Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The leader of the Scottish Anglican church has said he was deeply distressed at the widespread offence caused by a reading from the […]
Source: The Guardian UK urged to loosen ties with Gulf nation as protesters claim confession was extracted under torture and men’s trial was sham Anti-government protests in Malkiya, Bahrain. The […]
Source: Time More than 70 countries have called on Israel and the Palestinians to restate their commitment to a peace settlement and to refrain from unilateral actions. The closing statement […]
http://www.news24.com By Alleyn Diesel – The attack on the Berlin Christmas market on December 19 fuelled the racist xenophobic rantings of president-elect Donald Trump, and his vow to ban entry of Muslims into the US, reinstituting a Bush-era registry, enabling the tracking of Muslims in the country. This authoritarian, bigoted scheme […]
Source: RNS POSTED BY NATHAN GLOVER WORLD RELIGION DAY, STARTED BY THE BAHA’I FAITH IN THE 1940S, HELPS TO BUILD UNDERSTANDING ACROSS RELIGIOUS GROUPS. On January 15, different faiths across […]
Source: Religion News Service By Nathan Frandino (Reuters) A Washington man was arrested on charges of setting fire to an Islamic center in Bellevue, Wash., authorities said. Isaac Wayne Wilson, […]
Source: BBC The doctors’ union, the BMA, has accused the government of making GPs in England scapegoats for the pressure on A&E departments. The government says GPs must try harder […]
Source: BBC The UK may be forced to change its “economic model” if it is locked out of the single market after Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said. Mr Hammond […]
Source: Time BY Katie Reilly President-elect Donald Trump suggested Friday that he would be open to ending U.S. sanctions against Russia. Trump said that “at least for a period of time,” […]
Source: Huffington post By Gilbert Reilhac Mandatory school activities overrode religious convictions. A Muslim couple who refused on religious grounds to allow their two young daughters take part in boys-and-girls […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor In the years since his election, Pope Francis has appeared to soften the church’s historically punitive tone towards women who have had […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post A 155-year-old Baptist church in Washington DC recently named a married, gay couple to be its senior ministers with […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Cavan Sieczkowski Deputy Director, News & Analytics Thousands of people lent their names to a petition created by George Takei to take a stand against a possible […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Lisa Capretto Five children. Five countries. Five religions. It might seem as if children like that couldn’t be more different, but in less than five minutes, director […]
Source: Huffington Post BY Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, and secular leaders gathered inside Planned Parenthood Metro Washington’s new Carol Whitehill Moses health center on Tuesday to […]
Source: Time BY Kate Samuelson Millennial children are earning around 20% less than their baby boomer parents despite being better educated, new research says. Analysis of Federal Reserve data by the […]
Source: Time By Michael Tarm and Don Babwin / AP (CHICAGO) — Institutional problems within the Chicago Police Department have led to serious civil rights violations for years, including racial bias […]
Source: BBC By Douglas Heaven 13 January 2017 Your book talks about the new globalisation. What’s new? Profile: Richard Baldwin Richard Baldwin is Professor of International Economics at the Graduate […]
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump says he is willing to work with Russia and China, providing they cooperate. Mr Trump told the Wall Street Journal that newly-imposed sanctions on […]
Source: BBC The US House of Representatives has taken the first step toward demolishing President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, known as Obamacare. Republicans passed a budget measure to introduce […]