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Turkish child marriage religious document sparks anger
Opposition MPs demand an inquiry after a religious body implies girls as young as nine could marry.
Religion | 85009 hits | 4:22 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Opposition MPs demand an inquiry after a religious body implies girls as young as nine could marry.Pope calls for refugee commitments in 2018, rejection of 'empty consumerism'
Pope Francis on Monday recommended jettisoning life's "useless baggage" in 2018, including what he called "empty chatter" and banal consumerism, and focusing instead on building a peaceful and welcoming world, particularly for refugees and migrants.
Religion | 85095 hits | 12:42 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Pope Francis on Monday recommended jettisoning life's "useless baggage" in 2018, including what he called "empty chatter" and banal consumerism, and focusing instead on building a peaceful and welcoming world, particularly for refugees and migrants.
ISIS defeat means Christians celebrate Christmas in MosulReligion | 84746 hits | 11:42 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Christians celebrated Christmas in Iraq's second city of Mosul for the first time in four years today. As hymns rang out one exiled worshipper said it showed that 'life is returning to Mosul'.Death threat sent to Amir Khan over Christmas tree picture
The Bolton-born former boxer, who is a practicing Muslim, posted a photo of the tree on Instagram yesterday night, saying his three-year-old would like it when she woke up.
Religion | 84722 hits | 12:36 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Bolton-born former boxer, who is a practicing Muslim, posted a photo of the tree on Instagram yesterday night, saying his three-year-old would like it when she woke up.Pope Francis wants to change words to the Lord's Prayer
Pope Francis said the Roman Catholic Church should adopt a better translation of the phrase 'lead us not into temptation' in the Lord's Prayer, saying it could be misinterpreted.
Religion | 84940 hits | 12:29 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Pope Francis said the Roman Catholic Church should adopt a better translation of the phrase 'lead us not into temptation' in the Lord's Prayer, saying it could be misinterpreted.ISIS brides returning home and raising the next generation of jihadist martyrs
The plan to use women to launch the Islamic State's next incarnation involves female returnees teaching the glories of the caliphate to their offspring
Religion | 85018 hits | 6:36 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The plan to use women to launch the Islamic State's next incarnation involves female returnees teaching the glories of the caliphate to their offspringEgypt Mosque Attack Kills 184, Injures 120: State Media
Egyptian state news agency MENA reports that 115 people have been killed in a bombing and shooting attack on a Sufi mosque
Religion | 84801 hits | 6:54 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Egyptian state news agency MENA reports that 115 people have been killed in a bombing and shooting attack on a Sufi mosqueCNY church after Texas shooting: 'We are NOT a gun-free zone'
The church says it's known as the "Most Upbeat Church in Upstate New York."
Religion | 87150 hits | 5:11 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The church says it's known as the "Most Upbeat Church in Upstate New York." Ski resort a step closer after high court ruling in Grizzly Bear Spirit caseReligion | 84805 hits | 1:06 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Approval of a ski resort in a region held sacred by Indigenous people does not violate their constitutional right to freedom of religion, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. Bishop Jones claimed voodoo curse only lifted by sex: alleged victimReligion | 84917 hits | 9:31 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A jealous Montreal psychic Corinne rdquo; placed a curse on a Toronto woman by sleeping with seven voodoo practitioners in Cuba, an alleged victim told Bishop Wayne Jones trial Friday.The troubled Toronto woman implored Bishop Jones to lift the curse.Israeli soldier karate kicks keep violent crowd at bay
Fearless female soldier Nomi Golan put her martial arts training to good use when she fought off dozens of Jewish ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protesters during a rally in Jerusalem.
Religion | 85451 hits | 3:50 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Fearless female soldier Nomi Golan put her martial arts training to good use when she fought off dozens of Jewish ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protesters during a rally in Jerusalem. Imam warns youth that Islamic State is 'still recruiting'
Syed Soharwardy met recently with 30 Muslim youth at the Jamia Masjid Gunbad-e-Khizra mosque. It was one of several meetings he does on a regular basis to prevent the radicalization of Canadian Muslim youth. Religion | 84976 hits | 11:07 AM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A charity that runs a Vancouver-area mosque has been penalized by federal regulators after an audit found personal spending by its former president and alleged ties to a Qatar organization accused of supporting terrorism. Change to Regina bylaw allows construction of mosque, other religious venues in industrial area
Regina city council has changed its policy on where religious facilities can be built, allowing the Muslim community to establish a new mosque in an industrial area.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 | 85242 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 | 84985 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.Religion | 85239 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 | 84753 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 | 84795 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 | 84858 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 | 84861 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 | 85022 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 | 84891 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 | 84755 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 | 85144 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 | 88976 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 | 85086 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 | 84698 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. Religion | 85201 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 | 85124 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 | 85364 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 | 85466 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 | 84956 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 | 85140 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 | 85120 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 | 85235 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 | 85165 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
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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 | 85086 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 | 85059 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 | 85596 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 | 84858 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 | 84983 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 | 85118 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.Back to Canada News
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