Victoria mosque opens doors to Unitarians after crash damages church
Source: Victoria Advocate By Jon Wilcox Members of the Victoria Islamic Center know what it’s like to lose a place of worship. “We welcome you. This is your place,” Abe […]
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Saudi Arabia Has Issued Its First Driver’s Licenses to 10 Women
Source: Time By AYA BATRAWY / AP (DUBAI) — Saudi Arabia issued its first driver’s licenses to 10 women on Monday as the kingdom prepared to lift the world’s only ban […]
Stepping up for Edmonton Pride, Wiccans say they’ve long been the most LGBTQ-friendly religion
Source: The Star Edmonton By CATHERINE GRIWKOWSKY EDMONTON—Wiccans have long fought against perceptions that their religion is shadowy, scary and sinister—but this June, they’re wearing their differences loud and proud. For […]
Denmark Talks (Reluctantly) About a Ban on Circumcising Boys
Source: The New York Times By Martin Selsoe Sorensen COPENHAGEN — Denmark has a long record of taking daring steps on issues like gender rights, development aid and green energy. […]
Nicaragua police end church siege after day of terror in Masaya
Source: BBC News Police in Nicaragua have ended the siege of a church where opposition supporters had sought refuge after being attacked by riot police and pro-government militias. Doctors have […]
As Taboos Break Down, Iranians Party On
Source: The New York Times By Thomas Erdbrink TEHRAN — To get to the Emarat wedding hall, you have to drive outside Tehran and into the countryside, down a series […]
Italy’s 5-Stars step back from minister’s anti-gay remarks
Source: Associated Press ROME (AP) — The 5-Star Movement, one of the two populist parties in Italy’s new government, distanced itself Sunday from anti-gay comments made by a minister from […]
Pope to address oil majors in Vatican climate conference
Source: Reuters By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican will host executives of the world’s top oil companies for a conference next week on climate change and the […]
Gay in India, Where Progress Has Come Only With Risk
Source: The New York Times ByKai Schultz BILASPUR, India — If you had told Ayesha Kapur 10 years ago that she would help lead the fight against one of the world’s oldest laws criminalizing gay sex, she would never have believed you. For most of her life, Ms. Kapur […]
Bombing targets Afghan clerics calling for peace, killing 7
Source: Associated Press By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Afghanistan’s top clerics on Monday, killing at least seven people […]
What Religion Gives Us (That Science Can’t)
Source: The New York Times By Stephen T. Asma Mr. Asma is a professor of philosophy. It’s a tough time to defend religion. Respect for it has diminished in almost every corner of modern life — not just among atheists and intellectuals, but among the wider public, too. And the next generation […]
Europe and America part ways when it comes to “religious freedom”
Source: The Economist RELIGION and human rights have always had an intense, tortured relationship. On one hand, liberty of conscience and belief is one of the first and most fundamental […]
Younger Evangelicals Waver in Support for Israel
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Ian Lovett Updated June 3, 2018 5:33 p.m. ET JERUSALEM—Growing up in evangelical Christian churches, Caleb Fitzpatrick learned quickly to be a steadfast supporter […]
Judge: ‘In God We Trust’ on money isn’t religion endorsement
Source: Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A federal court has ruled that printing “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency doesn’t amount to a religious endorsement and therefore doesn’t violate […]
Trump to host Ramadan dinner
Source: Politico By ANDREW RESTUCCIA and NAHAL TOOSI President Donald Trump will host an iftar dinner at the White House next week to recognize the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to a […]
World Cup 2018: Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah in Egypt’s World Cup squad despite injury
Source: BBC News Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been named in Egypt’s World Cup squad despite being injured in the Champions League final. Salah, 25, will not meet up with […]
Guatemala volcano: Dozens die as Fuego volcano erupts
Source: BBC News Guatemala’s most violent volcanic eruption in more than a century has killed 33 people, officials say. Dozens more are missing, the country’s disaster agency says. Villages on […]
Opioids Are Now Responsible for 1 in 5 Deaths Among Young Adults
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME In 2016, one in 65 deaths in the United States involved opioids — and among younger adults, that number skyrocketed to one in five, according to […]
When Did Humans Discover Fire? The Answer Depends on What You Mean By ‘Discover’
Source: Time By ANDREW C. SCOTT June 1, 2018 Fire is one of the most important forces on Earth. The use of fire by humans has long been considered as a […]
School chaplains: secular groups say review is proof of proselytising
Source: The Guardian By Paul Karp Almost one in five public school parents have objected to religious views being shared with their children through school chaplains, a review has found. […]