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There’s confusion this year about Eid-ul-Fitr, the day Muslims break their month-long Ramadan fast. “Some Muslims in North America, Europe and the Middle East say the holy day falls Tuesday,” reports Tom Wright for the Wall Street Journal. “Others, including those in India, Pakistan and Southeast Asia, are likely to hold out until Wednesday. The reason, explains Wright, “is…

A an ex-Muslim convert to Christianity was attacked with boiling water and acid by fellow detainees in Norway, according to Mohabat, the Iranian Christian news agency. He was attacked by fellow countrymen who are Muslims at an “asylum reception center” in Norway on Friday, according to Mohabat, which serves Farsi-speaking Christians in Iran as well as nearby…

Editor’s Note: Miss Wang Shuanyan is the pastor of Beijing’s Xinshu (New Tree) Church, one of the hundreds of thousands of illegal “house churches” throughout China. Although she usually avoids the public spotlight, she has stepped forward to support Beijing’s 1,000-member Shouwang Church, which has been prevented from meeting for 21 Sundays in a row now. …

Sunbathing in Alexandria may soon be a thing of the past, at least if some Egyptian Islamist politicians have their way. “Egypt’s tourism industry has suffered a severe blow since the outburst of anti-regime demonstrations in January,” reports journalist David E. Miller. Hardliners are demanding that women on Egypt’s beaches wear the “burkini” — which…

Christians experiencing growing legal nightmare under “shari’a” in Islamic republics Christians in Islamic republics are experiencing a growing legal nightmare. Muslim shari’a law prohibits Christians testifying against Muslims in court. As a result, in Pakistan and Iran, Christians are without rights in any court case involving a dispute with a Muslim.  Likewise in criminal court,…

“Ramona Trevino has left her job as a manager at a Planned Parenthood facility in Dallas” — and is now speaking on behalf of the pro-life,” reports Thaddeus Baklinski for LifeSiteNews. Her story has “clear echoes of the conversion of former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson,” noted Baklinski. Four months ago, Johnson, who was a manager at…

Pascagoula, Miss., school district officials have been advised by legal counsel to disregard threats from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. A letter from the atheist organization has demanded that the district prohibit school staff from organizing or participating in private prayer gatherings with other members of the community, such as one that was held on a weekend before…

Prayer and religious leaders have been left out of New York City’s official ceremonies observing the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, reports the Wall Street Journal. “As the city of New York prepares to remember the 10th anniversary of 9/11, religious leaders are raising concerns over the lack of clergy participating in the anniversary events,” observes…

An earthquake, then a hurricane complicated Washington, D.C.’s “Honoring Global Leaders for Peace” gala and the National Prayer Service leading up to Sunday’s dedication of the new national memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Organizers shrugged off the back-to-back disasters, saying Dr. King’s life was filled with such “distractions” — then as 115-mph…

Tongue in cheek, a Connecticut religion writer watching Hurricane Irene’s advance up the East Coast mused: “Maybe we’ve infuriated God with our gluttony and our wicked, sinful ways.” Tracy Simmons is editor of Creedible.com, a Connecticut online magazine. She covers “the consumer aspect of religion in Connecticut, reporting on the good deeds being done at…
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