Posters Declare ‘Sharia Zone’ in East London
Posted Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in Top Religion News
Islamists have put up posters proclaiming that visitors to their east London borough are entering a “shar’ia controlled zone”: smoking, alcohol and music are now unofficially “banned” in the borough of Tower Hamlets, as well as in the boroughs of Waltham Forest and Newham.
The “Christian” Terrorist Who Wasn’t Very Christian
Posted Tuesday, July 26, 2011 in Top Religion News
Anders Behring Breivik’s 1,500-page manifesto shows that the Norwegian terrorist’s depiction as a “right-wing, Christian fundamentalist” by many in the mass media may be as inaccurate as that of their so-called “Christian” bomber, Oklahoma City terrorist Tim McVeigh.
Officials Blame ‘Terrorists’ for Deadly Mumbai Blasts (Video)
Posted Wednesday, July 13, 2011 in Top Religion News
India’s home minister says authorities believe the back-to-back blasts that killed at least 20 people in Mumbai were a “coordinated attack by terrorists.”
First Evangelism Festival Since Vietnam War “Saves Thousands”
Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2011 in Top Religion News
The first American evangelist to openly preach in Vietnam since 1975 says thousands of people have “committed” their lives to Jesus Christ at meetings that were nearly halted by Vietnamese authorities.
Murdered Dutch Missionary Burried In Netherlands; Ebel Kremer Mourned Worldwide
Posted Monday, March 21, 2011 in Top Religion News
A Dutch missionary who was murdered when armed robbers stormed a mission center in Kenya where he supported orphans, was buried Monday, March 7, in the Netherlands.
BREAKING NEWS: Japan Christians Search For Missing Amid Nuclear Crisis
Posted Friday, March 18, 2011 in Top Religion News
Churches in areas impacted by Japan’s worst earthquake on record and tsunami have reportedly lost pastors and Christians were still searching for other believers unaccounted for Friday, March 18, while Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan warned that a major nuclear crisis may further complicate rescue operations.
Churches Suffer In Japan’s Tsunami; Asia Christians Grief
Posted Monday, March 14, 2011 in Top Religion News
Christians across Asia prayed for Japan as the strongest earth quake ever recorded unleashed a monster tsunami that pulverized northeastern areas and impacted churches there.
Hungary’s Artists Fear Culture War
Posted Friday, March 11, 2011 in Top Religion News
Hungarian artists and intellectuals may be forgiven for thinking twice before expressing their thoughts these days. Critics say the center-right government and its allies have effectively launched a “culture war.”
Russia’s Missionaries Worried As Suicide Blast Rocks Moscow Airport
Posted Monday, January 24, 2011 in Top Religion News
Christian missionaries in Russia expressed concerns Monday, January 24, about the future of the country after an explosion ripped through the international section of Moscow’s busiest airport, killing at least 31 people and wounding about 130 others.
Thousands Protest Hungary’s Media Law
Posted Saturday, January 15, 2011 in Top Religion News
An estimated 10,000 Hungarians have demonstrated late Friday against what critics describe as Europe’s most restrictive media law. Under the legislation, media in Hungary can face heavy fines and sanctions if authorities deem their coverage unbalanced or immoral.