Hinduism
Man Kidnapped For Forced Wedding
Over 3,000 kidnappings a year occur in India. A video is circulating on social media showing a 29-year-old engineer crying and being forced into a marriage…
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Hinduism
India produces bill that jails Muslim men for instant divorce
Triple Taraq Practice Has Caused Controversy For Women’s Rights Groups India’s lower house of parliament recently passed a bill that will prosecute Muslim men who divorce…
Hinduism
The Hindu Celebration of Dhanu Sankranti
Offerings of water and flowers to the sun god Dhanu Sankranti is a holiday celebrated in Indian mythology.[/tweetit] It is also known as Dhanu Sankraman. The…
Christianity
Nepal Outlaws Christian Conversion, Providing More Protections for Hinduism
Violation of law will bring incarceration plus punitive monetary fines The Government of Nepal enacted a law to restrict evangelism.[/tweetit] Bidhya Devi Bhandari, the President of…
Buddhism
Dalai Lama Attacks Trump’s America
Argues Against Nationalism and Message of Non-Violence The Dalai Lama, spiritual head of the Tibetan nation, speaking at the Five Fifty Forum being held in a…
Hinduism
No Fireworks in Delhi for Diwali this Year
High pollution forced the Supreme Court to give the order against fireworks displays. The Supreme Court of India has taken the landmark decision to ban all…
Religion News
We Might Be Destroying This Religious Practice
Extinction, Vultures, Poisoning, and Dead Bodies. The problem is with the birds. Namely, vultures. We generally do not think of rotting corpses as sacred. Practitioners of…
Islam
India Bans Muslim Practice of Instant Divorce
Cultural Custom was Viewed as Oppressive to Muslim Women In India, many Muslim men divorce their wives instantly by saying “talaq, talaq, talaq.” Talaq means divorce.…
Jainism
Jains Around the World Celebrate Paryushan
Life, Ahimsa, reflection and forgiveness For over 2,000 years, the religion of Jainism has attracted millions of followers in India and across the rest of the…
Hinduism
Lingayats Demand to Become Separate Religion from Hinduism
Congress supports the Lingayat movement to widen its voter base The Indian state of Karnataka witnessed a new political drama[/tweetit] during the first week of August.…
Hinduism
Indian Politician Reveals That Most Indian Muslims are Descendants of Hindus
Buddhism
Dalai Lama Says Caste System is Against Religion
Dalai Lama speaks out against caste discrimination While in Padum, Zanskar for the Avalokiteshvara initiation, the Dalai Lama took some time to touch on caste discrimination[/tweetit].…