Religion News – Newsletter for February 6, 2011

Gandhi, Dalai Lama among world’s top icons: Time

DHARAMSALA – Mahatma Gandhi and the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama were Sunday listed by Time magazine among the world’s top 25 political icons.

Mohandas Gandhi, as the magazine called him, was credited with peaceful protests during the British Raj that helped him become the spiritual heart of the Indian independence struggle.
“Gandhi led … Read more »»».

Christians reject report on church attacks: Bangalore archbishop

BANGALORE – Archbishop of Bangalore Bernard Moras Saturday said the Christian community rejects a judicial panel report absolving Hindu groups of a series of attacks on churches in Karnataka in 2008.

The panel “has failed the Christian community”, Moras said, reacting to the findings of the Justice B.K. Somashekara judicial commission which absolved the ruling … Read : Christians reject report on church attacks: Bangalore archbishop.