Making sense of evangelicals’ support for Trump
Source: The Guardian How can evangelicals support Donald Trump? That question continues to befuddle and exasperate liberals. How, they wonder, can a man who is twice divorced, a serial liar, […]
Rep. Rashida Tlaib describes personal threats at hearing on white supremacy
Source: CNN By Jessica Schneider, Geneva Sands and Sara Loaiza, CNN (CNN)Rep. Rashida Tlaib recalled threats made against her and other freshman House members during an emotional exchange Tuesday about the lack of […]
De Blasio says anti-Semitism is strictly a ‘right-wing movement’
Source: News.com.au By Julia Marsh Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that anti-Semitism is a “right-wing movement” — while rejecting a claim that the left plays any role in discriminating […]
Hate crimes surge in NYC, attacks on Jews almost double
Source: NBC News By Tom Winter The number of hate crimes in New York City jumped by 64 percent this year, officials said Tuesday, fueled by a major spike in attacks […]
Catholic Church spent $10 million on lobbyists in fight to stymie priest sex abuse suits
Source: NBC News By Corky Siemaszko The U.S. Catholic Church spent $10.6 million on lobbyists to prevent victims of clerical sex abuse from suing for damages. According to a new report, […]
Woman accuses top US cardinal of dismissing sex abuse case
Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD HOUSTON (AP) — The cardinal leading the U.S. Catholic Church’s response to the sex abuse crisis has been accused of mishandling a case alleging […]
Southern Baptist leaders plan to remedy ‘insufficient’ approach to abuse claims
Source: Religion News Service By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — Southern Baptists hope to take steps at their upcoming annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala., to address continuing reports of sexual […]
As an Iranian American journalist in exile, I’m used to online attacks. But I didn’t expect the State Department to fund them
The Iran Disinformation Project, funded by US taxpayer dollars, repeatedly used its social media accounts to attempt to discredit me. And I wasn’t their only target Negar Mortazavi Washington […]
Is Christianity Losing to Islam?
Suggested reading: If the Atheists and the Christians Debate, Islam Wins! Source of the Op Ed: Project Syndicate By Paul Seabright, who is Director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse […]
The Future of Christianity and Atheism
June 7, 2019 by Bob Seidensticker A Pew Research study, “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050,” makes interesting predictions about how religion will change. Part 1 discussed […]
Indiana Amish couple could set new religious freedom precedent with lawsuit settlement
Source: Indy Star By Casey Smith, Indianapolis Star A southern Indiana Amish couple with 13 children has settled a multi-year lawsuit with the federal government, allowing the Canadian wife to become […]
‘World’s smallest’ surviving premature baby released from US hospital
Source: BBC News A baby born weighing just 245g (8.6oz), believed to be the tiniest on record to survive premature birth, has been discharged from hospital in the US. Baby […]
Sikh school bus driver reported years of harassment over his turban and beard
Source: The Washington Post By Donna St. George Some who noticed his turban and unshorn beard called him a terrorist. Others taunted that he was Osama bin Laden. From nearly his […]
While the world watches Donald Trump, it’s missing what’s really going on with US foreign policy
The human stories at the bottom of America’s military and arms supply chains are being told only to those who know where to look Robert Fisk @indyvoices Our leaders know how to bang the war drums and, by and large, we go along with them. The US threatens Iran […]
Pope Francis made this big change to Lord’s Prayer
The Catholic leader changed the phrase “lead us not into temptation” to “do not let us fall into temptation,” as mentioned in the gospel of Matthew 6:13, because the original […]
Sajid Javid was left out of the president’s state banquet – another Muslim thrown under the Trump bus
At first glance, it looks like anyone related to a bus driver is anathema to Trump. He has some little-explored psychological condition. We could call it Routemasterphobia by Nazir […]
Donald Trump says US is not seeking war with Iran
President tells UK officials he wants to engage in talks with Tehran to broaden nuclear deal Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Wed 5 Jun 2019 Donald Trump assured the UK about […]
In a sea of Trump-a-likes, Sadiq Khan is starting to look like our prime minister in waiting
He’s the only one with the guts to stand up to the US president – and to have emerged untarnished from this Brexit mess Matthew Norman @IndyVoices The Independent Voices At today’s Downing Street lunch, I read, the pudding will be Eton Mess. Hats off to the No 10 catering […]
We fought for liberty, freedom and independence on D-Day. But what happened to these promises in the Middle East?
We’ve promised huge spectacles in honour of the 75th anniversary, but most celebrations will fail to mention that many more Arabs and Muslims died fighting for the Allies than for […]
Justin Trudeau kicks off world’s largest women’s rights conference in Vancouver
By Simran Singh for Daily Hive Trudeau spoke at the opening of the Women Deliver 2019 Conference, which brings together over 6,000 world leaders, influencers, academics, advocates, and change-makers, with the goal […]