Italy woman marries herself in ‘fairytale without prince’
Source: BBC News An Italian woman has married herself in a ceremony complete with white dress, three-layer wedding cake, bridesmaids and 70 guests. “I firmly believe that each of us […]
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A cleric arrived, the music stopped, a melee ensued: Why hard-liners stopped a Pakistani wedding
Source: The Washington Post By Haq Nawaz Khan and Pamela Constable September 26 PESHAWAR, Pakistan — For nearly a decade, nobody dared play live music at weddings or parties in much of the northwest region […]
Pope Francis’s actions not heretical, just human
Source: CNN By Jill Filipovic Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and Nairobi, Kenya, and the author of the book “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.” […]
A conversation is unfolding about women’s voices in Christianity
Source: THE WICHITA EAGLE BY KATHERINE BURGESS The Rev. Tish Harrison Warren struck a nerve in April when she wrote a blog post titled “Who’s In Charge of the Christian Blogosphere?” for evangelical […]
Judge puts deportations of Indonesians on hold
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL CASEY A federal judge on Tuesday put on hold the deportation of several dozen Indonesians in New England who had lost their bid to remain […]
Diwali festivals grow in US, from Disney to Times Square
Source: Associated Press By BETH J. HARPAZ NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday of Diwali is starting to light up mainstream America. Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, […]
Why ‘Why Buddhism Is True’ Is True
Source: NPR BY ADAM FRANK Here is one thing author Robert Wright and I agree on when it comes to Buddhist meditation: It’s really, really boring. At least, it’s boring in the beginning. […]
Kosher? Historic ruling lets Israeli diners decide
Source: Religion News Service By Michele Chabin | September 26, 2017 JERUSALEM (RNS) — For decades, Israeli restaurateurs who served kosher food but who did not want to submit to the authority of […]
Supreme Court postpones hearing on Trump’s travel ban
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes and Devlin Barrett September 25 The Supreme Court has postponed for now a hearing on President Trump’s power to ban immigrants from certain countries while it considers […]
Supreme Court postpones hearing on Trump’s travel ban
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes and Devlin Barrett September 25 The Supreme Court has postponed for now a hearing on President Trump’s power to ban immigrants from certain countries while it considers […]
Rights group accuses Myanmar of crimes against humanity
Source: Reuters BY Shoon Naing 6 MIN READ YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar is committing crimes against humanity in its campaign against Muslim insurgents in Rakhine state, Human Rights Watch said […]
Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive
Source: The New York Times By BEN HUBBARD Photo A woman behind the wheel in Saudi Arabia in 2013. The kingdom said on Tuesday that women would be allowed to drive […]
Study finds Saudi government still tolerates hate speech
Source: Associated Press By AYA BATRAWY Yesterday DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Saudi government continues to tolerate hate speech by some clerics against minority groups while public school […]
First Muslim college in US buys Lutheran seminary campus in Berkeley
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron | September 25, 2017 Zaytuna College bought the old Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, Calif., pictured here. (RNS) — A Muslim liberal arts college that […]
Opponents face uphill battle as they vow to fight Trump’s new travel ban
Source: Los Angeles Times As soon as the White House announced President Trump’s new travel ban, advocates for immigrants roundly condemned it, vowing to fight what they described as an unconstitutional abuse of […]
Labour to adopt new antisemitism rules after conference row
Source: The Guardian BY Jessica Elgot Political reporter Tuesday 26 September 2017 13.31 BSTLast modified on Tuesday 26 September 2017 15.07 BST Labour is to adopt tough new rules to tackle antisemitism following a heated debate […]
Danish minister republishes controversial Prophet cartoon on Facebook
Source: Reuters COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s immigration minister on Tuesday posted a screenshot of her iPad showing a drawing of the Prophet Mohammad on Facebook, one of the satirical cartoons […]
OB-GYN to Congress: Repeal the Hyde Amendment, Not Obamacare
Source: Time By Kristyn Brandi Sept. 25, 2017 The rule is 41 years old this week and must be eliminated As an obstetrician-gynecologist, I love bringing essential care to the women […]
Why It’s So Risky for Heart Patients to Stop Taking a Daily Aspirin
Source: Time By Alice Park By now, it’s not a surprise that doctors advise anyone who has had a heart attack or stroke to take a low-dose aspirin every day. But remembering […]
Vegetative-state patient responds to therapy
Source: BBC News By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online Image copyrightCORAZZOL ET ALImage captionTests show the man’s brain activity before (L) and after (R) the treatment A man […]