Epigraph:
When Jesus arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. “What do you want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was feeding. The demons begged Jesus, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
He said to them, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and died in the water. (Matthew 8:28-32)
Pope Francis speaks frequently about the devil
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Vatican gives official backing to exorcists
Associated Press in Vatican City The Guardian, Wednesday 2 July 2014 13.38 EDT Head of International Association of Exorcists says Vatican approval is cause for joy for those who suffer demons Exorcists now…
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Source: Hindustan Times A Faizur Rahman About a month ago the world media reported a shocking decision by a Saudi judge in which he refused to annul the marriage of…
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I will never give up bid for leadership, Maliki vows
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Kurdish diplomat cool to Israeli scheme
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Does the Koran Endorse Apostasy Laws?
Huff Post: Kashif N. Chaudhry — We have all heard of Sudan’s death penalty for the “crime” of leaving Islam. Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan (since 2007), Yemen and Afghanistan have…
I am Muslim and Republican – and was attacked by people in my party
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Luc Montagnier, Nobel Prize Winner, Takes Homeopathy Seriously
Huff Post: by Dana Ullman — Dr. Luc Montagnier, the French virologist who won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the AIDS virus, has surprised the scientific community with…
Hadhrat Aisha’s Age at Marriage
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What ISIS and the ‘caliphate’ mean for Pakistan
Source: Dawn.com By Muhammad Amir Rana Among many factors, the Pakistani state’s protracted apathy and inaction on the issue of security has provided non-state actors the spaces to grow and expand…
eDigest: Shariah and Constitution: A Personal Journey
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German Arrested on Suspicion of Passing Secrets
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Chimpanzee language: Communication gestures translated
By Victoria Gill: Science reporter, BBC News Researchers say they have translated the meaning of gestures that wild chimpanzees use to communicate. They say wild chimps communicate 19 specific messages to…
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