“Martyrdom” is a strictly religious concept, but it can also be used figuratively. The victims of the Mumbai 2008 terrorist attacks were, in their own way, “martyrs.”
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Another Sacrilegious Incident Angers Pakistani Sikhs
Model poses bare-headed and with her back to the shrine inside the largest and one of the most venerated Gurdwaras in the world.
Pakistan: Mob Lynches Sri Lankan Manager Accused of Blasphemy, Burns His Body
The export director of a company in Sialkot, Pakistan, was accused of having offended Prophet Muhammad. Hundreds watched, chanted, and took pictures.
Kyrgyzstan: Jehovah’s Witnesses Books Will Not Be Banned as “Extremist”
Unexpectedly, on December 2 the Pervomayskiy District Court of the City of Bishkek rejected the prosecutor’s application, based on Russian precedents.
Pakistan: Sacrilegious Attack Against Sikhs in Sindh
The holy book Guru Granth Sahib was desecrated, and money was stolen.
Shincheonji: Chairman Lee Not Guilty of COVID Offenses, Appeal Court Said
On November 30, the Suwon High Court confirmed that the leader of the Korean new religious movements did not breach epidemic-related laws.
Pakistan and Religious Liberty: Catholic Archbishop Denounces False Post
The U.S. designated Pakistan as a country of particular concern for religious liberty. The Special Representative on Religious Harmony reacted by manipulating an old picture.
Russia Hit By European Court for Discriminating Krishnas, Unification Church
Groups cannot be singled out as “cults” and discriminated through anti-cult propaganda or by using administrative tools, the judges said.
The Illuminati, Myth and Reality. 9. “Illuminati” and Political Controversy, from Jefferson to Trump
The first national Illuminati scare in the U.S. was in 1798–99. The most recent one is still going on.
The Illuminati, Myth and Reality. 8. The End of the “Second” Illuminati
After World War II, the Illuminati order survived in Switzerland and remained in Outer Appenzell until 2008.