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NEWS ABOUT: religious persecution

religious persecution stories: 6 news summaries

 Swiss to Vote 
 on Minaret Ban 

Referendum this month sparks fear of Muslim backlash

Nov 5, 09 6:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Swiss government and business leaders are having a panic attack over a referendum that would ban minarets on mosques—and, they fear, make the country a target for Islamic terrorism. The handiwork of the anti-immigrant Swiss People's Party, infamous for an earlier campaign poster showing a white sheep kicking a... More »

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Islam • Switzerland • minarets • mosque • Swiss People's Party • Swatch • religious persecution

RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION?

 UK Man Worships at 
 Church of Climate Change 

And claims his belief deserves protection just like Islam or Judaism

Nov 4, 09 8:01 AM CST
(Newser) - You can't force a Muslim to eat pork, or a Jew to pray to Jesus, and a UK man is claiming in court that his religious belief deserves similar protection. Climate change, that is. Tim Nicholson of Oxford is suing for religious discrimination after an employer, annoyed with his attempts... More »

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climate change • religion • frivolous lawsuits • religious persecution • Tim Nicholson

Zimbabwe Police Wage War on Anglican Church

Services broken up for three Sundays straight

May 16, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Zimbabwe riot police stormed an Anglican service this week, swinging batons to clear the pews, even striking a grandmother who bent to retrieve a fallen Bible. It wasn’t the first time, the New York Times reports. For three straight Sundays, Zimbabwe’s rulers have sent police to break... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Anglican Church • Anglican • religious persecution • Zimbabwe elections • Zanu-PF

 Pope Knocks China 
 on Good Friday  

Catholic leader reflects on Church's 'dark hour of persecution'

Mar 21, 08 8:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict took aim at China's lack of religious freedom at a Good Friday procession in Rome today, Reuters reports. "In many parts of the world, (the Church) is undergoing the dark hour of persecution," the Pope said, using words penned by a cardinal who has blasted China's... More »

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China • Pope Benedict XVI • Rome • Easter • Osama bin Laden • religious freedom • religious persecution • al-Qaeda

Vatican Goes to Confessional in an Art Museum

Church reveals Inquisition artifacts

Mar 2, 08 9:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Sure, thousands of accused witches and blasphemers were burned and tortured during the Roman Catholic Church’s centuries-long Inquisition in the Middle Ages—but, with the help of a new art exhibition, the Vatican hopes to show that it wasn't so bad after all, Newsweek reports. The “Rare... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Jews • art • Italy • Rome • Vatican • Middle Ages • religious persecution • Inquisition • heretics • Vittoriano Museum

Gaza's Few Christians
Are Fleeing

After murder, religious minority fearful under Hamas rule

Dec 24, 07 7:16 AM CST
(Newser) - It's a grim Christmas for Gaza's tiny Christian population of about 3,000, with celebrations muted in the Hamas-controlled territory, the AP says. Instead of decorating trees, many of the faithful are packing to leave the strip for good. After the murder of a prominent Baptist activist, many Christians say... More »

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Hamas • Muslims • West Bank • Christians • Rami Ayyad • religious persecution • Baptists

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