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From blooms to berries: Why the serviceberry tree is garden essential you’ll fall in love with
1 month, 3 weeks ago

From blooms to berries: Why the serviceberry tree is garden essential you’ll fall in love with

Hindustan Times  

Winters were brutal throughout most of New England inf Colonial America. The settlers knew this, so they watched one specific tree — Amelanchier — for cues: When its white flowers were in bloom, it meant the soil was soft enough to dig graves. Allegheny serviceberry An early-blooming, 15-to-25-foot-tall woody shrub or multi-stemmed tree native to Eastern North America. In fall, …

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Get Friday speeches vetted: Waqf Board head
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Get Friday speeches vetted: Waqf Board head

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: In what is decidedly the first such directive anywhere in the country, the Chhattisgarh State Waqf Board in the BJP-ruled state issued a circular to the Mutawallis of all mosques asking them to get the sermons they deliver every Friday afternoon before the prayer vetted by it. So, I have instructed all Mutawallis to apprise the Waqf Board regarding …

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555th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Celebrated with Great Pomp
1 month, 3 weeks ago

555th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Celebrated with Great Pomp

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The 555th Prakash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, was celebrated by thousands of Sikh devotees and people from other faiths across Telangana. The preachers emphasised the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev on national integration, peace, brotherhood, and communal harmony. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people and wished that Guru Nanak’s teachings inspire people to further …

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Attempts still made to convert people under guise of healing: Goa CM
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Attempts still made to convert people under guise of healing: Goa CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday slammed religious conversions in the name of healing, saying it is unfortunate that such practices are still followed in independent India. "These practices which were started to convert tribals in the name of education or healing are continuing even after the country has become independent,: Sawant said, addressing the state-level function to …

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'Devil's in the details': How MAGA preachers lose a 'huge source' of power in Trump's win
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'Devil's in the details': How MAGA preachers lose a 'huge source' of power in Trump's win

Raw Story  

Far-right evangelical doomsday preachers who hitched themselves to Donald Trump scored a huge victory last week, wrote Molly Olmstead for Slate, but "the devil is in the details" of how they use that power — and furthermore, Trump's return to power wipes out a narrative that had been a "huge source" of their organizing ability, leaving them uncertain of how …

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Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad
2 months ago

Morocco limits preaching about war in the Middle East that invokes jihad

Associated Press  

RABAT, Morocco — Politicians and activists in Morocco are questioning limitations imposed on preachers regarding what they may say about war in the Middle East during sermons. Regardless of the extent to which they have focused on the Israel-Hamas war, Morocco’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs has said that such subject matter is permitted. “Jihad,” which means struggle or effort in …

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Trump Bible sponsors MAGA TV segment that calls Democrats 'a demonic death cult'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Bible sponsors MAGA TV segment that calls Democrats 'a demonic death cult'

Raw Story  

A "God Bless the USA" Bible promoted by former President Donald Trump Network host Terrance Bates introduced the segment on Thursday. "One outspoken Christian leader and preacher has said recently that the Democratic Party is a demonic death cult," Bates said. "It is time now for our Moment of Faith brought to us by Lee Greenwood and the God Bless …

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Oasis support acts for UK and Ireland tour revealed
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Oasis support acts for UK and Ireland tour revealed

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oasis will be supported for …

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A ‘Locally hated/Dyslexic Hairstylist’ battles the Christian right in a Texas town
2 months, 4 weeks ago

A ‘Locally hated/Dyslexic Hairstylist’ battles the Christian right in a Texas town

LA Times  

One might wonder how Adrienne Quinn Martin, a hairdresser, former belly dancer, mother of two and long-ago brand girl for a liquor distributor, a woman who celebrated her husband’s birthday on TikTok by swaying against him while listening to Al Green, became the lone-elected Democrat in one of the reddest towns in Texas. “Oh,” Martin says, “I’ve had lives.” Fluent …

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Islamic preachers among 12 get life imprisonment in illegal religious conversion case
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Islamic preachers among 12 get life imprisonment in illegal religious conversion case

Hindustan Times  

A special NIA-Anti-Terrorist Squad court in Lucknow on Wednesday awarded life sentence to Islamic preacher Maulana Kalim Siddiqui, Islamic Da'wah Centre founder Mohammed Umar Gautam and 10 others in a 2021 case of illegal religious conversion, PTI reported. Among the twelve accused, four others were also sentenced to 10-years in prison under UP Prohibition of Religious Conversion Act 2021, the …

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An unholy alliance: The real reason right-wing preachers are weaponizing our courts
4 months, 1 week ago

An unholy alliance: The real reason right-wing preachers are weaponizing our courts

Raw Story  

A group representing right-wing preachers is trying to bring about a merger of church and state with a new lawsuit. As Leona Helmsley famously said, “Only the little people pay taxes.” And only a few of these folks are “the little people.” To keep this gravy train rolling along, the NRB and two rightwing churches just launched a federal lawsuit …

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Global Muthamizhil Murugan Conference: Stalin Calls for Equal Respect for All Faiths
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Global Muthamizhil Murugan Conference: Stalin Calls for Equal Respect for All Faiths

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Averring that all faiths were equal and there was no question of one of them being above the other, Chief Minister M K Stalin said that his Dravidian Model government was not only in favour of people following their individual faith of choice but also wanted to help them in their religious pursuits. Inaugurating the two-day Global Muthamizhil Murugan …

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Two prominent Islamic preachers booked in Kashmir over ‘inflammatory speeches’
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Two prominent Islamic preachers booked in Kashmir over ‘inflammatory speeches’

The Hindu  

Two prominent Islamic scholars were booked on July 13 by the J&K Police for their “derogatory remarks against a particular community”. The derogatory remarks made by the clerics, according to the police, were brought to the attention of the Anantnag Police, “which promptly initiated proceedings under the relevant provisions of the law”. “We urge the public to report any instances …

Inside the GOP's radical agenda to penalize 'sinners'
6 months ago

Inside the GOP's radical agenda to penalize 'sinners'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump, the Republican Party, and Project 2025 have some very specific plans for nationally resetting the legal status of half the American population, and they’re using religion and “sin” to justify their bizarre imposition of 18th century values. ” The consequences could be dramatic and deadly for women, as The Guardian recently explained: “Between 1976 and 1985, states that …

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Bhole Baba: How did a UP constable turn into wealthy godman living life king size?
6 months ago

Bhole Baba: How did a UP constable turn into wealthy godman living life king size?

