IPS Inter Press Service - Religion in the NewsReligion plays a big and in some cases growing role in the socio-political dynamics within countries and often is a factor in civil and cross-border conflict, conflict resolution and peace building. From Burmese monks' marches to the role of religious fundamentalism, this dedicated site gathers IPS stories about how religion affects our world, from daily life to geo-politics.POLITICS-US: Anti-Islam Film Targets "Swing State" Voters- (Found September 28, 2008 ) WASHINGTON, Sep 19 (IPS) - Millions of voters in U.S. states crucial to this fall's presidential election received DVD copies of a controversial documentary film as advertising inserts in their morning newspapers over the past week, with more expected to be sent out over the upcoming weekend.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43940 POLITICS-INDIA: Polls Uncertain With Jammu Divided From Kashmir- (Found September 28, 2008 ) SRINAGAR, Sep 21 (IPS) - Plans by the central government to conduct elections in Jammu and Kashmir, due originally in November, remain uncertain because of the serious regional and religious differences that have cropped up between the two main regions that make up the composite territory.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43944 RIGHTS-BURMA: Monks Jailed, Disrobed For Challenging Junta- (Found September 28, 2008 ) BANGKOK, Sep 22 (IPS) - In military-ruled Burma the jails are filling up with Buddhist monks. Currently, 136 members of the clergy are behind bars, most of them in the notorious Insein Prison in Rangoon, the former capital.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43946 POLITICS: Neo-cons, Ex-Israeli Diplomats Push Islamophobic Video- (Found September 28, 2008 ) WASHINGTON, Sep 24 (IPS) - A group of hard-line U.S. neo-conservatives and former Israeli diplomats, among others, are behind the mass distribution, ahead of the November U.S. presidential election, of a controversial DVD that critics have denounced as Islamophobic.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43983 RELIGION: Atheists Take to the Streets- (Found September 28, 2008 ) MEXICO CITY, Sep 26 (IPS) - Atheists who have built up a virtual community over the last decade will hold the "First Global Atheist March for a Secular Society" on Sunday, with the aim of defending their views and protesting that they are misinterpreted and in some cases discriminated against.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44025 |