Religion as Ideology

Lately I have been perplexed by the fact that religions often can’t be criticized in the same manner as other ideologies or belief-systems. Nobody takes offence if I say that communism is a old-fashioned and stiff system of thought, but if I say the same things about...

Nur Wahid asks Moslems not to be provoked by inter-faith conflict

"Surabaya, (ANTARA News) - Dr Hidayat Nur Wahid, a member of the Advisory Board of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), asked moslems in Indonesia not to give up to provocations which might lead to inter-faith conflicts."The guilty must be punished. Those who are not involved...

Anti-Quran film insult all religions, says World Churches Council

"The World Council of Churches has reviled an anti-Quran film by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders as an insult to all religions and an attempt to incite hatred."We believe this film does not represent the view of the Dutch people or Christians regarding Islam," Rima Barsoum, the...

Muslims to overtake Protestants in Austria, study says

Vienna (ANTARA News) - Austria's Muslim community continues to grow, and according to a study by the Austrian Society for International Understanding, Islam will overtake Protestantism as the country's second-largest religious group by 2010. Christian religions had to suffer...

Hollywood takes action hero Jesus to India

"Hollywood is to fill in the Bible's "missing years" with a story about Jesus as a wandering mystic who travelled across India, living in Buddhist monasteries and speaking out against the iniquities of the country's caste system. Film producers have delved deep into...

VP: Traditional leaders should realize life harmonization of Maluku people

""However, sometimes people use traditions and religions to destroy, kill and hate each other," Jusuf Kalla said. The Vice President urged Maluku traditional leaders to produce local wisdoms which could move Maluku to reach the same level as other regions in the...

Muslim scholars reach out to Pope

"More than 130 Muslim scholars have written to Pope Benedict and other Christian leaders urging greater understanding between the two faiths. They say that world peace could depend on improved relations between Muslims and Christians. The letter identifies similarities in...