Tag: religion

• Monday, September 16th 2024 - 08:30 UTC

  Thousands protest in Rio against religious discrimination

  

  Thousands paraded down Rio de Janeiro's iconic Copacabana Beach to raise their voices as cases of religious intolerance were reported to be on the rise. According to local media, the demonstrators stemmed from more than a dozen faiths, mainly Afro-Brazilian ones, that have come under attack from Christian groups. Newly chosen Human Rights Minister Macaé Evaristo joined the march.

• Saturday, October 12th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Evangelical churches advancing in Argentina, even in Francis former archdiocese

  

  The pastor's voice bellows through an old converted cinema in a rundown Buenos Aires barrio and hundreds of hands reach out in prayer. Though not a typical place of worship, Evangelical churches like this one are sprouting up all over Pope Francis' former archdiocese, as once staunchly Catholic Argentina battles an economic crisis that has plunged more than one-third of the nation into poverty.

• Friday, February 1st 2019 - 14:09 UTC

  Religious Freedom: Human Rights Organizations calls for shutdown of the Korea’s Christian Council

  

  On January 27, 30,000 people gathered in at Seul’s Gwanghwamun Square in a rally coordinated by the Global Citizens' Human Rights Coalition. People from civil society organizations and religious groups came together calling the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) to be held accountable for their ”unconstitutional actions and ultimately shut down,” local media reported.

• Saturday, October 6th 2018 - 08:33 UTC

  Brazilian election: a divided congress but with a powerful decisive “Bullets, Beef and Bible” caucus

  

  All eyes are set on Sunday October 7 presidential election, but Brazilians will also be electing, 27 governors, 54 senators and 513 legislators, and Congress wields considerable power and since 2016 has decided the fate of two presidents: to impeach Dilma Rousseff for juggling with budget numbers and to shield Michel Temer from corruption charges.

• Thursday, September 1st 2011 - 08:11 UTC

  Brazilian catholic church loosing ground to evangelists, atheists and agnostics

  

  The Brazilian Catholic Church continues to loose ground to the evangelists and those who declare to have no religion, according to the latest survey released by the Social policies centre from the Getulio Vargas Foundation in Rio.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 00:35 UTC

  Sir Elton John’s “Jesus Super-Intelligent Gay Man” Comment Bans him for Egypt

  

  Sir Elton John, 63, has been banned from performing in Egypt over his views on homosexuality and religion. The outspoken British pop icon was due to play a private show on 18 May but has been told he is not welcome.

• Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 23:39 UTC

  “Boobquake” Day Shakes Taiwan and South Sandwich Islands

  

  If a senior Iranian cleric is to be believed, the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan was a boobquake, not an earthquake. Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi warned last week that “women, who do not dress modestly... lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which [consequently] increases earthquakes”.