Church and states braced for biggest battle on euthanasia
Source: The Guardian by Gay Alcorn and Melissa Davey The American state of Oregon has allowed doctors to prescribe lethal drugs for terminally ill patients for almost 20 years, and […]
Australia: The number of people who identified as secular (30%) eclipsed the number of any particular religion
Christianity on the wane in Australia, but Pentecostal church bucks trend Source: The Guardian By Elle Hunt As the number of Australians who identify as Christian has declined since 2011, […]
Ultra-Orthodox lawmaker: Reform Jews don’t believe in Temple
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior ultra-Orthodox Israeli lawmaker on Tuesday dismissed the protestations of liberal Jews over alternative access to Jerusalem’s Western Wall as […]
Judge rejects lawsuit targeting kosher slaughter of chickens in Jewish ritual in Irvine
Source: The Orange County Register By SEAN EMERY A Superior Court judge has rejected a lawsuit aimed at halting the slaughter of chickens in Orange County during a Jewish holiday […]
U.S. judge halts deportation of Iraqis nationwide
Source: Reuters By Steve Friess | DETROIT A federal judge halted late on Monday the deportation of all Iraqi nationals detained during immigration sweeps across the United States this month […]
The Surprising Benefit of Eating Fish
Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan Jun 21, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. Ordering off the seafood menu may help ease the aches and pains of rheumatoid arthritis […]
Image of the United States has plunged under Trump, survey shows
Source: Yahoo News By Noah Barkin BERLIN (Reuters) – The image of the United States has deteriorated sharply across the globe under President Donald Trump and an overwhelming majority of […]
India is becoming a Hindu Pakistan
Source: The Indian Express Written by Nirupama Subramanian | Updated: June 27, 2017 12:31 am Junaid Khan’s brother Shaqir, who was stabbed five times, at AIIMS It was the day […]
Trump causes ‘major’ shift in global view of US: Pew
Source: BBC News Donald Trump’s presidency has had a “major impact on how the world sees the United States”, a large new study says. The survey, by the Pew Research […]
Canada’s Secret to Resisting the West’s Populist Wave
TORONTO — As right-wing populism has roiled elections and upended politics across the West, there is one country where populists have largely failed to break through: Canada. The Interpreter By AMANDA TAUB JUNE 27, 201 NYTimes The raw ingredients are present. A white ethnic majority that is losing its demographic dominance. A sharp […]
Trump ponders crackdown on Pakistan over terror ties despite experts’ warnings
The Trump administration is considering taking a harder stance against Pakistan for supporting terrorist groups in Afghanistan, but experts warn that pressure alone will not bring peace. Similar tactics have failed in the past, and analysts warn that the US can only influence the south Asian country by coupling force […]
Trump causes ‘major’ shift in global view of US: Pew
Source: BBC Donald Trump’s presidency has had a “major impact on how the world sees the United States”, a large new study says. The survey, by the Pew Research Center, interviewed more than 40,000 people in 37 countries this year. It concluded that the US president and his policies “are […]
Why President of Croatia so fond of Trump?
Source: Right Side News Recently, the news has been largely about body language and a supposed push by Trump, (Scott Adams debunks this story in his periscope posted below) but there appears to be one person in particular who is showing favorable body language towards him; Croatian President, Grabar-Kitarovic. More:
‘Islamic Law’: A Myopic Reading of the Quran
The commentary written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The article, the Quran as source of Islamic Law, by Ahmad Muhammad al-Tayyib This is my […]
US warns Syria over ‘potential’ plan for chemical attack
Source: BBC News The US says it has identified “potential preparations” for another chemical attack in Syria, and issued a stark warning to the Syrian government. The White House said […]
Supreme Court Takes Up Travel Ban Case, and Allows Parts to Go Ahead
Source: The New York Times By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ADAM LIPTAK Photo Protesters and bystanders outside the Supreme Court on Monday. The court will hear arguments in October on […]
Jewish groups cancel meetings with Netanyahu in protest
Source: Associated Press By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — Two high-profile groups of Jewish leaders on Monday canceled meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest his government’s decision to […]
Is a Buddhist Group Changing China? Or Is China Changing It?
Source: The New York Times By IAN JOHNSON A statue of the Venerable Master Hsing Yun, the leader of the Buddhist organization Fo Guang Shan, in Yixing. CreditGilles Sabrie for […]
Voices grow louder in Turkey to convert Hagia Sophia from a museum back to mosque
Source: Los Angeles Times BY Umar Farooq As the time for afternoon prayers approaches, Onder Soy puts on a white robe and cap and switches on the microphone in a small 19th century room adjoining the Hagia Sophia. Soon, Soy’s melodic call to prayer rings out over a square filled […]
President Trump Thinks the Senate Health Care Bill Is ‘Mean.’ But He Still Supports It
Source: Time BY Alana Abramson Updated: 8:36 AM ET | Originally published: Jun 25, 2017 President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that he had characterized the House’s version of the Obamacare […]