Myanmar Muslims Jailed for Killing Buddhist Monk
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar — A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison Tuesday — one of them to a life term — in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was ... Read more
Tag Archives: Religion and Belief
Report Cites Countries’ Use of Laws to Repress Faith
WASHINGTON — Countries around the world, including allies of the United States, have used laws on blasphemy and apostasy to suppress political opponents, the State Department said on Monday in an annual ... Read more
Geza Vermes, Dead Sea Scrolls Scholar, Dies at 88
Geza Vermes, a religious scholar who argued that Jesus as a historical figure could be understood only through the Jewish tradition from which he emerged, and who helped expand that understanding through his ... Read more
Beliefs: In Philanthropy, (Your Name Here) vs. Anonymous Giving
One hundred million dollars. As The New York Times reported this week, that’s how much Ronald O. Perelman pledged to Columbia University for the planned Ronald O. Perelman Center for Business Innovation. ... Read more
World Briefing | Asia: Myanmar: Deadly Anti-Muslim Violence Flares Up
Buddhist mobs overran two mosques and set over 100 homes ablaze in central Myanmar on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding at least nine other people. Residents said as many as 400 Buddhists rampaged ... Read more
Beliefs: Pope Francis Has a Few Words in Support of Leisure
On Tuesday, “Pope Francis: His Life in His Own Words,” a book of conversations with the man who was then Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, will be published in English (Putnam; $24.95). These interviews ... Read more
For Indonesian Atheists, a Community of Support Amid Constant Fear
JAKARTA — Karina is an atheist, but her friends jokingly call her “the prophet.” That is because she is helping nurture a community for unbelievers in predominantly Muslim Indonesia, where ... Read more
World Briefing | Middle East: Jerusalem Court Upholds Ruling in Women of the Wall Case
JERUSALEM — A Jerusalem court on Thursday upheld a ruling that five women who had been detained at the Western Wall for wearing prayer shawls traditionally used by men and singing were not ... Read more
World Briefing | Asia: China: Prison for Preachers
The Chinese authorities have sentenced to prison seven underground church leaders who were arrested last April and charged with belonging to an illegal cult, according to a Christian rights group. The ... Read more
On Religion: Rabbi Pursues Gun Control as His Moral Cause
MAHWAH, N.J. In the months after his father’s murder in early 1999, those months stretching formlessly between the mourning ritual of shiva and the impending trial of a suspect, Rabbi Joel ... Read more