Should the Quranic Verses about Paternal Custody be Read Literally?
Epigraph: House the wives you are divorcing according to your means, wherever you house yourselves, and do not harass them so as to make their lives difficult. If they are […]
Child sexual abuse allegations against former bishop in Ireland
Child sexual abuse allegations against former bishop By Aoife Moore, BBC News NI Dublin Reporter Multiple allegations of child sexual abuse have been made against the former Bishop of Galway Eamonn Casey. […]
France: Hijab bans in French sport expose discriminatory double standards ahead of Olympic and Paralympic Games
NEWS July 16, 2024 The ban on French women athletes who wear headscarves from competing at the Olympic Games breaches international human rights laws and exposes the discriminatory hypocrisy of French authorities and the craven weakness of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said Amnesty International in a new report published […]
Pakistan’s Religious Fanaticism Fuels Blasphemy Vigilantism
The entrenched religious fanaticism in Pakistani society perpetuates a vicious cycle of violence and discrimination, with an alarming rise in blasphemy vigilantism. Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, with roots tracing back to the British colonial legal system of 1860, were originally crafted to quell Hindu-Muslim violence in the Indian subcontinent. These archaic […]
West Bank Violence – White House Considers Sanctions on Israeli Ministers
July 21, 2024 Blog, News Biden rejected this proposal, arguing that the US should not sanction elected officials in democratic countries, as stated by a senior US official. The White House National Security Council (NSC) discussed on Wednesday sanctions against two extremist Israeli ministers, in response to the worsening security situation […]
Joe Biden withdraws from presidential race after weeks of pressure to quit
Joe Biden President endorses Kamala Harris to lead Democratic ticket just four months before November election Sam Levine and Lauren Gambino Mon 22 Jul 2024 Joe Biden has withdrawn from his presidential re-election race and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to take his place at the top of their party’s ticket, an extraordinary decision upending […]
Book Review: “The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss”(David Bentley Hart)
Review by Charles Haywood (The Worthy House) Although this is a book written by one of today’s most prominent Christian theologians, it is not a Christian book. David Bentley Hart’s purpose is to demolish atheism, not to support Christian revelation. Hart’s core point is that all theistic traditions, including the […]