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The self-styled godman Bhole Baba, whom lakhs had flocked to see ahead of the tragic stampede which claimed 121 lives in Hathras on Tuesday, is yet to land in the police net. The Shri Narayan Hari Sakar Charitable Trust looks after the fortunes of Bhole Baba but the sources of his possessions are not clear as he has a …

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Dubai: Businessman Bu Abdullah invites Pandit Dhirendra Shastri for Satsang
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Dubai: Businessman Bu Abdullah invites Pandit Dhirendra Shastri for Satsang

Op India  

A well-known businessman in Dubai named Dr Bu Abdullah of Bu Abdullah Group of Companies, which includes Real Estate, Legal Firm and Business Consultancy, has historically been inviting and meeting with prominent Hindu gurus, preachers and actors to Dubai. Now he has invited “Bageshwar Dham Sarkar” fame Dhirendra Krishna Shastri to organise a ‘satsang’ for the Hindus residing in the …

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He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own
7 months, 3 weeks ago

He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own

Associated Press  

It was daunting when the Rev. “She said, ‘They almost made me take my own life when I was pregnant, but I came to know a God beyond the church, and I’ve got beyond what these preachers say.’” Nonetheless, throughout this period, Crowley felt he was called to be a Christian pastor — a preacher of the social justice gospel. …

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Ninth Sikh guru’s ‘Prakash purab’ celebrated with gaiety
8 months ago

Ninth Sikh guru’s ‘Prakash purab’ celebrated with gaiety

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The 403rd ‘Prakash Purab’ marking the birth anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadur ji, the ninth Sikh guru, was celebrated with gaiety and devotion on Sunday. Prayers were offered at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Sitaphalmandi. Committee president S. Pratap Singh Osahan and general secretary S. Jaswinder Singh said that the congregation began at 10.30 am and continued up …

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Sikhs Celebrate “Khalsa Panth Foundation Day” (Vaisakhi) with Fervour and Devotion
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Sikhs Celebrate “Khalsa Panth Foundation Day” (Vaisakhi) with Fervour and Devotion

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Sikhs celebrated “Khalsa Panth Foundation Day” with fervour and devotion on Saturday. Recitation of ‘Gurubani Keertans’ and delivering of sermons by renowned Ragi Jathas, carrying revered Sri Guru Granth Sahibji on a palanquin, taking out of a huge colourful Nagar Keertan, exhilarating and breathtaking display of ‘Gatka’ skills by Sikhs, serving of Guru ka Langar, marked the 325th “Khalsa …

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Moment Met Police officer threatens to arrest Christian gospel preachers who are accused of hate crime
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Moment Met Police officer threatens to arrest Christian gospel preachers who are accused of hate crime

Daily Mail  

Do YOU know the preachers or saw what happened? E-mail: [email protected] The preachers claimed that all they were doing was 'preaching their religion' This is the moment a Met Police officer threatens to arrest a Christian preacher who was accused of a hate crime - weeks after a gospel singer was threatened with arrest for singing religious songs. The footage …

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Sultanpur Lodhi gurdwara clash: SGPC calls general house meeting on February 1
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Sultanpur Lodhi gurdwara clash: SGPC calls general house meeting on February 1

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has called a special general house on February 1 given the ‘seriousness’ of the incident of police firing and violation of maryada at Gurdwara Akal Bunga Sahib Chhauni Nihung Singhan at Sultanpur Lodhi. A decision in this regard was taken during a special meeting of office-bearers of the SGPC executive committee presided over by SGPC …

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Hyderabad Unites for Guru Gobind Singhji's 357th Prakash Purab
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad Unites for Guru Gobind Singhji's 357th Prakash Purab

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The 357th Prakash Purab of Guru Gobind Singhji, the tenth Sikh Guru and founder of the Khalsa Panth, concluded on Sunday with fervent religious observances. Thousands of Sikh devotees and individuals from diverse faiths congregated to participate in the festivities, offering prayers to the Guru Granth Saheb. Led by committee president S. Baldev Singh Bagga, general secretary S. Jagmohan …

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Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua of SCOAN raped, tortured church disciples, all 'miracle healings' were fake: BBC probe
1 year ago

Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua of SCOAN raped, tortured church disciples, all 'miracle healings' were fake: BBC probe

Op India  

A two-year investigation by the BBC, in cooperation with the worldwide media platform Open Democracy, has revealed frightening accusations of widespread abuse and torture within the Synagogue Church of All Nations, one of the world’s biggest Christian evangelical churches which was led by the late Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua. Rae’s narrative is similar to those of other interviewees, including Jessica …

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Madhya Pradesh polls: Congress suffers major jolt as party's Chhindwara working president joins BJP
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh polls: Congress suffers major jolt as party's Chhindwara working president joins BJP

India TV News  

Chhindwara: In a major jolt to Congress ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, party’s Chhindwara working president Sitaram Dehariya joined BJP in the presence of Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday. In the presence of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Shri @AmitShah ji, senior leaders of Chhindwara district Shri Sitaram Dehariya and Shri Vinay Bharti took membership of BJP …

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