The Family: ‘Raised in a doomsday cult, I entered the real world at 15’
Source: BBC By Miriam Annenberg For the first 15 years of his life, Ben Shenton lived in a doomsday cult that thought the world would soon end. Instead the police […]
U.S. adults who say God or a higher power has … Rewarded them
% of U.S. adults who say God or a higher power has … Rewarded them 67% Punished them 40%https://t.co/oiqaJheIzA pic.twitter.com/J4pDhH0vxI — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) June 29, 2019
Women Can be Queens, Astronauts and Presidents but Not Deacons
Pope: Commission on female deacons disagrees on ordination Source: AP ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Tuesday that an international commission of scholars has failed to reach […]
India’s Widows, Abused at Home, Have Sought Refuge in This Holy City for Centuries
Source: New York Times By Kai Schultz VRINDAVAN, India — Like thousands of other widows exiled from their homes to a city in northern India, Nirmala Maheshwari said she was […]
How about Jokograd? Indonesians suggest names for new capital
By Jessica Damiana JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesians leapt in with suggestions of a name for their future capital on Tuesday after the long-awaited announcement of the new city’s location gave […]
Pennsylvania House wins appeal in atheist prayer-policy suit
By Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court reversed a lower court decision and ruled Friday that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ policy of barring atheists from […]
Demystifying the Mysteries of The Shroud with Bruno Barberis
Source: Review of Religion The Shroud of Turin has been a source of fascination for the academic world for hundreds of years. The ‘alleged’ burial cloth of Jesus Christ (as) […]
Donald Trump and Hassan Rouhani talk about talking to each other
Source: The Economist THE G7 SUMMIT drew to a close on August 26th in the French seaside town of Biarritz amid improbable displays of goodwill and bonhomie. President Donald Trump […]
What do you get when you invite bikers to a Vaughan mosque? A unique fundraiser
250 motorcycles at event marking 1-year anniversary of Danforth Shooting Community Aug 25, 2019 by Simone Joseph Vaughan Citizen Mirza Muhammad Afzal speaks to the gathered after 250 motorcyclists […]
Islam cannot be reduced to political goals, says Muslim World League chief
Arab News August 26, 2019 22:37 MWL highlights the humanitarian values of the religion in helping those in need JEDDAH: The secretary-general of the Muslim World League (MWL), Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa inaugurated the MWL’s pavilion at an exhibition held on the sidelines of 40th edition of the […]
Modi’s brutal annexation of Kashmir follows the Israel-Palestine script to the letter – now permanent war is certain
As the Indian prime minister and Netanyahu’s colonial policies progress, they will continue to look to each other for support, desperately seeking to convince the world that what […]
These Rohingya women were raped and had to watch their children being murdered – listen to their stories
The guilt of coming home to my own three- and five-year-old left me unable to sleep at night. Why should their lives be of more value to the world than […]