Tag Archives: religion
Atheists around world suffer persecution, discrimination: report
GENEVA (Reuters) – Atheists and other religious skeptics suffer persecution or discrimination in many parts of the world and in at least seven nations can be executed if their beliefs become known, according to a report issued on Monday. Continue reading
Egypt’s military returns to the political fray
Egypt's powerful military, sidelined last summer by the newly elected Islamist president, edged back Saturday into a political fray boiling over with tensions between secular forces and a government determined to pass a constitution enshrining a central role for religion. Continue reading
Ahmed’s analysis of increased ‘veiling’ wins religion prize
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A feminist scholar at Harvard University has earned the 2013 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion for explaining why a growing number o… Continue reading
In His Own Words: Bill Gates Dishes on Computers, Religion and Being Smart [Excerpt]
In His Own Words: Bill Gates Dishes on Computers, Religion and Being Smart [Excerpt] Continue reading
Alan Murray to leave the WSJ for Pew Research Center
(Reuters) – Alan Murray, deputy managing editor of the Wall Street Journal, will leave in January to assume the role of president of the Pew Research Center, the center announced on Friday. Murray, 57, is also the Journal’s online executive editor. Continue reading
Mormon liberals: A ‘minority within a minority’
Mormons are largely conservative, but some are liberal and see their religion and values aligned with Democrats. Continue reading
Jeremy Hunt Backs 12-Week Abortion Limit
The Health Secretary says he is in favour of a 12-week abortion limit – but insists his view is not based on religion. Continue reading
Can religion save Africa’s elephants and rhinos?
Standing before a pile of charred elephant ivory as dusk covered the surrounding savannah, Christian, Muslim and Hindu religious leaders grasped hands and prayed. Let religion, they asked, help “God's creatures” to survive. Continue reading
U.S. turns to TV ads to spread message in protest-hit Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has paid Pakistani television stations to run advertisements featuring President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, hoping to soothe public opinion in a country hit by protests against an anti-Islam movie made in California, the State Department said on Thursday. Continue reading
Group wants West Point survey withdrawn
A watchdog group is demanding the withdrawal of an online survey that asks about religion. Continue reading
