Donald Trump Signs Bill Funding Veterans Medical Care Program
Source: Time By Jonathan Lemire / AP Aug 12, 2017 (BEDMINSTER, N.J.) — President Donald Trump has signed an emergency spending bill that will pump more than $2 billion into […]
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World’s Oldest Man and Holocaust Survivor Dies Just Before 114th Birthday
Source: Time (JERUSALEM) — Israeli media are reporting that the world’s oldest man, Israel Kristal, who lived through both world wars and survived the Holocaust, has died a month short […]
Our Sex-Obsessed American Prophets
Source: Huffington Post By Kerry Walters, ContributorProfessor Emeritus of Philosophy, Gettysburg College; Catholic priest In his 2002 book War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning, war correspondent Chris Hedges argued that […]
This Is the First-Ever Photo of a Total Solar Eclipse
Source: Time By Madeline Farber Aug 11, 2017 Millions of Americans will see a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, and many of them will point their cameras skyward to capture the celestial event. […]
Around 4 in 5 Americans Want the Effort to Repeal Obamacare to End, Poll Finds
Source: Time By Alan Fram / AP Updated: Aug 11, 2017 11:26 AM ET WASHINGTON — Message to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans: Stop trying to scuttle the Obama […]
Shattered faith: Nearly 100 sex abuse suits against Catholic priests rock island of Guam
Source: USA Today BY Haidee V Eugenio, Steve Limtiaco and Dana M Williams, Pacific Daily News Editor’s note: Some details in this report, while important to the understanding of the story, are […]
Muslims and Islam: Key findings in the U.S. and around the world
Source: Pew Research Center BY MICHAEL LIPKA People at Djemaa el-Fna Square, late afternoon sun Muslims are the fastest-growing religious group in […]
In many ways, Muslim men and women see life in America differently
Source: Pew Research Center BY CLAIRE GECEWICZ While many Muslims express wariness and anxiety about aspects of their lives in the United States, Muslim women tend to be more pessimistic about […]
How faith led Hillary Clinton ‘out of the woods’
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)For 635 days, the Rev. Bill Shillady woke at 4 a.m. to send an email to Hillary Clinton. He began in April 2015, […]
India’s top judge urged to end quickfire Muslim divorce law
Source: Reuters NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s top judge was urged on Thursday to scrap a civil law that permits Muslim men to divorce their wives by simply […]
Retiring official says intolerance growing in India
Source: Yahoo News BY ASHOK SHARMA NEW DELHI (AP) — A top retiring Indian official on Thursday embarrassed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government by saying Muslims were feeling insecure […]
UK could face Islamist threat for decades, former MI5 chief warns
Source: BBC News The UK may continue to face the threat of Islamist terrorism for another “20 to 30 years”, the former head of MI5 has said. Lord Evans told […]
Migrant crisis: Spain arrivals triple compared with 2016
Source: BBC News Three times as many migrants have arrived in Spain so far this year compared to the same period in 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) says. […]
Scientists are Getting Closer To Using Pig Organs For Human Transplants
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin In a scientific first, researchers have created piglets that could possibly one day provide organs for human transplants. Though the science is still early, it’s a […]
Mormon church leader excommunicated for 1st time in decades
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Mormon church leader was removed from his post and kicked out of the religion Tuesday for the first […]
‘God has given Trump authority to take out Kim Jong Un,’ evangelical adviser says
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey August 9 at 11:28 AM President Trump, left, greets pastor Robert Jeffress on July 1 during the Celebrate Freedom Rally at the John F. […]
A Top Trump Adviser Says The Minnesota Mosque Bombing May Be A “Fake Hate Crime”
Source: Independent Trump still hasn’t said anything about the bombing, which tore through part of the mosque on Saturday while people were arriving for prayers. Posted on August 9, 2017, at […]
Iran’s Rouhani appoints female vice-presidents after criticism
Source: BBC News Iran President Hassan Rouhani has appointed three women as vice-presidents and one as a civil rights assistant following criticism of his all-male cabinet. Iran’s 12 vice-presidents run […]
Talks are only way for India, China to end standoff, Dalai Lama says
Source: Reuters By Malini Menon NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and China will have to resolve their prolonged military standoff in a remote Himalayan region through talks, the Dalai Lama […]
Saudia Airlines warn passengers of strict dress code
Source: BBC News By Sherie Ryder BBC News Image copyrightREUTERS Image captionThe niqab is worn by many women in Saudi Arabia Some may not be surprised to see a strict […]