Rev C Rothuama is the President of the Baptist Church of Mizoram (Mizoram is a remote state in the northeastern part of India). In a meeting chaired by Rev Rothuama in Lawngtlai the Baptist Church of Mizoram (BCM) decided to take strong actions against members of the Church who are homosexuals including ex-communication from the [...]
The Italian press is now reporting that one of Pope Benedict’s ceremonial ushers as well as a member of the Vatican’s elite choir at Saint Peter’s Basilica were involved in a gay prostitution ring. Secret wiretaps and recording reveal that Angelo Balducci (an Italian executive who was a “Gentleman of His Holiness”) negotiating with a [...]
There is a tradition particularly among Catholics that a person should confess to his/her priest if they commit sins. The person will begin by saying “Forgive me father for I have sinned”. The priest will then listen to the sins and once it is concluded the priest will give the person penance (prayers). Confession gives [...]
The head of all science departments of Bangalore University voted and unanimously rejected the BJP lead state governments efforts to introduce Astrology (Jyotish Shastra) as a course in both the undergraduate and post graduate levels. The faculty’s approval is required under the Karnataka State Universities Act 2000. The faculty called the governments move “obscurantist and [...]
The Indian State of West Bengal has decided to introduce English as a medium of education in all the state run Madrasas. Muslims account for 28% of the population in West Bengal. This decision was announced by the state minister for Minority Affairs Abdus Sattar.
According to PTI news bulletin, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has decided to hold seminars and discussions at various mosques to make people “aware of the ills of divorce”. Participants will be informed on how and when a Muslim can seek divorce and still be within the framework of the Quran. AIMPLB [...]
Every once in a while you read something that just blows your mind away. A few days ago I read an article that basically indicated that the high literacy in Kerala is because of the Catholic Church. According to the Malayalee Catholic Fellowship (MACAF), this comment was made by well known historian Dr. M.G.S. Narayanan [...]
