RELIGION HEADLINES
Written by on August 25, 2024
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(SRN NEWS) – Officials at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. have suspended a number of Palestinian student groups as the fall semester begins. It’s an effort to head-off another round of anti-Semitic protests the like of which roiled college campuses across the nation earlier this year. One of those organizations was suspended after it projected pro-Palestinian statements on GW buildings including “Glory to our martyrs” in the wake of the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. Many universities are taking steps to try and tamp down on campus anti-Semitism as the new school year begins.
International Christian Concern says nearly 1,700 believers have been arrested in one region of India over the past four years. All are accused of violating the Uttar Pradesh anti-conversion law which bars Christians from attempting to spread the gospel. ICC reports that “The Uttar Pradesh law is the most stringent and draconian, compared to other anti-conversion measures in nine other states across India.” Persecution of Christians in India has skyrocketed since a Hindu nationalist party came to power in 2014. The BJP Party recently won a majority in the legislature again, meaning there’s not likely to be any letup soon.
More than 100 synagogues, Jewish organizations and doctors in multiple cities across Canada are on high alert after receiving the same threatening email. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirm that threats were made this week to “a number of institutions”. Several Jewish leaders say police told them they did not believe there was an imminent threat of physical violence, but the impact of the email was still stark. The message included threats of death and physical harm and indicated the goal was to cause “terror.”
Florida’s tourism marketing agency has removed the “LGBTQ Travel” section from its website. Visit Florida is a public-private partnership between the state of Florida and the state’s tourism industry. The state contributes about 50 million dollars each year to the quasi-public agency from two tourism and economic development funds. Republican Governor Ron DeSantis has been seeking to roll back the LGBT agenda in his state in an effort to protect children and families. Amongst other things, he signed a law barring teachers from promoting homosexuality in the classroom.
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