Talk
Pope Francis made a surprise video address to the TED Conference in Vancouver, calling on the powerful to exhibit more solidarity, humility and tenderness toward others. Accused polygamists plead not guilty in trial testing the limit of religious freedoms in CanadaReligion | 467 hits | 8:59 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two leaders of a fundamentalist sect that condones plural marriage have pleaded not guilty to polygamy charges in a Cranbrook, B.C., courtroom where an epic battle to test the limits of religious freedom in Canada is playing out.Sainsbury's and Asda won't stock Christian Easter egg
Two of the four big supermarket chains have refused to stock a Christian Easter egg that tells the story of Jesus - despite stocking a Halal Easter egg (pictured).
Religion | 4289 hits | 3:50 PM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two of the four big supermarket chains have refused to stock a Christian Easter egg that tells the story of Jesus - despite stocking a Halal Easter egg (pictured).Police Call Qurans Found in Toilet at UTD 'Shocking and Unusual'
Police at the University of Texas at Dallas say they're searching for the person who dumped several copies of the Quran in campus toilets -- in an incident they call "shocking" and "unusual."
Religion | 543 hits | 11:50 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Police at the University of Texas at Dallas say they're searching for the person who dumped several copies of the Quran in campus toilets -- in an incident they call "shocking" and "unusual."The women who sleep with a stranger to save their marriage
Some Muslim women believe they must marry a new man before they can return to their first husband.
Religion | 257 hits | 9:29 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Some Muslim women believe they must marry a new man before they can return to their first husband. Calgary mosque tainted by 'dark element' of radicalization to close doors this week
A Calgary mosque that became a focus in terrorism investigations after several men who prayed there left to fight abroad is closing its doors Friday — a move that Imam Navaid Aziz says gives him and his community a sense of relief.Israel considers bill forcing mosques to lower volume
Israel's parliament has passed an initial reading of a bill that would make mosques lower the volume of their call to prayer, amid protests by Arab lawmakers.
Israel's parliament has passed an initial reading of a bill that would make mosques lower the volume of their call to prayer, amid protests by Arab lawmakers. ‘Luckily I escaped’: Man accused of role in deadly Pakistan mosque attack tells of his return to CanadaReligion | 606 hits | 11:41 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
'Someone who has taken part in religious persecution in another country should not have safe haven in Canada' Jews, Christians to form protective 'rings of peace' around GTA mosques todayReligion | 546 hits | 8:05 AM on Friday | posted by shockedcanadian
Trump says Syrian Christian refugees will be given priority
President Donald Trump said on Friday that Syrian Christians will be given priority when it comes to applying for refugee status in the United States.
Religion | 557 hits | 7:04 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
President Donald Trump said on Friday that Syrian Christians will be given priority when it comes to applying for refugee status in the United States.Teacher performs sex acts on pupils - blames religious childhood
New Jersey teacher Linda Hardan has blamed her strict religious upbringing after she pleaded guilty tor performing sex acts om students aged 14 to 16 years-old and sending sexually explicit photos.
Religion | 677 hits | 1:18 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
New Jersey teacher Linda Hardan has blamed her strict religious upbringing after she pleaded guilty tor performing sex acts om students aged 14 to 16 years-old and sending sexually explicit photos.3,000 years ago it ruled the Mideast; now it's blown to pieces
The city of Nimrud in northern Iraq is in pieces, victim of the Islamic State group's fervour to erase history. The remains of its palaces and temples, once lined in brilliant reliefs of gods and kings, have been blown up.
The city of Nimrud in northern Iraq is in pieces, victim of the Islamic State group's fervour to erase history. The remains of its palaces and temples, once lined in brilliant reliefs of gods and kings, have been blown up.THOUSANDS OF FAITHFUL CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN BETHLEHEM
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Thousands of pilgrims and tourists from around the world together with local Christians gathered in the biblical town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus, with spirits lifted by a slo
Religion | 341 hits | 11:14 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Thousands of pilgrims and tourists from around the world together with local Christians gathered in the biblical town of Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus, with spirits lifted by a sloWoman stole baby Jesus from Nativity scene in Bethlehem, PA, then left it at hospital with a note
Jacqueline Ross, 49, has been charged with theft and institutional vandalism after she allegedly confessed to stealing baby Jesus from Bethlehem City Hall Plaza, claiming it was just a 'joke.'
Religion | 592 hits | 2:18 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Jacqueline Ross, 49, has been charged with theft and institutional vandalism after she allegedly confessed to stealing baby Jesus from Bethlehem City Hall Plaza, claiming it was just a 'joke.' Evidence all in at trial of B.C. polygamous parents charged with trafficking their daughtersReligion | 391 hits | 12:31 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
CRANBROOK — The trial of three parents from the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C. charged with trafficking their 13- and 15-year-old daughters to U.S. for sexual purposes wraps up next week with final arguments. Othman Hamdan pleads not guilty to 4 terror-related charges in B.C.Religion | 536 hits | 12:40 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A British Columbia man accused of posting Islamic State propaganda online has pleaded not guilty to four terrorism-related offences.Palestinians make a play for Dead Sea Scrolls at UNESCO
The Palestinian Authority is preparing to lay a claim to the Dead Sea Scrolls at the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Israel Radio reported on Saturday night.
