Religion News – Newsletter for August 4, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Lord Murugan Songs, Lyrics and Videos
CHENNAI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com) — With the Murugan Festival getting closer, people are all set to pray to the deity. Murugan Songs, Lyrics an Videos are looked for all over. Holy verses are searched for to be recited on the lord’s behalf.
Though there are a huge selection of songs, the following are some classic ones …. Source : Gaea News Network.
Greek Orthodox priest feels at home with hardcore soccer fans, ignores church condemnation
Greek priest right at home with rabid soccer fans
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Many soccer fans follow the sport religiously, and Father Christos Mitsios is no exception.
The 51-year-old Greek Orthodox priest has become a mainstay in the hardcore section at PAOK Thessaloniki matches, cheering on the team and offering help and guidance to many of Greece’s most … Read : Greek Orthodox priest feels at home with hardcore soccer fans, ignores church condemnation.
Conservative group vows legal action after NYC panel clears way for mosque near ground zero
Group to fight vote clearing way for NYC mosque
NEW YORK – Plans for an Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero moved forward as a city panel opened the way for developers to tear down a building that was struck by airplane debris on Sept. 11.
Even as the project’s backers celebrated the …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Conservative group vows legal action after NYC panel clears way for mosque near ground zero.
USCIRF Commissioner asks Pakistan to repeal blasphemy law; PCC Conference in Washington
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Christian Congress PCC Conference was first ever successful gathering in a campaign to repeal blasphemy law in Pakistan when a Commissioner of United States Commission on International Religious Freedom and more than one dozen leaders of International Human Right Organizations were here to speak on rights of Pakistani Christians.
Pakistan should repeal its ‘Blasphemy …. Source : USCIRF Commissioner asks Pakistan to repeal blasphemy law; PCC Conference in Washington.
NY panel clears way for mosque 2 blocks from ground zero by denying building’s landmark status
NYC panel clears way for mosque near ground zero
NEW YORK – A city panel Tuesday cleared the way for the construction near ground zero of a mosque that has caused a political uproar over religious freedom and Sept. 11 even as opponents vowed to press their case in court.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission …. Source article on Gaea Times at : NY panel clears way for mosque 2 blocks from ground zero by denying building’s landmark status.
Judge denies parents’ request that Christian convert in Ohio undergo medical treatment
Judge: No forced treatment for Ohio convert
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A juvenile court judge in Ohio has rejected the request of a Christian convert’s Muslim parents to order the teenager to receive emergency medical treatment for uterine cancer.
Magistrate Mary Goodrich in Columbus said Tuesday that the request by parents of 17-year-old Rifqa Bary (RIHF’-kuh BAYR’-ee) does … Read : Judge denies parents’ request that Christian convert in Ohio undergo medical treatment.
NYC panel clears way for mosque near ground zero by denying building’s landmark status
Panel’s landmark denial frees NYC mosque site
NEW YORK – Ignoring jeers and cries of “Shame on you,” a city commission on Tuesday denied landmark status to a building near the World Trade Center site that can now be demolished to make way for an Islamic community center and mosque.
The Landmarks …. Original article : NYC panel clears way for mosque near ground zero by denying building’s landmark status.