Tag: Religion
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🇪🇨 Priest Dies After Large Crucifix Falls During Livestreamed Mass in Ecuador
A Catholic priest in Guayaquil, Ecuador, died after a large wooden crucifix suddenly fell from behind the altar during a livestreamed Mass. The circumstances surrounding the collapse remain unclear.
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🇺🇬 WHEN RELIGION MEETS POLITICAL POWER: UGANDA PASTOR’S TRUMP–JESUS COMPARISON SPARKS DEBATE
A reported comparison of Donald Trump with Jesus by a Ugandan pastor has sparked controversy, but the claim remains unverified. The episode raises broader questions about religious authority, political loyalty, transnational ideology, and the use of sacred language to legitimize political leadership.
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🇯🇵 JAPAN MOVES TO ADDRESS RELIGIOUS COERCION AS PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN
Japan’s December 2022 child-abuse guidance recognizes that using threats of hell, divine punishment, or religious consequences to frighten and control children can constitute psychological abuse. The policy does not ban religious education; it draws a line between legitimate instruction and coercive psychological control.
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🇲🇱 🇳🇪 🇧🇫 THE RELIGION OF THE BATTLEFIELD: When Faith, Identity and War Become Entangled
Before the first drone rises, a story has usually already been written. Who are we? Who are they? What land is ours? Who betrayed us? Who has authority? What does God require? What does history remember? Those questions can become more powerful than weapons because they create the emotional architecture through which people understand violence.…
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🇺🇬 Ugandan Priest detained by Military amid rising election tensions
Uganda’s military has confirmed it is holding Father Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest who went missing nearly two weeks ago. The army says he is suspected of involvement in “violent subversive activities” and will face charges in court. The Catholic Diocese of Masaka had earlier reported that Father Ssekabira was “kidnapped by men in Uganda…
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🌍🇷🇺 Christianity developing most dynamically in Africa, Russian Orthodox Church says
Christianity is developing most dynamically in Africa. The statement was made by Vladimir Legoyda, Chairman of the Synodal Department for Church Relations with Society and the Media of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), during his speech at the International Co-operation Forum in Moscow on 26 October. 💬“From the point of view…