What is a Cult?
Source: Huffington Post By J. H. McKenna, Ph.D. The word ‘cult’ is never benign in religious terminology as it is in the world of art, where Johnny Stonenoggin filmster extraordinaire […]
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How many Jews live in the U.S.? That depends on how you define ‘Jewish.’
Source: The Washington Post By Emily Guskin February 23 Email the author Hillel students take photos of the 300-year-old Torah scroll that was given to the University of Pittsburgh Hillel Jewish student organization. […]
Barbra Streisand Cloned Her Dog. Here’s How Much That Costs
Source: Time By SARAH GRAY February 27, 2018 Barbra Streisand cloned a beloved dog, as revealed in a wide-ranging cover story for Variety. Her two pups Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett (who appear […]
French Bishop Declares Nun’s Recovery A Lourdes Miracle
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla DIOCESE DE BEAUVAIS NOYON ET SENLIS / YOUTUBE Bernadette Moriau’s healing was recognized as a miracle by a Roman Catholic bishop on Feb. 11. Nearly 10 years […]
27 Colorful Photos That Show The Joy Of Holi In India
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla and Chris McGonigal RUPAK DE CHOWDHURI/REUTERS A student of Rabindra Bharati University, with his face smeared in colored powder, reacts in Kolkata, India. 730 […]
TAJIKISTAN: Almost 2,000 mosques closed in 2017
Source: Forum18 By Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 Tajikistan has claimed to have closed almost 2,000 mosques in 2017. Officials claimed they were closed at the request of local residents, but […]
Egyptian artist aims for record with world’s biggest handwritten Quran
Source: Independent BY Giles Elgood Cairo Saad Mohammed has big hopes for his three-year-long labour of love Saad Mohammed at his studio in Belqina, Egypt Reuters An Egyptian artist who educated himself after dropping out […]
Anyone who says the Quran advocates terrorism obviously hasn’t read its lessons on violence
Source: Independent By Qasim Rashid The permission given in Quran 22:40-41 to fight in self-defence was not only granted to defend Muslims from persecution, but to defend Christians, Jews and people of all faiths […]
This is what the Quran actually says about blasphemy
Source: Independent BY Qasim Rashid Blasphemy laws began in Christian countries, and started appearing in Muslim majority countries after British imperialism. But if we go back to the Quran, we can see […]
Why I’m calling for a national ban on the terms Isis and Islamic State
Source: Independent The primary weapon of a terrorist organisation is to hijack, divide and poison communities. With every non-Muslim that begins to fear Islam, the ‘so-called’ Islamic State becomes stronger BY Emily […]
The Supreme Court Is Considering the Limits of Freedom of Speech in 3 Upcoming Cases
Source: Time By TESSA BERENSON February 26, 2018 Can government employees be required to pay union fees, even if they don’t belong to the union? Can you wear a “Don’t Tread […]
Sacred Jerusalem church shuttered in dispute with Israeli authorities
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash February 25 Email the author JERUSALEM — The doors of Jerusalem’s sacred Church of the Holy Sepulchre were shuttered Sunday by Christian leaders in the Holy Land amid a […]
Raised by ISIS, Returned to Chechnya: ‘These Children Saw Terrible Things’
Source: The New York Times By ANDREW E. KRAMER Belant Zulgayeva walking with her grandsons in the village of Dachu-Borzoi, outside Grozny, Russia. CreditSergey Ponomarev for The New York Times GROZNY, Russia […]
Churches must switch off CCTV cameras during services as prayer should be private, court rules
Source: The Telegraph Churches must switch off CCTV cameras during services because prayer is private, a Church of England court has ruled. The consistory court ruling is believed to be […]
Catholic church fights smacking ban
Source: The Times By Marc Horne The Catholic church has stirred up controversy by indicating that it will oppose a Scottish law banning parents from smacking their children. The country is […]
Months after exodus began, Rohingya see no end to suffering
Source: Associated Press By TOFAYEL AHMAD and JULHAS ALAM COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Their houses are often made of plastic sheets. Much of their food comes from aid agencies. […]
Iraq’s ethnic, religious groups fragmented as elections near
Source: Associated Press By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SINAN SALAHEDDIN BAGHDAD (AP) — Long beset by toxic divisions, Iraq seems to be growing even more fragmented ahead of national elections scheduled […]
Turkish women sentenced to death in Iraq for IS links
Source: BBC News An Iraqi court has sentenced at least 15 Turkish women to death by hanging, after they were found guilty of joining the Islamic State group (IS). Some […]
Tens of Thousands Attend Funeral of Radical ultra-Orthodox Rabbi in Jerusalem
Source: Haaretz By Aaron Rabinowitz The question of a successor to Auerbach, who died in Jerusalem at the age of 86 on Saturday, may be answered with the convening of a […]
Hard-Line Supporter of Israel Offers to Pay for U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
Source: The New York Times By GARDINER HARRIS and ISABEL KERSHNER WASHINGTON — Sheldon G. Adelson, one of the most hawkish supporters of Israel among American Jews, has offered to help fund the construction […]