Three Simple Truths About Terror, Religion, and Islam
Huff Post: by Clay Farris Naff One: Terrorism is the illusion of power. It only becomes powerful when people fall for it. Picture a magician who performs a variation on […]
A Multi-Faith Prayer Vigil for Peace: Why?
Huff Post: by Dave Norman — Early Saturday morning I was sitting in a meeting with leaders of the church that I pastor. We discussed the painful acts of terrorism […]
Video: How the Bible has changed over the past 2,000 years
Buisnessinsider.com: The Bible is the most widely read book in the history of the world, far outselling any other book, with 3.9 billion copies sold over the last 50 years. […]
ARE WE HEADING TOWARDS A THIRD WORLD WAR?
Viewpoint: The world in 2015 is in a dangerous position. The global economic downturn continues to have political and economic reverberations, which touch almost every citizen. Armed conflict in the Middle Eastern and North African regions, with the involvement of Western military powers, and now of Russia and Iran, has […]
Saudi Arabia declares all atheists are terrorists in new law to crack down on political dissidents
This news is from April of 2014 The Independent: Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists as terrorists, according to a report from Human Rights Watch. In a string of royal decrees and an overarching new piece of legislation to deal with terrorism generally, the […]
We must destroy Isis but not play into their hands – the wrong response would create countless new recruits
Hollande says our response to Isis must be “merciless” – and I agree – but it must also be strategic so we don’t fall into their trap Source: The Independent […]
World should not take Jordan’s generosity for granted — officials, relief workers
World should not take Jordan’s generosity for granted — officials, relief workers By Khetam Malkawi – Nov 15,2015 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Economists and UN officials feel that the international community is taking Jordan’s generosity for granted and not supporting the Kingdom enough in sharing the unprecedented burden of […]
World leaders convene to condemn Paris terror, narrow Syria divide
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in Antalya, Turkey, Saturday, for the G-20 summit. (Okan Ozer/Anadolu Agency via AP, Pool) STUART WILLIAMS | AFP Published — Sunday 15 November 2015 | | A A ANTALYA, Turkey: World leaders converged Sunday for a summit in Turkey to send a message of […]
Jordan: Muslims must lead the fight against terrorism
Jordan’s King Abdallah II speaks during the opening of the third ordinary session of the 17th Parliament in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday. (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed) ASSOCIATED PRESS Published — Monday 16 November 2015 AMMAN/PARIS: Jordan’s King Abdallah II on Sunday said terrorism is the “greatest threat to our region” and that […]
Robert Fisk: ‘We remain blindfolded about Isis’ says the man who should know
Voices Robert Fisk: ‘We remain blindfolded about Isis’ says the man who should know Brian Keenan was held by Shia Muslims loyal to Hezbollah in Lebanon Robert Fisk @indyvoices 1K Brian Keenan was held by Shia Muslims loyal to Hezbollah in Lebanon for four and a half years REX With […]
Islam’s civil war between medievalists and modernisers
Telegraph: The latest terrorist attacks in Paris serve as a grim reminder that the threat of global terrorism is unlikely to end until the resolution of the civil war of ideas between Muslim modernisers and those adhering to an outmoded theology of Islamic dominance. Just as the post-9/11 war against […]
Peterborough, Ont. mosque set ablaze, police investigate suspected arson
Fire marshal has ruled blaze set deliberately, police say CBC News Posted: Nov 15, 2015 2:37 PM ET Last Updated: Nov 15, 2015 2:37 PM ET Peterborough police are investigating a suspected case of arson at the city’s only mosque. The fire broke out at the Kawartha Muslim Religious Association’s mosque around […]
Now the truth emerges: how the US fuelled the rise of Isis in Syria and Iraq
Source: The Guardian By Seumas Milne, a Guardian columnist and associate editor. He previously worked for the Economist and is the author of The Enemy Within and The Revenge of […]
“Not in my name” – Muslims speak out against Paris attacks conducted in the name of Islam
Source: Telegraph Muslims have taken to Twitter to show support for Parisians affected in the attacks, and to show that the terrorists are not a part of Islam after the […]
Islam’s civil war between medievalists and modernisers
Source: Telegraph By Hussain Haqani A senior fellow at Hudson Institute in Washington DC, served as Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States between 2008 and 2011. The latest terrorist attacks […]
France: the secular seat of Europe that has lost so many to radical Islam
Source: The Guardian Months after the deadly Islamic State and al-Qaida-inspired attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which left 17 people dead in Paris in January, France has fallen victim to another jihadi onslaught of even more horrifying proportions. On Saturday, the French president, François Hollande, pointed the finger […]
JUSTICE IS NEEDED IN SOCIETY TO ACHIEVE WORLD PEACE
Source: World Religion News DURING AN ADDRESS TO THE DUTCH PARLIAMENT, KHALIFA OF ISLAM SAYS THE ANSWERS TO THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF WORLD PEACE CAN BE FOUND IN THE HOLY […]
GOD ARE YOU THERE? I GOOGLED YOU.
Source: World Religion News Analysis of Google search data by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz By The New York A NEW YORK TIMES WRITER ANALYZES GOOGLE SEARCH TRENDS RELATED TO RELIGION AND GOD. […]
THOUSANDS ANNOUNCING THEY WILL LEAVE MORMON CHURCH TOMORROW
Source: World Religion News Organizers are banding together a large scale protest against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City tomorrow. These includes formal resignations. […]
Watch the Second Democratic Debate in Under Four Minutes
Source: Time And then there were three. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley debated for two hours during the second […]