What Is a Real Muslim? Who Gets to Decide?
OCTOBER 2, 2018 BY PAUL LOUIS METZGER Muslim Prayer Beads. Creative Commons After returning from the mosque years ago, one of my students remarked, “I was hoping we would […]
AMERICA’S CLERGY ARE TEAMING UP WITH SCIENTISTS
AUTHOR: REBECCA HEILWEIL SCIENCE 10.03.18 These moveable antennas take in radio signals, some extremely faint, from throughout the cosmos. This facility has enabled scientists to garner detailed images of natural […]
This Black History Month, let’s teach young people how slavery interrupted a rich and powerful black history
Our young people should be taught about the horrors of the slave trade so that we never forget, but they also need to understand that their ancestors came from some […]
Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination fight is dividing his D.C. Catholic church
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein A couple of weeks ago, the prominent congregation of the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament parish stood united in its shared anger at […]
The National Council of Churches makes a rare statement to oppose Kavanaugh
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer The National Council of Churches, an umbrella organization representing dozens of Protestant denominations, usually steers clear of Supreme Court nominations. When Republican senators refused […]
Thirteen states now investigating alleged sexual abuse linked to Catholic church
Source: NBC News by Anne Thompson, Clare Duffy, Rich Gardella and Cory Dawson WASHINGTON — Florida’s attorney general said Thursday she is launching an investigation of potential sexual abuse in the Roman […]
California man sues Vatican for names of abusers worldwide
Source: Associated Press By AMANDA LEE MYERS and NICOLE WINFIELD LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California man who says he was sexually abused by a priest decades ago is suing […]
God a ‘product of human weakness’
Source: CT A letter by Albert Einstein has sold for £49,000 A letter by Albert Einstein, in which he calls God the “product of human weakness” and the Bible a collection of “primitive legends,” is to be sold for between $1 million and $1.5 million. The letter, dated to January […]
Report: Stephen Miller Pushed Ending Chinese Student Visas
By Elizabeth Redden October 3, 2018 White House aide Stephen Miller urged President Trump to end all student visas for Chinese nationals before the proposal was abandoned over concerns about […]
Einstein’s letter rejecting religion goes on sale for $1 million
Source: The Local A handwritten letter from Albert Einstein about his thoughts on God, religion and his search for meaning is to go on sale in New York, valued at […]
Birds Drunk on Fermented Berries Causing Havoc in Minnesota, Police Say Birds Will ‘Sober Up’
Source: People By Kelli Bender Drunk and disorderly conduct is coming from the sky in Gilbert, Minnesota. According to TwinCities.com, numerous birds have started to act erratically in the Midwest […]
How should we judge people for their past moral failings?
Source: The Conversation The recent allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have further divided the nation. Among the questions the case raises are some important ethical ones. Not […]
To overcome patriarchy, men first have to see it in themselves
Source: Religion News Service By Simran Jeet Singh (RNS) — I wish I had grown up with sisters. Maybe then I wouldn’t have felt so blindsided by the conversations about […]
Michigan AG seizes Catholic dioceses’ records in sex abuse investigation
Source: CNN By Steve Almasy and Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN)Michigan authorities have seized records from every Catholic diocese in the state as part of an investigation into possible sexual abuse […]
Trump administration terminates 1955 treaty with Iran after UN court ruling
By Mark Moore October 3, 2018 Mike PompeoAP Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the White House was terminating a 1950s treaty with Iran after a United Nations […]
CBS Video: The Duality of President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is remembered as a progressive man who wrote the Declaration of Independence and called slavery an abomination, yet he was also a slaveholder himself who fathered several children […]
China mounts publicity campaign to counter criticism on Xinjiang
Source: Reuters By Ben Blanchard, Tom Miles BEIJING/GENEVA (Reuters) – China is mounting an increasingly sophisticated counterattack to criticism of its policies in the restive, heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, courting […]
American Muslim Politicians: A New Generation on the Campaign Trail
Source: Religion & Politics By Monique Parsons When Ahmad Zahra decided to run for city council in Fullerton, California, a politically and racially diverse community about 30 miles southeast of Los […]
Why mainstream brands are embracing modest fashion
Source: CNN Written by Reina Lewis Reina Lewis is professor of cultural studies at London College of Fashion (University of the Arts London) and a consulting curator of the de Young […]
California’s Catholic bishops targeted in sex abuse lawsuit
Source: Associated Press By CHRISTOPHER WEBER LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who says he was sexually abused decades ago by his parish priest said Tuesday he is suing all […]