More than 40% of countries have a preferred or favored religion, a new Pew Research Center analysis of data covering 199 countries in the world shows.
Members of China’s ruling party must be “firm Marxist atheists” according to new guidelines by Wang Zuoan, the head of religious affairs regulator.
In the northwestern region of Xinjiang in China, a list of banned baby names with religious meaning and widely used by Muslims, has been released.
Around 70 percent of all the mosques in Kashgar city in the restive Xinjiang province of the country were demolished by the Chinese government.
The Dalai Lama argued that true believers cannot commit violence because all religions strive only for the good of people.
The move by President Xi Jinping of China to introduce tighter controls over religious activities and combat foreign influences is thought too strict.
The Dalai Lama is making a fool of Tibetan Buddhism by saying he may not reincarnate or reincarnate as something bizarre, said a Chinese official.
A senior advisor on religious affairs in China recently said that atheism must be promoted in society.
Gender equality activists criticized the Dalai Lama for suggesting that any potential female successor would have to be attractive to lead her flock effectively.
As many as 14 people were sentenced to serve jail terms up to three years for being part of a religious cult and promoting spiritual ideas in China.
