Pope Begs Journalists To Avoid ‘Sins Of Communication’
Source: NPR BY MILES PARKS Pope Francis, in speaking to a group of journalists Saturday, addressed the importance of a free and responsible press while also warning against falling “prey to […]
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AP Exclusive: Digital police state shackles Chinese minority
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH KORLA, China (AP) — Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by […]
Siri, should I believe in God?
Source: Chicago Tribune BY Timothy Carone Ask Siri whether you should believe in God and you’ll receive the reply, “I would ask that you address your spiritual questions to someone […]
Neuroscience Has a Lot To Learn from Buddhism
Source: The Atlantic BY MATTHIEU RICARD AND WOLF SINGER Can training the mind make us more attentive, altruistic, and serene? Can we learn to manage our disturbing emotions in an optimal way? […]
Indonesia clerics want boycott of US products over Jerusalem
Source: Associated Press By NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslim clerics called for a boycott of American products Sunday in Indonesia’s largest protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of […]
Suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan’s Quetta before Christmas, killing nine
Source: Reuters BY Gul Yousafzai, Asif Shahzad QUETTA, Pakistan/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers stormed a packed Christian church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding up […]
‘Merry Chrismukkah:’ How interfaith families celebrate the holidays
Source: USA Today Meredith Newman, The (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal WILMINGTON, Del. — When Marc Insinga was a teenager, he frequently wrapped holiday gifts for his brothers and cousins in […]
After Alabama, abortion may be backseat issue in 2018 races
Source: Assoicated Press By BILL BARROW ATLANTA (AP) — Alabama, one of the most conservative states in the country, with one of the most evangelical electorates, is sending an abortion-rights […]
CDC gets list of forbidden words: Fetus, transgender, diversity
Source: The Washington Post By Lena H. Sun and Juliet Eilperin December 15 The Trump administration is prohibiting officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or […]
Washington train crash: Rail carriage falls on US motorway
Source: BBC News A train carriage has plummeted on to a motorway in Washington state and there are reports of casualties. The Amtrak train car fell from an overpass, landing […]
Nikon v Kodak: 360 cameras go head-to-head
Source: BBC News Nikon’s KeyMission 360 and Kodak’s 4KVR360 cameras have been put to the test by the BBC Click team. But which one came out on top? Video Here
Linda Sarsour Accused Of Enabling Sexual Assault Against Woman Who Worked For Her
Source: MSN news By Benny Johnson The inspiration behind the Women’s March on DC, Linda Sarsour, has been accused of enabling the alleged sexual assault and harassment of a woman who […]
Google Reviewed 2017 And It’s Enough To Make Us All Cry
Source: Huffington Post By Lee Moran 5.4k It’s been quite a year. And Google’s stirring review of 2017 will make you laugh, cry and experience pretty much every emotion in between: The […]
In pictures: The Caledonian Forest
Source: BBC News Cairngorms Connect is a new project in Scotland bringing together land-owning NGOs, public bodies and private landowners to work on nature conservation in one of the biggest […]
Deadly attack on Methodist church in Pakistan
Source: BBC News A suicide bomb and gun attack on a Methodist church in Pakistan has killed at least eight people, officials say. Militants stormed the church, which was packed […]
Faith leaders say Trump’s anti-Muslim tweets violate constitutional protections
Source: The Washington Post By Ann E. Marimow December 15 at 6:00 AM Thousands gathered in Lafayette Square in February to protest the first version of the Trump administration’s travel ban on […]
Who Owns the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Source: Wall Street Journal By Charlotte Allen Dec. 14, 2017 6:26 p.m. ET Israel had long planned to take part in a major exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls in […]
How did Victorian Muslims celebrate Christmas?
Source: AlJazeera By Tharik Hussain 15 Dec 2017 At 6am on December 25, 1888, the winter sun was yet to rise over the English city of Liverpool. A Victorian terrace […]
Minarets on New Haven mosque to be reduced, solving long simmering problem
Source: New Haven Register By Mary E. O’Leary Published 6:24 pm, Thursday, December 14, 2017 Photo: Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media NEW HAVEN — A contractor has pulled a permit […]
Mormon girls will be able to attend new priesthood and temple meeting, but they won’t be getting the priesthood
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune By Peggy Fletcher Stack In a move that seems designed to provide more gender equality for Mormon teens, the LDS Church is making small changes […]