Religion

27.05.2012 16:14 2 comments Lady Gaga cancels Indonesian gig over Islamist threats Pop icon Lady Gaga and her management have decided to cancel her show in Indonesia after Islamists threatened to bring “chaos” on the singer if she dares enter the country. The decision was announced just a week before the scheduled tour date.		26.05.2012 20:32 31 comments Vatileaks: Pope’s butler arrested for stealing confidential correspondence The identity of the man who leaked dozens of confidential documents that have embarrassed the Vatican in recent months appears to have been uncovered, after Pope Benedict’s butler was arrested. But the Vatileaks scandal will not end here.
25.05.2012 16:30 117 comments Iran says new Gospel to cause Christianity collapse Tehran says a religious text containing verses attributed to Jesus Christ, proves Islam is the righteous religion and will cause the downfall of Christianity. The Christian world denies the existence of such a gospel and calls it a fake.		25.05.2012 16:26 19 comments Muslims outraged at xenophobic graffiti Moscow’s mufti Albir Krganov has appealed to the capital’s Bureau for Human Rights over nationalistic slogans and graffiti which he says insult the feelings of believers and non-Russian nationals.
25.05.2012 01:23 12 comments Spying and profiling Muslims in New Jersey is apparently fine The New Jersey State attorney general concluded a three month investigation on Thursday, ruling that law enforcement officers with the New York Police Department were not at fault by profiling and spying on Muslims outside of their jurisdiction.		23.05.2012 17:15 20 comments Missing girl was abducted for Vatican sex parties - priest A teenage girl was kidnapped for Vatican sex parties by a gang involving Vatican police and foreign diplomats 30 years ago, says the Catholic Church's leading exorcist priest, who damned Harry Potter as the “work of the Devil”.
23.05.2012 03:50 New constitution, same power: Egypt’s military council wants it their way Egypt's ruling military council is to set forth an interim constitution ahead of the presidential race. It will charge the newly elected leader and the council itself with powers that many fear could undermine the achievements of last year’s revolution. Egypt unrest		22.05.2012 12:27 4 comments US catholics sue Obama over contraception mandate Catholic groups in the US are suing the Obama administration over a law obliging employers to provide workers with birth control coverage. Religious institutions argue that the bill forces them to violate Catholic doctrine or face steep fines.
21.05.2012 18:22 19 comments World’s tallest mega-mosque being built in Algeria A big religious feeling deserves a big house of worship. Algeria is set to get its own mega-mosque with the tallest minaret in the world.		20.05.2012 18:26 23 comments Pakistan bans Twitter for blasphemous tweets against prophet Pakistan blocked Twitter for much of Sunday over what it terms “blasphemous” material related to an ongoing competition to post caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. Access to the site has since been restored.
16.05.2012 14:54 9 comments Disadvantaged in UK to stay that way...as govt ignores them Disabled people, women and ethnic minorities across the UK were all ignored when David Cameron's government decided where to cut costs, according to an official watchdog.		16.05.2012 14:11 47 comments Egypt to revive female genital mutilation in the name of Islam? Egyptian human rights groups and female activists are alarmed at renewed parliamentary calls to revive the practice of female circumcision. They appeal to the authorities to stop advocating what was officially banned in 2007.
14.05.2012 23:41 14 comments Deadly clashes in Lebanon raise fears of Syria-like conflict At least five people have been killed and over 15 injured in Tripoli, Lebanon during the three days of sectarian violence. Many say the clashes could be a sign of Syrian turmoil spilling over the border.		14.05.2012 18:30 19 comments Assange Episode 5: Surviving Guantanamo The latest episode of The World Tomorrow takes us to the very heart of America’s War on Terror: Guantanamo Bay. Julian Assange sat down with a former Gitmo prisoner and a rights campaigner fighting for those still trapped behind the wire.
14.05.2012 17:54 47 comments West has betrayed Christianity, Russia will save it - Orthodox Church official Countries of the “Russian world” are capable of changing the globe within ten years, believes top cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church Vsevolod Chaplin.		11.05.2012 10:48 69 comments Apocalypse not now: Mayan relic says 2012 not end of time The discovery in a Guatemala jungle of a previously unknown version of the Mayan calendar offers humankind a ray of hope: the world is not going to end on December 21, 2012 and could most probably last for another billion years – or more.
10.05.2012 20:33 99 comments US military school taught soldiers to wage a "total war" against Islam When the Defense Department wasn’t blowing billions on failed machinery and weapons of war, the Pentagon was paying a US Army lieutenant colonel to indoctrinate servicemen with the notion that the entire Islam religion should be eradicated worldwide.		10.05.2012 17:56 12 comments Iran’s female footballers in action after head scarf ban lifted Five years of frustration are over. Team Russia were the first to test the Iranian female futsal squad after FIFA finally allowed them to wear hijabs on the pitch.
08.05.2012 12:11 10 comments File-sharing church’s first marriage: Noble peers encouraged to mix DNA The Church of Kopimism, which holds the act of copying and sharing information is sacred, has performed its first-ever wedding ceremony. Church leaders advised the newlywed “noble peers” to share some DNA.		05.05.2012 18:01 7 comments Hundreds arrested as violence spreads in Egypt Egypt’s ruling military council has arrested 300 people and introduced an overnight curfew for the second night in a row following violent clashes in Cairo. Meanwhile, public anger has overflowed from Cairo into the city of Suez. Egypt unrest

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