Religion | 726 hits | 9:24 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Palestinian Authority is preparing to lay a claim to the Dead Sea Scrolls at the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Israel Radio reported on Saturday night.Researchers claim that humans have souls which can live on after death
The idea that human consciousness lives on after death has been put forward by a number of well-respected scientists
Religion | 445 hits | 11:58 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The idea that human consciousness lives on after death has been put forward by a number of well-respected scientists United Church minister asks to be defrocked over review of atheist colleague | battlefordsNOWReligion | 470 hits | 1:54 PM on Friday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Your source for news, sports, weather, classifieds, and more. Missing head from Jesus statue returned, says priestReligion | 498 hits | 12:32 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The original head belonging to a statue of Jesus at a Sudbury, Ont., church has been returned. The statue of Mother Mary and baby Jesus received international media attention after the head was reportedly stolen, then replaced with a bizarre, incongruous Saudi Arabia arrests models for posing with cars at show
Four young models from Saudi Arabia have been arrested for posing alongside luxury vehicles at a car show.
Religion | 727 hits | 10:16 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Four young models from Saudi Arabia have been arrested for posing alongside luxury vehicles at a car show.Al-Shabab 'kills Christians' in Kenya's Mandera town
Militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it has killed six Christians in north-eastern Kenya in an attack aimed at forcing them out of the region.
Religion | 461 hits | 5:27 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Militant Islamist group al-Shabab says it has killed six Christians in north-eastern Kenya in an attack aimed at forcing them out of the region. October declared Islamic Heritage Month in OntarioReligion | 486 hits | 3:09 PM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
NDP leader Andrea Horwath says it’s an opportunity to celebrate and learn about the history of Islamic cultureISIS battle in Dabiq
US SPECIAL forces are encircling a jihadi stronghold in Syria claimed by ISIS to be in old Islamic prophecy as the site of the final battle - triggering the apocalypse.
Religion | 439 hits | 11:18 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
US SPECIAL forces are encircling a jihadi stronghold in Syria claimed by ISIS to be in old Islamic prophecy as the site of the final battle - triggering the apocalypse. Man killed near York University apparently after argument about religionReligion | 663 hits | 2:48 PM on Tuesday | posted by shockedcanadian
The hajj: What it is and why it's a big deal for Muslims
Around 2 million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage on Saturday. They will circle Islam's most sacred site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, and take part in a series of rituals intended to br
Religion | 453 hits | 7:21 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Around 2 million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage on Saturday. They will circle Islam's most sacred site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, and take part in a series of rituals intended to br Defrock atheist minister, United Church panel urges in split decisionReligion | 492 hits | 12:28 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
United Church reviewing panel says Gretta Vosper would not be ordained were she applying today Old Order Mennonite sentenced to 5 years for 'unfathomable' child abuse
Unjustifiable and unfathomable. Those were just two of the harsh words a judge used to describe the abuse of children in a Manitoba Old Order Mennonite community when handing down a five-year sentence to the man considered the "main actor" in the aShe beat her son with a hanger — and said Indiana’s religious freedom law gave her the right
An Indianapolis mother accused of beating her son says the charges should be dismissed, because her religious beliefs protect her from prosecution.
An Indianapolis mother accused of beating her son says the charges should be dismissed, because her religious beliefs protect her from prosecution.ISIS Hostage Kayla Mueller's Heartbreaking Never-Before-Seen Video Message From Captivity
"It's very terrifying here," American ISIS hostage says in the video.
Religion | 549 hits | 11:32 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
"It's very terrifying here," American ISIS hostage says in the video. Mother of man killed in Syria says feds failed Aaron DriverReligion | 422 hits | 5:55 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A former Calgary woman whose 22-year-old radicalized son was killed while fighting alongside Islamic extremists in Syria two years ago says the federal government failed both Aaron Driver and his family.Woman killed, five others injured in London knife attack | Fox News
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Women banned from men-only sessions at swimming pool for 'cultural reasons'
BOSSES at a taxpayer-funded community swimming pool have sparked fury by hosting men and women-only sessions - for 'cultural reasons”.
Religion | 510 hits | 3:09 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
BOSSES at a taxpayer-funded community swimming pool have sparked fury by hosting men and women-only sessions - for 'cultural reasons”.After School Satan clubs probably in line with policies, several U.S. school districts say | National Post
The Satanic Temple doesn't worship the devil; it rejects the belief in supernatural entities and regards 'Satan' as a metaphorical construct
The Satanic Temple doesn't worship the devil; it rejects the belief in supernatural entities and regards 'Satan' as a metaphorical constructBritish Muslim cleric Ali Hammuda tells teenagers they can have sex slaves
Ali Hammuda (pictured), an Imam at a Cardiff mosque where three young jihadis worshipped before they travelled to Syria to join IS, also told young boys that the ‘day of judgment is close’.
Religion | 502 hits | 5:43 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Ali Hammuda (pictured), an Imam at a Cardiff mosque where three young jihadis worshipped before they travelled to Syria to join IS, also told young boys that the ‘day of judgment is close’.Welsh girl 'kept in a cage for 4 years in Saudi Arabia' for un-Islamic behaviour by her dad
Amina Al-Jeffery was born in Swansea but then taken to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia (pictured), aged 16, because her father, an academic, did not agree with her western lifestyle.
Religion | 533 hits | 5:28 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Amina Al-Jeffery was born in Swansea but then taken to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia (pictured), aged 16, because her father, an academic, did not agree with her western lifestyle.Muslim mom, girl kicked out of Mississauga pool
The City of Mississauga is apologizing to
a Muslim woman after she and her 11-year-
old autistic daughter were asked to leave
a public outdoor swimming pool.
Religion | 653 hits | 9:57 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The City of Mississauga is apologizing to
a Muslim woman after she and her 11-year-
old autistic daughter were asked to leave
a public outdoor swimming pool. P.E.I. monks buy 600 lbs of lobster to release them into ocean
More than 600 pounds of lucky lobsters were spared the pot Saturday, thanks to compassionate monks on Prince Edward Island.Back to Canada News
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