Tag Archives: Hinduism

Posted to Franklin Graham’s Facebook page: Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has established what he calls the “10 commandments” of his campaign, and they all make a lot of sense. #1 on his list is: “God is real.” That is true. There is one true God who created the universe and everything in it—and His 10 commandments never change. They’re the …

Reuters reports: The ideological parent of India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has backed the government position against recognising same-sex marriage, months after raising hopes with supportive comments on gay rights. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP government has opposed recognising same-sex marriage and urged the Supreme Court to reject challenges to the current legal framework lodged by LGBT …

The Washington Post reports: Lawmakers in India enacted a fundamental change to its citizenship law to include religion as a criterion for nationality for the first time, deepening concerns that a country founded on secular ideals is becoming a Hindu state that treats Muslims as second-class citizens. The new law creates a path to citizenship for migrants who belong to …

USA Today reports: A pastor of an Assemblies of God megachurch recently took aim at yoga, saying it has “demonic roots” and warning Christians to avoid the popular activity. Pastor John Lindell told the attendees of James River Church in Ozark, Missouri — which has a congregation of about 10,500 – that the positions in yoga were “created with demonic …

Just in from the Public Religion Research Institute: The American religious landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation. White Christians, once the dominant religious group in the U.S., now account for fewer than half of all adults living in the country. Today, fewer than half of all states are majority white Christian. As recently as 2007, 39 states had majority white …

The right wing Hindu nationalist party that supported India’s recent recriminalization of homosexuality has swept to power in a landslide election. Via the Independent: India’s ruling Congress party admitted defeat this morning as the Narendra Modi wave washed over the country in a scale few had predicted. Initial counting in the country’s general election pointed to a massive victory for …

I mentioned this issue last year and now it appears that Christian parents may take the case to court.