A California church sparks a debate over faith, freedom and hate – The Mercury News

A California church sparks a debate over faith, freedom and hate – The Mercury News

One afternoon in late January, a crowd gathered with a purpose outside the Hotel del Coronado. The conservative evangelical Awaken Church was holding its first service in the city as part of a long effort to establish a church there, and some residents were protesting. “No place for hate,” they chanted, waving Pride flags and … Read more

Historic black church destroyed by arsonist celebrates reopening

Historic black church destroyed by arsonist celebrates reopening

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Tuesday, December 03, 2024 Greater Union Baptist Church of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, set to reopen in 2024. In 2019, the historic church’s building was destroyed by an arsonist. | Screengrab: YouTube/NEWS 15 A historic African American church in Louisiana that was one of three churches destroyed in a … Read more

Anti-minority remarks by Lady Aghori spark row in Hyderabad

Anti-minority remarks by Lady Aghori spark row in Hyderabad

Anti-minority remarks by lady Aghori spark row, claims to defend temples Hyderabad: A self-proclaimed lady Aghori, who identifies as a Naga Sadhu, and made her debut after the Secunderabad Muthyalamma temple desecration incident that occurred in October is now spewing venom targeting the Muslim and Christian communities. In a video released recently, she threatened to … Read more

New York woman indicted for pepper spraying Uber driver

New York woman indicted for pepper spraying Uber driver

A woman from New York has been indicted of hate crime after she pepper sprayed a Muslim Uber driver while he was praying in the United States of America. A CCTV footage of the incident shows the woman identified as 23-year-old Jennifer Guilbeault repeatedly spraying pepper into the eyes of the driver Sohail Mahmud. The … Read more

Complaint against Narsinghanand in Ajmer over remarks

Complaint against Narsinghanand in Ajmer over remarks

Yati Narsinghanand (File Photo) Jaipur: A complaint was filed against Yati Narsinghanand, the head priest of Ghaziabad’s Dasna temple, at Rajasthan’s Ajmer Dargah police station on Friday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The complaint was lodged by All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) Secretary Ghulam Nazmi Farooqui. In his complaint letter, he accused Narsinghanand of … Read more

Bebe Rexha discrimination incident at Munich airport – Here’s what happened |

Bebe Rexha discrimination incident at Munich airport – Here’s what happened |

American singer-songwriter Bebe Rexha recently shared her distress on social media following a troubling experience at Munich International Airport. In a series of emotional Instagram stories, Rexha accused an airline of discrimination and revealed that a security officer at the German airport had “threatened” her.In a heartfelt Instagram video, Rexha, clearly distressed, revealed that the … Read more

Elon Musk’s X sues ad industry group over alleged advertising ‘boycott’

Elon Musk’s X sues ad industry group over alleged advertising ‘boycott’

By Clare Duffy and Ramishah Maruf | CNN New York  — Elon Musk’s X has accused a group of major advertisers of antitrust violations in a new lawsuit claiming the group conspired to “boycott” advertising on the platform. The lawsuit claims an influential ad industry group organized “to collectively withhold billions of dollars in advertising … Read more

British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots – POLITICO

British MPs want to haul Elon Musk before parliament over riots – POLITICO

Like Butler, she confirmed that she would press for Musk to appear if she’s elected to chair the Commons committee on Sept. 11. Butler, the MP for Brent East, told POLITICO the committee must “question all owners of social media platforms.” Elon Musk is locked in a war of words with Prime Minister Keir Starmer … Read more

everything we know – POLITICO

everything we know – POLITICO

Instead of seeking an electoral route, Britain’s largely atomized far right uses social media to organize — and its most prominent figures, and outriders from abroad, leapt on and contributed to the initial disinformation spread in the aftermath of the Southport attack. There appears to be little formal organization behind the rioting — with social … Read more

Germany’s Robert Habeck files 730 hate crime charges – POLITICO

Germany’s Robert Habeck files 730 hate crime charges – POLITICO

As state elections approach in three eastern German states in September, similar reports of attacks are surfacing again. Adeline Abimnwi Awemo, a Cameroon-born politician for the Christian Democratic Union, was racially abused and physically attacked while putting up election posters in the state of Brandenburg last week. Only days before, Dirk Neubauer — an administrator in … Read more