Religion And Belief News

1:15 PM
12-March
2010 Pastor's Wife Dies After Three-Week Religious FastA minister's wife who engaged in a religious water-only fast has died after fasting for more than three weeks. She may have been dead for three days before her body was discovered.
Topics: religion and belief, ritual, health, illness, religious event, United States

11:35 AM
12-March
2010 Man Proclaiming "Elton John Must Die" ArrestedPolice in Georgia arrested a man Wednesday who posted a video on YouTube showing himself with a sign stating "Elton John must die."
Topics: christianity, music, religion and belief, arts, culture and entertainment, crime, popular music, crime, law and justice, United States

8:30 AM
12-March
2010 Police Looking For Satanic Artist Who Defaced ChurchPolice are searching for the person who painted a church in North Carolina with satanic symbols. Neighbors found the symbols and alerted police.
Topics: christianity, cult and sect, religion and belief, crime, crime, law and justice, United States

8:29 AM
12-March
2010 Mississippi Man Spots Jesus Among The NutsA Mississippi man will let an image of Jesus watch over his household and neighborhood after spotting the likeness in his pecan nut tree.
Topics: christianity, human interest, offbeat, religion and belief, curiosity, United States

5:32 AM
12-March
2010 Morocco Warns Against Proselytizers After Expelling 20 Christian MissionariesThe government of Morocco on Thursday warned proselytizers that they will be punished severely. The warning came two days after 20 Christians were expelled from the country for allegedly proselytizing, which is illegal in the Sunni Muslim country.
Topics: human interest, people, christianity, religion and belief, World

   

6:06 PM
11-March
2010 Obama Faith Initiative Recommends Reforms For Bush Era Funding OfficeThe White House Advisory Council on "Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships" wrapped up a year of its efforts and submitted a long list of recommendations to President Barack Obama at the beginning of the week.
Topics: social issue, charity, religion and belief, values, interreligious dialogue, United States

3:25 PM
11-March
2010 Rome School's Condom Vending Machines Irk VaticanThe Vatican criticized Wednesday a high school in Rome for its plan to install condom vending machines in boys' and girls' toilets as part of a campaign to educate students on sexuality and HIV protection.
Topics: christianity, roman catholic, education, religion and belief, AIDS, school, health, disease, World

6:51 PM
10-March
2010 Egypt's Top Muslim Cleric Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi Dead At Age 82Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, Egypt's top Muslim cleric, has died following a heart attack while visiting Saudi Arabia.
Topics: religious leader, human interest, people, islam, religion and belief, World

1:23 PM
10-March
2010 Archbishop Defends School's Rejection Of Children Of Lesbian CoupleThe Archdiocese of Denver is defending the decision of a school to refuse to re-admit the children of a lesbian couple. The decision not to let the children re-enroll in the school is being criticized by gay advocacy groups.
Topics: christianity, politics, roman catholic, education, human rights, religion and belief, preschool, United States

12:40 PM
10-March
2010 Top Sunni Muslim Cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, Dies In Saudi ArabiaControversial 81-year-old Egyptian Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi died Wednesday morning from a sudden heart attack while visiting Saudi Arabia.
Topics: politics, islam, religion and belief, World