China’s Tibetan Buddhists urged to obey reincarnation rules as Dalai Lama mulls successor

China’s Tibetan Buddhists urged to obey reincarnation rules as Dalai Lama mulls successor

Senior Buddhist figures in China have emphasised the importance of government approval in the recognition of reincarnated Tibetan religious leaders, at a meeting this week less than a year before the Dalai Lama is expected to announce his succession plan. More than 50 Tibetan Buddhist monks and religious experts attended a seminar in Lanzhou, Gansu … Read more

Scientology Network Marathon Features Global Antidrug Force in Action

Scientology Network Marathon Features Global Antidrug Force in Action

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Scientology Network commemorates the annual observance of International Overdose Awareness Day with a marathon television event on August 31. The all-day special focuses on the power of drug education to prevent people from ever going down the path of using drugs. The day marks the world’s largest annual … Read more

Ukraine’s parliament moves forward on ‘cleansing’ Moscow-linked church – POLITICO

Ukraine’s parliament moves forward on ‘cleansing’ Moscow-linked church – POLITICO

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine are locked in a battle over legitimacy, with the former seen as being loyal to the Russian branch of Orthodox Christianity, while the latter is subject to the patriarchy of Istanbul. Even though the Ukrainian Orthodox Church claimed it cut ties back in 2022 with … Read more

Rwandan government shuts over 5,600 churches

Rwandan government shuts over 5,600 churches

Religion is a huge part of African culture. Perhaps because most African countries are largely underdeveloped, the church has become a place where people go to get answers and help. However, this has also led to the proliferation of places of worship, most of which, critics argue, are more transactional than spiritual, paying little or … Read more

Online disinformation sparked a wave of far-right violence in the UK

Online disinformation sparked a wave of far-right violence in the UK

Riot police officers push back anti-migration protesters outside the Holiday Inn Express Hotel which is housing asylum seekers on August 4, 2024 in Rotherham, United Kingdom. Christopher Furlong | Getty Images News | Getty Images It didn’t take long for false claims to appear on social media after three young girls were killed in the British town … Read more

Amid Threat of Intensifying War, The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Welcomes 155 French Olim to Israel

Amid Threat of Intensifying War, The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Welcomes 155 French Olim to Israel

JERUSALEM, Aug. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Yesterday, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship), in partnership with the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the Jewish Agency for Israel, welcomed an aliyah flight of 155 new French immigrants at Ben Gurion Airport. This latest flight brings the number of French olim (immigrants) who … Read more

Slovak Olympic team rep boycotts closing ceremony over ‘deviant decadence’ – POLITICO

Slovak Olympic team rep boycotts closing ceremony over ‘deviant decadence’ – POLITICO

“You will never find in me a desire to mock and denigrate anyone,” Jolly said. Taraba, who was to have represented his country at the closing event on August 11, posted on Facebook that the organizers of the event had “prepared for the world a disgusting exhibition full of LGBTI ideology and insults to the … Read more

Poland’s Tusk hits a wall on legalizing abortion – POLITICO

Poland’s Tusk hits a wall on legalizing abortion – POLITICO

In an interview with Polsat News, Kosiniak-Kamysz insisted abortion was not such a priority to voters. “In the latest CBOS [a state pollster] survey, the most important issues the government should address were listed as follows: Polish security and border security ranked first, followed by healthcare security, and then the quality of life and the … Read more

Why the Christian Right Believes Donald Trump Is “Anointed by God”

Why the Christian Right Believes Donald Trump Is “Anointed by God”

Love thy neighbor: It’s one of the most commonly uttered biblical verses in the Christian faith. But when it comes to Christian nationalists, they don’t exactly practice what they preach. Such is the subject of Inside the Hive’s latest episode, featuring two experts on the religious right, Katherine Stewart and Samuel Perry, who discuss why … Read more

John MacArthur on Biden, Trump, immorality and the Church

John MacArthur on Biden, Trump, immorality and the Church

By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Sunday, July 07, 2024 Pastor John MacArthur | Grace Community Church Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church articulated a stern view of President Joe Biden’s leadership during a recent interview, framing it as a divine judgment and a reflection of societal moral decline. America is a nation reaping … Read more