Kenya’s presidential race takes pages from the Bible
RNS Religion has long figured prominently into Kenyan politics. But the great lengths presidential candidates and their supporters have gone to connect themselves to the Bible and its heroes in the lead-up to this month’s presidential election have disturbed many religious leaders and scholars. Supporters of President Uhuru Kenyatta, the 56-year-old incumbent from the Jubilee […]
BRAINWASHED BY A CULT: FRENCH PRIEST OFFERS “THERAPY” TO RECLAIM YAZIDI CAPTIVES
UMBERTO BACCHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Turkmenistan says religious communities that don’t re-register don’t exist
World Watch Monitor Eighteen months after Turkmenistan introduced a law requiring religious communities to re-register with the authorities, only two have done so – other applications have been rejected by the government because of “errors”, reports regional news agency Forum 18. The two groups – both Protestant – were part of 131 religious organisations that […]
SIGHT-SEEING: ICONOGRAPHY – BEYOND CHRISTIAN ART
BRIAN NIXON, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, explores his appreciation for icons…