Tag: Religion and Beliefs
Russian Orthodox Church head dies
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexy II, has died at the age of 79, a church spokesman said.[MORE]
Islamic school stung by 'military camp' reports
A Brisbane Islamic school has rejected reports it is run like a paramilitary camp and that it tried to ban the singing of the Australian national anthem.[MORE]
Principals reject religious education claims
The Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) has rejected claims prep students were being taught about religion by reading a children's book about an ark.[MORE]
Ark movie sparks religious education row
Education Queensland has denied that a prep student was given religious instruction at a Toowoomba state school, without parental consent.[MORE]
Nigeria 'witchdoctor' held over 110 child deaths
Police in south-eastern Nigeria have arrested a man who told a television documentary he had killed 110 children he believed to be possessed by evil spirits, officials said.[MORE]
India's Muslims say no burial for 'demon' gunmen
Mumbai's top Muslim clerics have vowed to block the burial of nine Islamist militants who killed 183 people in a three-day rampage last week, saying their acts were an affront to Islam.[MORE]
Exclusive Brethren 'guilty of genocide, slavery'
The Exclusive Brethren have been accused of genocide and slavery in a Melbourne court.[MORE]
Bega church celebrates 150 years
One of the New South Wales far south coast's oldest churches celebrated an historical milestone yesterday.[MORE]
Brisbane Catholic parish prepares to defend practices
A Brisbane church will today deliver its formal response to demands that it change its practices or leave the Roman Catholic Church.[MORE]
Church to respond to Archbishop's grievances
Parishioners at a South Brisbane church are today expected to approve a response to claims it is not in communion with the Roman Catholic Church.[MORE]
Mecca pilgrims blocked from leaving Gaza
Palestinian pilgrims bound for Mecca have been prevented from leaving the Gaza Strip via Egypt as the enclave's Hamas Islamist rulers and the rival leadership in the West Bank traded blame for the hold-up.[MORE]
Nigerian curfew after clashes kill 20
Clashes between rival ethnic and religious groups in the central Nigerian city of Jos killed at least 20 people, injured hundreds more and forced thousands from their homes, the Red Cross said.[MORE]
Vatican unveils ambitious solar energy plans
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The Vatican has activated a solar energy system in an ambitious plan that could one day make it an alternative energy exporter.[MORE]
Atheists snubbed in ad knock-back
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The Atheist Foundation of Australia says a company has refused to run its advertisements.[MORE]
'Knife-wielding' man shot dead on scientology property
A security guard has shot and killed a man on the grounds of a Hollywood building owned by the Scientology church.[MORE]
Lennon pardon 'probably not' work of Pope
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The Pope is unlikely to be behind an apparent pardon of John Lennon for his 'bigger than Jesus' comments.[MORE]
Vatican forgives Lennon for Jesus quip
Vatican forgives John Lennon for declaring that The Beatles were bigger than Jesus.[MORE]
Nepal's 'Buddha Boy' returns to jungle
A young man who is believed by followers to be a reincarnation of Buddha has returned to Nepal's jungles to meditate alone, police said on Saturday, as scholars cast doubt on his supporters' claims.[MORE]
Yoga forbidden for Muslims in Malaysia: cleric
Muslims in Malaysia should not practice yoga because it will erode their faith in Islam, a senior Islamic cleric said.[MORE]
Pastor's 'going to hell' comments shock Jewish leader
A Jewish community leader says he has been disturbed by comments from a Wollongong Baptist Minister, who told him Jewish people are "going to hell" for not embracing Jesus Christ as the son of God.[MORE]
Bishop calls for more consultation on gas hub
The Catholic Bishop of Broome has asked the Premier, Colin Barnett, for a "stay of execution" over a proposed gas processing hub on the Dampier Peninsula. [MORE]
Russian church disappears, brick by brick
A church in rural Russia appears to have been stolen, brick by brick.[MORE]
Thousands flock to see Nepal's 'Buddha boy'
Thousands of people flocked to a remote jungle in south-east Nepal to see a boy who reappeared after missing for more than a year and who some believe is a reincarnation of Buddha.[MORE]
Japan cult guru seeks retrial in subway gas attack case
The former leader of a Japanese doomsday cult who was sentenced to hang for masterminding a deadly nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995 has filed a petition for a retrial, the Tokyo District Court said.[MORE]
American evangelical takes climate change crusade to Canberra
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An American evangelical Christian is in Australia to lobby the Govt on climate change.[MORE]
