2010年11月5日星期五

Yahoo! News: Religion News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Religion News


US denounces Pakistan mosque attacks as 'brutal' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 01:46 PM PDT

Pakistanis villagers and rescuers work in a mosque following a suicide blast in Akhurwall village, part of the semi-tribal northwest area of Darra Adam Khel. The United States Friday condemned two attacks on mosques in Pakistan, saying they AFP - The United States Friday condemned two attacks on mosques in Pakistan, saying they "brutally targeted innocent people" at places of worship.


Islamophobia like 1930s anti-Semitism: Islamic forum head (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 09:24 AM PDT

Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has said that the growing international Islamophobia echoes the rise of anti-Semitism in the 1930s.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Growing Islamophobia echoes the rise of anti-Semitism in the 1930s with US leaders resisting it but Europeans abetting the trend for political gain, the head of the world's largest Islamic group said.


New Philadelphia museum celebrates Jewish life (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:53 AM PDT

The new National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia features a five-story glass facade looking out over Independence Mall, in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/National Museum of American Jewish History/HandoutReuters - Albert Einstein's pipe, Irving Berlin's piano and Jonas Salk's test tubes are just a few of the historic items in a new museum that celebrates Jewish life in America.


Pope heads to a less Catholic Spain amid protests (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 07:36 AM PDT

Rio police, foreground, watch as people march against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI holding a banner that  reads 'We are not waiting for you, secular Galicia' in Santiago de Compostela, northern Spain, on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010.  Pope Benedict XVI will visit the pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela on Nov. 6 to celebrate his Holy year. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)AP - Pope Benedict XVI meets Spain's Facebook generation this weekend — setting up a clash of values and lifestyles in a once-staunchly Catholic nation that has become one of Europe's most liberal.


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