Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011
Source: Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian war monitor associated with the opposition said Monday that over 120 Christian places of worship have been damaged or destroyed by all […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
Officials: 31 Iraqi pilgrims die in stampede during holiday
Source: Associated Press By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM BAGHDAD (AP) — A walkway collapsed and set off a stampede in the holy city of Karbala on Tuesday as thousands […]
A US priest, a Philippine village, and decades of secrecy
Source: Associated Press By TIM SULLIVAN TALUSTUSAN, Philippines (AP) — The American priest’s voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle […]
Ethiopian church-affiliated group urges action against gays
Source: Associated Press By ELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A group affiliated with Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church is condemning what it calls the government’s silence on homosexuality in the […]
Corrected: India imposes curfews in Kashmir after clashes during religious procession
Source: Reuters BY Fayaz Bukhari SRINAGAR (Reuters) – India on Sunday imposed curfews in several parts of the contested Kashmir region, after clashes between security forces and Shi’ite Muslims taking […]
Cypriot to Russian Church: keep out of breakaway north
Source: Associated Press By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Ties between the Orthodox Church of Cyprus and its Russian counterpart frayed Friday over a series of services conducted by […]
Animal slaughter ruling in Belgium stirs religious freedom debate
Source: AlJazeera By Veronica Zaragovia Brussels and Wallonia, Belgium – Inside his Brussels office, animal rights activist Michel Vandenbosch opens a large book he wrote about the Global Action in the […]
Here’s What It’s Like in the Bahamas After It Was Devastated by Hurricane Dorian
Source: Time BY TARA LAW Bahamians are scrambling to respond to a catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that the nation’s Prime Minister has described as a “historic tragedy” since the slow-moving storm made landfall […]
‘There’s nothing left’: Storm reduces paradise to a miserable heap
Source: MSN News By Anthony Faiola GREEN TURTLE CAY, Bahamas —The New Plymouth Hardware store has been smashed to kindling. More importantly, Curry’s Grocery Store, too. Some of the boats at […]
Is your diet drink killing you? Drinks firms insist they’re safe, but now a major study says just two glasses a day can lead to an early death
Source: DailyMail By JOANNA BLYTHMAN FOR THE DAILY MAIL They are in thousands of products we slip into our grocery baskets each week — everything from ‘diet’ colas, soft drinks and […]
Commission says Maldives journalist was murdered by Islamist militants
Source: Reuters BY Mohamed Junayd MALE (Reuters) – An abducted Maldivian journalist was murdered by Islamist militants, a panel investigating deaths and disappearances under the previous government said, in remarks that […]
Iraq suspends US-funded TV station for 3 months over program
Source: Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities on Monday suspended the license of a U.S.-funded TV station for three months after it aired a program on alleged corruption within […]
Netanyahu repeats pledge to annex Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank
Source: Reuters BY Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to annex all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, he said on Sunday, reiterating an election […]
Proportion of trainee C of E priests from BME background doubles
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood The proportion of people from a black and minority ethnic background training to become Church of England priests doubled between 2016 and 2018. Eight […]
We’re One Step Closer to a Blood Test that Predicts When a Person Will Die
Source: Time BY ALICE PARK While death is inevitable, knowing when it will come isn’t necessarily, and scientists have been trying to develop a test that could reliably and easily predict how long […]
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019 showcases stunning photos of the natural world
Review further Suggested reading The anesthesia of familiarity: There should be a Creator of Our Universe Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God Everything is a Miracle According to […]
A penthouse, limousines and private jets: Inside the globe-trotting life of Bishop Michael Bransfield
Source: The Washington Post It was billed as a holy journey, a pilgrimage with West Virginia Bishop Michael J. Bransfield to “pray, sing and worship” at the National Shrine in […]
Exclusive: Falwell blasted Liberty student as ‘retarded,’ police chief as ‘half-wit’ in emails
By Aram Roston and Joshua Schneyer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In emails to his colleagues over the years, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr has denigrated students and staff at the […]
Religious Crusaders at the US Supreme Court’s Gates
Religious Crusaders at the Supreme Court’s Gates Source: New York Times By Linda Greenhouse Conservative justices appear eager to take on a subject at the heart of the country’s culture wars. […]
Minnesota archbishop opens investigation into fellow bishop
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Roman Catholic archbishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis said Wednesday that he has opened an investigation — the first known of its kind under a new […]