Religion News – Newsletter for January 23, 2011

First cross metal detectors, then enter Goa churches

PANAJI – The next time you want to walk down the solemn church pews in Goa, you might just have to duck under door frame metal detectors first. And frisking points and handbag scanners may just come in next.

Faced with increasing instances of desecration and break-ins, authorities in the Archdiocese of Goa have issued … Original source on Gaea Times at : First cross metal detectors, then enter Goa churches.

Kerala rationalists go to court on ‘celestial light’

KOCHI – A rationalist organisation in Kerala, Yukthivadi Sanghom, has approached the state high court, to intervene in the “celestial light” phenomenon near the Sabarimala temple, claiming it is man-made.

Showing photos of the place where he claimed the event takes place, Sanghom official Sreeni Pattathanam told reporters Saturday: “This is the place where … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Kerala rationalists go to court on ‘celestial light’.