http://www.newsvine.com/religionNewsvine - religionen-usCopyright 2013Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:59:27 +0000Thu, 23 May 2013 14:57:33 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17529996-chavezs-legacy-gains-religious-glow-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17529996-chavezs-legacy-gains-religious-glow-in-venezuelavenezuelareligionworld-newsltmaria-munozSat, 30 Mar 2013 15:45:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 8, 2013 file photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro stands in front of a portrait of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez after a symbolic swearing in ceremony in the presence of the flag-draped coffin of Chavez at the military academy where the funeral ceremony was held earlier in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 4, 2011 file photo, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez kisses a crucifix as he greets supporters from a balcony in Miraflores presidential palace, after returning from Cuba where he underwent cancer surgery, in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 5, 2013 file photo, candles, placed by mourner demonstrators, burn in front of an image of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez outside the Venezuela's embassy in La Paz, Bolivia. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 8, 2013 file photo, supporters of Nicolas Maduro watch on a giant screen outside the National Assembly the ceremony in which he is sworn in as Venezuela's acting president in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 5, 2012 file photo, a mural imitating the religious painting The Last Supper covers a wall of a popular housing complex, showing from left to right, Fidel Castro, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Mao Tse-tung, Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, Jesus Christ, Simon Bolivar, Venezuelan rebel fighters Alexis Gonzalez and Fabricio Ojeda and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 19, 2013 file photo, kiss marks left by supporters of Venezuela's former President Hugo Chavez cover a photograph of him hanging on a wall during the annual book fair in Caracas, Venezuela. For his loyal followers, Chavez was already a living legend on par with independence era hero Simon Bolivar even before his March 5 death from cancer. In a mere three weeks, however, Chavez has ascended to divine status, at least according to political rhetoric, as the government and his die-hard loyalists build a religious mythology around him ahead of April 14 elections scheduled to pick a new leader. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16951115-house-clears-disaster-aid-for-houses-of-worshiphttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16951115-house-clears-disaster-aid-for-houses-of-worshipusaidpoliticsreligionfederal-emergency-management-agencysuperstormsuperstorm-sandyWed, 13 Feb 2013 18:52:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16949979-religion-news-in-briefhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16949979-religion-news-in-briefusreligionbriefsmardi-grasus-newsnew-orleans'Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:32:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16869729-religion-news-in-briefhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/06/16869729-religion-news-in-briefusreligionbriefscoptic-christianus-newsap-interviewWed, 6 Feb 2013 16:10:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16700992-religion-comes-to-davos-forumhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16700992-religion-comes-to-davos-forumeureligionforumworld-newsdavosFri, 25 Jan 2013 21:02:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Founder and President of Heartfile, Pakistani Sania Nishtar, speaks during a debate on religion at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Who created Davos, and why does it exist? Questions about God and religion came up often at the World Economic Forum this year providing a break from the temporal concerns that tend to dominate Davos and showing that even the jet set is preoccupied with the meaning of life, at least in these turbulent times.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>US David Saperstein, director of the Union for Reform Judaism's Religious Action Center gestures as he speaks during a debate on religion at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Who created Davos, and why does it exist? Questions about God and religion came up often at the World Economic Forum this year providing a break from the temporal concerns that tend to dominate Davos and showing that even the jet set is preoccupied with the meaning of life, at least in these turbulent times.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>India's Minister of Heavy Industries and Public enterprises, Praful Patel, gestures as he speaks during a debate on religion at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. Who created Davos, and why does it exist? Questions about God and religion came up often at the World Economic Forum this year providing a break from the temporal concerns that tend to dominate Davos and showing that even the jet set is preoccupied with the meaning of life, at least in these turbulent times.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16662971-religion-news-in-briefhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16662971-religion-news-in-briefusreligionbriefsus-newsrelWed, 23 Jan 2013 17:56:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16601147-religious-tensions-play-out-in-inauguralhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16601147-religious-tensions-play-out-in-inauguralusreligionbarack-obamaus-newsinaugurationamerican-religionSat, 19 Jan 2013 17:37:12 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post 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http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14509878-religion-news-in-briefhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14509878-religion-news-in-briefusreligionbriefssaudi-arabiaus-newsrelWed, 17 Oct 2012 15:01:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14305593-report-us-protestants-lose-majority-statushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14305593-report-us-protestants-lose-majority-statususreligionsurveyunited-statesus-newsno-religionTue, 9 Oct 2012 04:02:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 12:01 A.M. EDT; Graphic shows trends in U.S. religious affiliation</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14204963-religion-news-in-briefhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14204963-religion-news-in-briefusreligionbriefsus-newsrelchristian-orthodoxegyptian-copticWed, 3 Oct 2012 20:25:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14112243-religion-news-in-briefhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14112243-religion-news-in-briefusreligionbriefsus-newsWed, 26 Sep 2012 15:27:42 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14010922-can-religion-save-africas-elephants-and-rhinoshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14010922-can-religion-save-africas-elephants-and-rhinosreligionvsafricaworld-newspoachersFri, 21 Sep 2012 13:37:44 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, religious leaders of different faiths pray around a pile of charred elephant ivory at a site in Nairobi National Park where Kenyan officials burned hundreds of ivory tusks in 1989 to draw attention to the slaughter of elephants, in Nairobi, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, a white rhino grazes in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, religious leaders of different faiths pray around a pile of charred elephant ivory at a site in Nairobi National Park where Kenyan officials burned hundreds of ivory tusks in 1989 to draw attention to the slaughter of elephants, in Nairobi, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, Preetika Bhanderi of the Hindu Council of Africa, 2nd right, leads a prayer by religious leaders of different faiths around a pile of charred elephant ivory at a site in Nairobi National Park where Kenyan officials burned hundreds of ivory tusks in 1989 to draw attention to the slaughter of elephants, in Nairobi, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, religious leaders of different faiths ride in safari buses to see the wildlife in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, a white rhino grazes in Nairobi National Park, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>In this photo taken Sunday, March 25, 2012, elephants gather at dusk to drink at a watering hole in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>In this photo taken Tuesday, April 10, 2012, an elephant grazes in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p><p>In this photo taken Sunday, March 25, 2012, elephants gather at dusk to drink at a watering hole in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya. Seeing a dire situation grow worse, the animal conservation group the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) enlisted religious leaders on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in the fight to end the slaughter of Africa's elephants and rhinos by poachers, hoping that religion can help save some of the world's most majestic animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)</p>