Religion's Mighty Rivers
November 20th, 2012
Written by Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News with 0 Comments
MAR GIRGIS MONASTERY, Egypt (AP) - There was no mention of churches torched or Christians killed, but the prayer neatly written on a tiny piece of paper and placed atop an icon of St. George in the chapel of a desert monastery left no doubt about the growing fear and despair of Egypt's Coptic Christians.
"Oh Lord, for the sake of all the saints of the church, raise high the banner of the cross...
November 10th, 2012
Written by Rebecca Santana - Associated Press in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News with 0 Comments
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - They came after dusk and chanted into the night sky "Kill the Hindus, kill the children of the Hindus," as they smashed religious icons, ripped golden bangles off women's arms and flashed pistols. It wasn't the first time that the Hindu temple on the outskirts of Pakistan's largest city was attacked, and residents here fear it will not be the last.
"People don't consider...
November 1st, 2012
Written by Holbrook Mohr - Associated Press in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News, Race Relations with 0 Comments
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Southern Baptist Convention President Fred Luter said Wednesday that he wants more diversity in the 16-million-member organization.
Luter, the first black president of the convention, was in Jackson for the 177th gathering of the Mississippi Baptist Convention. After delivering a sermon at First Baptist Church of Jackson, Luter told reporters his selection as president shows...
October 29th, 2012
Written by Yadana Htun - Associated Press in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News with 0 Comments
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — At least 56 people have been killed and nearly 2,000 homes destroyed in the latest outbreak of ethnic violence in western Myanmar, a government official said Oct. 25.
The 25 men and 31 women were reported dead in four Rakhine state townships in violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities that re-erupted Sunday, local government spokesman Win Myaing...
October 24th, 2012
Written by The Associated Press in Religion's Mighty Rivers, Latest News with 0 Comments
CAIRO (AP) — The Simon Wiesenthal Center, which monitors anti-Semitic incidents worldwide, has made a strong condemnation of Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, after he attended a sermon where the preacher called for the "destruction and dispersal of the Jews."
A video emailed by the center showed Morsi at a mosque in the Mediterranean town of Marsa Matruh, where the...
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