India’s Modi says peace returning to strife-torn Manipur
New Delhi, IndiaReuters Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday peace was returning to the strife-torn north-eastern state of Manipur where at least 180 people have been killed and tens of thousands forced from their homes in sectarian clashes since May. The Federal Government has deployed security forces to the hilly state bordering Myanmar governed by Modi’s […]
“One body in Christ”: How India’s religious violence is becoming a problem for American politicians
US politicians are under increasing pressure to account for their courtship of Indian Prime Minister Modi, the leader of a strategically important ally and the world’s largest democracy. RICHA KARMARKAR reports for Religion News Service…
Religious rights advocates welcome new international day to commemorate victims of religiously-motivated violence
Religious rights advocates have welcomed the adoption of a UN resolution establishing a new international day commemorating people who have been victims of religiously motivated violence. The UN this week passed a resolution which established 22nd August as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief. It had […]
RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE
Religion is connected to much of the world’s violence. That’s understandable; religion has been the most important aspect of humanity for 95 per cent of our history. PICTURE: Nina Strehl/Unsplash But there’s one thing that has been connected to 100 per cent of the world’s violence – humans. Violence is a human problem not a […]