Category: Religion
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Bandit attacks in northern Nigeria take their toll on besieged Christians
A church is seen guarded by soldiers behind sandbags, in Maiduguri, Nigeria May 23, 2014. Christian houses of worship are guarded by military soldiers at all times in Maiduguri. Life is fraught for many Christians in northern Nigeria, and at least 3,462 of them, including 10 priests or pastors, were murdered this year in the…
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Churches in Zambia and southern Africa rejoice after Zambia’s 3rd transfer of power through elections
Churches in Zambia and southern Africa are rejoicing after Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was declared the winner of the bitterly contested Aug. 12 presidential election.
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Ecumenical, evangelical church world groups gravely concerned after Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
The World Council of Churches and the World Evangelical Alliance are both deeply concerned over the take-over of Afghanistan by the Taliban who in the past have been known especially for the persecution of religious minorities and the suppression of women.
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Religious symbols
Formally, the symbol of the Bahá’í Faith is a five-pointed star, however, it is associated with this teaching, first of all, the nine-pointed star (nine for the Bahá’ís is a sacred number) – the symbol of the “Greatest Name”. Bahá’ís consider their religion the last world monotheistic religion, while religious scholars classify it as an…
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Hajj during a pandemic – almost entirely a Saudi ritual
Two years after 2.5 million pilgrims from around the world flocked to Mecca in a few days, only 60,000 people will travel there this year, and only from Saudi Arabia.
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Men who desecrated an Armenian church in Istanbul detained
Social media users expressed anger over the “desecration” of the church, while officials condemned the insult. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu described the act as “disrespectful”. Soylu tweeted that he had contacted Arman Bükükyuyan, director of the foundation that runs the church, and expressed his sadness at the incident.
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The European Academy of Religion has published its second volume of its Lectures
The volume, edited by their former president, Jocelyne Cesari, collects the lectures delivered at the Second Annual Conference of the European Academy of Religion (2019) on the topic “Empowering the Individual, Nurturing the Community”. [which can be downloaded here] Tackling the theme from the different perspectives of their fields of study, Craig Calhoun (Arizona State University) explores…
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Battle around COVID vaccines, mask-wearing persists among US Christians as Beth Moore makes a plea
The popular American evangelist and Bible teacher Beth Moore begged Christians to stop politicizing the coronavirus when she posted some tweets saying they need to consider the lives of others before their own.
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A WAVE OF ARSTERS AND DECLINATIONS OF CHURCHES RUN IN CANADA
Over the past several weeks, more than 20 churches of various denominations in different provinces of Canada have been burned or vandalized, media reported.
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How Adam died: the opinion of Muslims
Muslim sources say that Adam lived for about a thousand years. Adam was the first man, so he had a strong connection with God. Adam lived righteously and knew when he would die: the date of his departure to another world was told to him by God himself.