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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW AHS alumna wins prestigous Fulbright grant ... Kickoff for homeless card project slated for Friday ... Former owner of Little Caesars in Ashland acquitted in arson trial ... AHS alumna wins prestigous Fulbright grant ... Kickoff for homeless card project slated for Friday ... Former owner of Little Caesars in Ashland acquitted in arson trial ... Religion News: Religious freedom decreases around world Comment By More Content Now DailyTidings.com By More Content Now Posted May. 5, 2016 at 7:44 AM By More Content Now Posted May. 5, 2016 at 7:44 AM » Social News WEEK IN RELIGION Last year, religious freedom decreased around the globe according the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s annual report. With such factors as the refugee crisis, political strife and economic dislocation, religious freedoms deteriorated in 2015 and “societal intolerance” increased. In the annual report, 17 countries were identified as having “Tier One” concerns. The “Tier One” concerns are “particularly sever religious violations of religious freedom that are systematic, ongoing, and egregious.” Some countries included in the report were Myanmar, Tajikistan and Nigeria. Iran and India were singled out by the commission as countries where religious freedom conditions grew significantly worse in 2015. Although the commission was set up by Congress in 1998, the official designation of “Countries of Particular Concern” can only be made by the U.S. State Department. Once designated, the U.S. government is obligated to take action with those countries. — More Content Now SURVEY SAYS Discussing religion with non-family members has become a taboo topic for Americans, according to a recently released survey by the Pew Research Center. In its survey on religion in everyday life, nearly half of people in the U.S. seldom (33 percent) or never (16 percent) talk about religion with people outside their family. The survey also found that people seldom (26 percent) or never (13 percent) discuss religion within their own families. — More Content Now GOOD BOOK? “Be Light: Shining God’s Beauty, Truth, and Hope into a Darkened World,” by Samuel Rodriguez In Be Light Samuel Rodriguez — described by Fox News and CNN as “America’s most influential Latino Evangelical leader” — provides a blueprint for confronting darkness in every realm of our lives. He issues a clarion call for individual believers and the church to rise up and once again be that bright city on a hill, which doesn’t simply expose the invading darkness, but overcomes it with God’s blazing light. — WaterBrook THE WORD salat: The prescribed prayer that Muslims offer five times a day to fulfill the second of the Five Pillars of their faith. — ReligionStylebook.com RELIGION AROUND THE WORLD According to the CIA World Factbook, the religious make up of Tanzania is: — Christian: 61.4 percent — Muslim: 35.2 percent — Folk religion: 1.8 percent — Other: 0.2 percent — Unaffiliated: 1.4 percent — More Content Now By More Content Now DailyTidings.com By More Content Now Posted May. 5, 2016 at 7:44 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501