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NEWS ABOUT: religious violence

religious violence stories: 8 news summaries

(Newser) - The Rev. Steven Anderson—he's the Arizona preacher praying for the president's death—is positioning himself nicely to take up a new title, writes Jeffrey Weiss for Politics Daily: American Taliban. Anderson isn't a terrorist. But he is a "man with an absolute belief in a particular interpretation of... More »

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Taliban • politics • town hall meeting • religious violence • Steven Anderson • Faithful Word Baptist Church • religious extremism

Soccer Mob Beats Catholic to Death
in N. Ireland

Protestant fans were celebrating a victory

May 25, 09 2:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A mob of Protestant soccer fans beat a Catholic man to death last night in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph reports. After a victory by Scotland’s Glasgow Rangers, as many as 70 fans drove to the Catholic section of the town of Coleraine, where they “literally attacked the... More »

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Northern Ireland • Protestants • Catholics • religious violence • Glasgow Rangers • Kevin McDaid

 India Riots Bust Out 
 After Austria Temple Killing 

Punjab erupts in violence after Sikh guru's murder

May 25, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Riots have broken out in dozens of cities across the Indian state of Punjab after a Sikh guru was killed in a temple in Austria yesterday. Thousands of protesters have damaged public property and set trains on fire, and in one city four people were injured when police fired on... More »

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India • Austria • Punjab • violence • riots • Sikh • religious violence • Manmohan Singh

Vatican Blasts Attacks on Christians

Official: India killings underscore spread of 'Christianophobia'

Aug 29, 08 5:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican warned against the spread of "Christianophobia" today following attacks in India that left 13 Christians dead, Reuters reports. Thousands fled their homes this week as mobs rioted in retaliation for the murder of a Hindu leader. The Pope condemned the violence, and Italy's foreign ministry will demand... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • India • Reuters • Vatican • Christians • riots • religious violence • Christians in Iraq

Information Age an Uneasy Time in Baghdad

City residents free to surf the Web but scared to leave their homes

Mar 19, 08 9:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - The electronics business is booming in Baghdad five years after the US-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, the LA Times reports. Repressive controls on foreign TV and Internet access are gone and shoppers are free to buy DVDs of the latest Hollywood movies—but too often, they are investing in... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • sectarian violence • Baghdad • Internet access • religious violence

Attack Won't Derail Talks: Israel

Deadly seminary attack draws international condemnation

Mar 7, 08 4:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel has vowed that US-backed peace talks with the Palestinians will continue despite an attack on a Jerusalem seminary last night that killed eight students, the BBC reports. A Palestinian gunman fired into a group of 80 Jewish students before he was shot dead. Israel and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Fatah • Jerusalem • religious violence

8 Dead in Jerusalem Shooting

Gunmen open fire at Jewish seminary; Gaza celebrates

Mar 6, 08 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - At least eight people are dead and many more wounded after gunmen attacked a Jewish seminary tonight in Jerusalem, the BBC reports. The shooters—possibly as many as three—are Palestinian, Reuters adds, and two were killed. Witnesses said gunfire lasted 10 minutes. "They were still shooting when we... More »

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Middle East • Gaza • Hamas • Jerusalem • Israel and Palestinians • religious violence • Mercaz Harav • Jewish seminary

Basra Awash in Violence as It Tests Self-Rule

Militia violence doesn't bode well for rest
of the nation

Feb 23, 08 2:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Basra is supposed to be a shining example of Iraqi self-rule, but the city remains riven by violence five months after British forces pulled out and left local leaders in control, the New York Times reports. Dozens of Shia militias are competing for power, and murders and kidnappings of prominent... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Basra • coalition forces • Iraqi militias • religious violence

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