Israel Feels Pride but Senses Peril as U.S. Moves Embassy
Source: The New York Times By David M. Halbfinger May 13, 2018 JERUSALEM — When Israel declared its independence in 1948, President Harry Truman rushed to recognize it. He took just […]
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Family of IS-inspired suicide bombers attack Indonesian churches, at least 13 dead
Source: Reuters BY Kanupriya Kapoor SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – A family of six launched suicide attacks on Christians attending Sunday services at three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city of Surabaya, killing at least 13 people and wounding 40, officials said. Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, has seen a […]
Paris attack: Knifeman kills one before being shot by police
Source: BBC News A knifeman has killed one person and wounded four in a suspected terror attack in central Paris, French officials say. The attacker was then shot dead by police in the Opéra district. Witnesses say they heard him shout “Allah Akbar”. So-called Islamic State (IS) later said one […]
Most foreign envoys absent as Israel, U.S. launch embassy festivities
Source: Reuters BY Ori Lewis JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel launched celebrations on Sunday for the U.S. Embassy’s relocation to Jerusalem, a move whose break with world consensus was underscored by […]
Dozens killed in Gaza as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem
Source: Associated Press By FARES AKRAM and ILAN BEN ZION GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli soldiers shot and killed at least 43 Palestinians during mass protests along the […]
NYT: More than 2 dozen people killed by carbon monoxide after leaving on their keyless cars
Source: CNN by Jackie Wattles A report from the New York Times found that dozens of people have been poisoned by carbon monoxide after failing to shut off the keyless ignition on […]
Jerusalem embassy to be opened by ‘religious bigot,’ Romney says
Source: MSN News BY F. Brinley Bruton and Vaughn Hillyard Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney lashed out at the decision to have a controversial evangelical leader give a blessing at […]
Man Behind Deadly Paris Attack Was on Radicalism Database
Source: Time By ANGELA CHARLTON/AP (PARIS) — Investigators working to understand why a 20-year-old French citizen born in the Russian republic of Chechnya went on a stabbing rampage in central Paris […]
Churches Can No Longer Hide Domestic Violence
Source: The New York Times By Julia Baird Ms. Baird and a colleague published a series of investigative articles last year that looked at how Australian church culture intersects with domestic violence. […]
Fear of Islam must not drive US foreign policy
Source: The Hill BY HUMA YASIN, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 05/10/18 04:45 PM EDT 527 THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL Gina Haspel, the […]
Muslim and fabulous: how the internet changed fashion for Aussie hijabistas
Source: The Guardian BY Yassmin Abdel-Magied Clothes shopping as a teenager was a nightmare for me. There were the usual teen concerns about body image, budget, and whether my booty would […]
The domestic gag rule on abortion, explained
Source: Vox By Anna North The Trump administration last year reinstated — and expanded — a rule banning family planning clinics that get aid money from the United States from performing abortions or […]
Why 80% of American Muslims fast during Ramadan. (It’s not about the food.)
Source: CNN By Omar Suleiman (CNN)Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, begins next week, which means Muslim children in school and adults at work will be met with curiosity or possibly […]
How artificial intelligence is shaping religion in the 21st century
Source: CNBC BY Shafi Musaddique Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images Technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are fashioning how people interact with everything from food to healthcare — and so, […]
Jewish Rapper Takes On Germany’s Hip-Hop Scene
Source: The New York Times By Andrew Curry May 11, 2018 ESSEN, Germany — A yellow star of David — the sort the Nazis forced Jews to wear — on the […]
First mosque opens on Outer Hebrides in time for Ramadan
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The first mosque in the Outer Hebrides has opened before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan next week, after a herculean […]
Humanists given voice in shaping religious education
Source: BBC News Non-religious groups are set to be given a voice in the shaping of religious education in schools. Teaching of the subject is overseen by the Standing Advisory […]
Iraqi forces capture 5 top IS leaders in cross-border raid
Source: Assoicated Press By SUSANNAH GEORGE and JOSH LEDERMAN BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi forces in coordination with U.S.-backed Syrian forces have captured five senior Islamic State group leaders, the U.S.-led […]
Evangelicals find like-minded Christians in unlikely place: Palestinian West Bank
Source: Religion News Service By Dan Rabb | May 10, 2018 BEIT SAHOUR, West Bank (RNS) — Smiling as he sings, Pastor Danny Awad faces his flock with eyes closed and palms […]
Chilean bishops in Rome for expected brow-beating from pope
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Chilean bishops are arriving in Rome ahead of an expected brow-beating next week from Pope Francis, who says he was […]