Tag Archives: Religion

• Dalai fears losing influence in Tibet: experts 20 March 2019 | Liu Caiyu This post has one comment

  The reincarnation of living Buddhas, including the Dalai Lama, should abide by the laws and regulations of the state, as well as religious rituals and historical conventions. ...

• Hero refugee chased gunman away from New Zealand mosque 17 March 2019 | Glenda Kwek This post has no comments yet

  When Afghan refugee Abdul Aziz saw a man brandishing a gun outside his mosque in Christchurch, he ran towards the attacker armed with the only weapon he could find -- a hand-held credit card ...

• New Zealand mosque massacre sparks global horror 16 March 2019 This post has one comment

  Attacks on two mosques in New Zealand which left at least 49 people dead on Friday -- the Muslim day of prayer -- have sparked horror, revulsion and dismay around the world. ...

• Pope Francis admits sexual abuse of nuns by priests 6 February 2019 | Nicole Winfield This post has one comment

  Pope Francis on Tuesday publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and vowed to do more to fight the problem, the latest sign that there is no end in sigh ...

• US will oppose China’s effort to impose its own Dalai Lama 6 December 2018 This post has no comments yet

  The United States believes that the decision on picking the next Dalai Lama should be as per Tibet's religious traditions and that it is not a role of the state. ...

• Be celibate or leave the priesthood, pope tells gay priests 2 December 2018 | Philip Pullella This post has one comment

  Men with deep-rooted homosexual tendencies should not be admitted to the Catholic clergy, and it would be better for priests who are actively gay to leave rather than lead a double life. ...

• Asia Bibi’s lawyer Saiful Mulook flees Pakistan for Netherlands 6 November 2018 | Anthony Deutsch This post has no comments yet

  The Pakistani lawyer who helped free a Christian woman who had been sentenced to death in Pakistan for blasphemy has fled to the Netherlands, a Dutch Christian rights group said on Monday. ...

• Why Tibetan Buddhism is facing up to its own abuse scandal 11 September 2018 | Joe Shute This post has no comments yet

  A report confirms a shocking catalogue of physical, sexual and emotional abuse by Sogyal against his students. ...

• Will Modi succeed in making India a Hindu Nation? 20 June 2018 | Nava Thakuria This post has no comments yet

  The debate relating to Bill 2016 asks if it is only a ploy to safeguard Hindu refugees from neighbouring countries, or a plan by Hindu-centric forces to make India a Hindu Nation. ...

• Indian court jails popular guru for life over teen rape 25 April 2018 This post has 3 comments

  An Indian guru with millions of followers was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for raping a teenage devotee on the pretext of ridding her of evil spirits, his lawyer said. ...