Religious Censorship
Freedom of Speech On the Run
Source: Canada Free Press – By Daniel Greenfield Freedom of speech is governed by legal restrictions and public mores. And what most of us have discovered is that a multicultural society means more ‘mores’ and more people to offend. That has taken us from one general set of social speech codes that governed such things [...]
Chinese Christians Vow to Defy Government Order Against Outdoor Easter Services
Leaders of an independent Chinese evangelical church have vowed to defy Communist authorities and hold outdoor public services on Easter Sunday, raising the prospect of a confrontation with police. The defiant stance of the Shouwang Church – one of Beijing’s biggest unofficial Christian groups – comes amid a severe crackdown on government critics. Some church [...]
Burma Sanctions Debated After Change in Government
The European Union has announced it is suspending some sanctions against Burma, now that a nominally civilian government has replaced the military one. The move follows calls for western governments to remove the economic and political punishments, altogether, and reports that top military leader Than Shwe has retired. But Burma’s main opposition, led by democracy [...]
China Detains Worshippers at Unsanctioned Church
Chinese police arrested at least 30 members of an underground Protestant church in Beijing Sunday in a growing crackdown on dissent across China. The U.S.-based Christian rights group China Aid reported that police rounded up members of the Shouwang House Church as they attempted to hold a service in a public plaza in the western [...]
France’s Veil Ban Goes Into Effect
Source: VOA – By Lisa Bryant France becomes the first country to enforce a ban against the niqab, or Muslim face veil Monday, when new legislation comes into force. Friday prayer service at Fraternite — or Brotherhood – Mosque in Aubervilliers. The women’s section is packed — and reflects France’s rich immigrant mix. There [...]
US State Dept: Corruption, Censorship Plague Bulgaria
Source: Sofia News Agency – www.novinite.com and www.sofianewsagency.com Original Article Found Here Bulgaria is still plagued by chronic corruption and problems with free speech, according to the US Department of State‘s 2010 report on the state of human rights. The rule of law is still problematic in some key points in Bulgaria, despite an overall [...]
China Breaks Up Christian Worship Services
Source: VOA Police in China detained hundreds of Christian worshippers as they gathered for an outdoor service in Beijing. The detentions are the latest in a crackdown on individuals and groups deemed by the government to pose a threat to social stability. The worshipers were from the unregistered, Christian, Shouwang House Church in Beijing. [...]
Censorship for Islam Threatens Free Speech
Source: Right Side News – By Marshall Frank Inch by inch. When my book “Militant Islam in America” first came out in 2006-2007, I arranged several appearances with a notable chain of book stores, where I already knew the managers, having appeared there for past book signings. A few days after making the arrangements, I [...]
Hindus Ask India’s New Film Censor Chair Leela Samson to Curb Vulgarity and Violence
Source: DailyIndia.com Nevada (US), April 02: Hindus have urged Leela Samson, the newly appointed chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) of India, to halt the unnecessary violence and vulgarity of Indian films. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement today, said that seeing the continuous increase in the vulgarity and violence in [...]
Hundreds Protest Lebanon’s Sectarian Government System
Source: VOA Hundreds of people protested in Lebanon Sunday against the country’s sectarian political system. The protesters in Beirut carried signs and chanted slogans calling for a secular government. Lebanon’s power-sharing system requires that the president be a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a Sunni Muslim and the parliament speaker a Shi’ite Muslim. Each [...]
