Why Genghis Khan’s tomb can’t be found
Source: BBC News By Erin Craig 19 July 2017 This is an outsized land for outsized legends. No roads, no permanent buildings; just unfurling sky, tufted dry grass and streaming […]
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Two years in prison if you kill people but 14 years if you kill cows: Indian judge
Source: Tribune A judge in Delhi, India sentenced the son of an industrialist to two years’ imprisonment on Saturday for mowing down a motorcyclist with his luxury BMW car in […]
Russia Jehovah’s Witnesses banned after they lose appeal
Source: BBC News Russia’s Supreme Court has ordered the disbanding of the Jehovah’s Witnesses on Russian territory. The ban came into effect after the court rejected an appeal by the […]
Man sues Boston archdiocese citing sex abuse at orphanage
Source: Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A New York man is suing the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston for sexual abuse he says he suffered decades ago at a church-affiliated […]
Pence roots administration’s support for Israel in faith
Source: Religion News By Lauren Markoe | 13 hours ago WASHINGTON (RNS) — Vice President Mike Pence told evangelical supporters of Israel that God had a hand in creating the state of Israel […]
Assisted suicide is legal and available in D.C. — for now
Source: The Washington Post By Fenit Nirappil July 17 at 6:16 PM District officials say doctors in the city may now begin the process of prescribing life-ending drugs to terminally ill patients, […]
Gorsuch can’t escape travel ban at San Francisco meeting
Source: Associated Press By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court couldn’t escape discussion of the president’s travel ban — and even […]
Boston Launches Anti-Islamophobia Poster Campaign
Source: NPR By CAMILA DOMONOSKE The city of Boston is launching a new poster campaign to fight Islamophobia by encouraging bystanders to intervene, in a non-confrontational way, if they witness anti-Muslim harassment. Starting Monday, the city began installing 50 posters around the city with advice on what to do […]
Saudi Arabia investigates video of woman in miniskirt
Source: BBC News The authorities in Saudi Arabia are investigating a young woman who posted a video of herself wearing a miniskirt and crop-top in public. The woman, a model […]
Justine Damond’s fiance ‘heartbroken’ over police shooting
Source: BBC News The “heartbroken” American fiancé of an Australian shot dead by a US police officer has said they have received almost no information from officials. Don Damond said his wife-to-be, Justine Damond, was gunned down after calling police to report a possible sexual assault in their quiet neighbourhood. […]
A Growing List of Accidents Is Putting Safety at Amusement Parks Under the Spotlight
Source: Time BY Kevin Lui What’s happening with thrill rides? The weekend roller coaster collision in Spain that left 33 people injured — including kids — is just the latest reminder that your trip […]
I’m an American rabbi. Israel no longer recognizes my religious authority.
Source: The Washington Post Fundamentalists in Israel are shunning open-minded Jews from the rest of the world. By Gil Steinlauf July 13 Gil Steinlauf is the senior rabbinic adviser at Adas Israel Congregation in […]
‘We’re Headed Toward One of the Greatest Divisions in the History of the Jewish People’
Source: The Atlantic A small, vocal group of Conservative rabbis is pushing the movement to accept marriages between Jews and non-Jews. The fight is really about the future of the […]
Decimated Muslim Brotherhood Still Inspires Fear. Its Members Wonder Why.
Source: The New York Times Photo Defendants in the 2015 killing of an Egyptian prosecutor flash the Rabaa sign, symbolizing support for the Muslim Brotherhood, while being held in a […]
They don’t believe in God. So they founded a community center in Denver for non-believers.
Source: The Denver Post By GRAHAM AMBROSE By 10:30 a.m., the assembly room has filled with people. They’re four dozen strong, swirling about the long rectangular hall like in a hive, […]
Cardinals on Opposite Sides of the Hudson Reflect Two Paths of Catholicism
Source: The New York Times By SHARON OTTERMAN Two very different books about being Roman Catholic and gay were released recently, each with an endorsement from a cardinal who oversees an archdiocese along the Hudson River. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, endorsed “Building a Bridge,” calling it “brave, […]
Feds appeal judge’s travel ban ruling to Supreme Court
Source: Associated Press By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and ELLIOT SPAGAT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to close a legal window opened for tens of thousands of refugees […]
5 Signs You’re Reading The Bible Wrong
Source: Huffington Post BY Tyler Speegle,Contributer Husband, dad, serious coffee drinker, and inspirational blogger – Growing up my nightly bedtime routine consisted of pulling down my black leather King James […]
House rejects controversial study of Islam
Source: Politico By RACHAEL BADE and JOHN BRESNAHAN The House on Friday rejected a controversial GOP proposal identifying “Islamic religious doctrines, concepts or schools of thought” that could be used by terrorist groups […]
Judge expands list of relatives exempted from travel ban
Source: Associated Press By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — In another setback for President Donald Trump, a federal judge in Hawaii has further weakened his already diluted travel ban […]