Opioids Are Now Responsible for 1 in 5 Deaths Among Young Adults
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME In 2016, one in 65 deaths in the United States involved opioids — and among younger adults, that number skyrocketed to one in five, according to […]
US Supreme Court: Religious Rights Versus Human Rights?
Supreme Court rules for Colorado baker in same-sex wedding cake case Source: CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Updated 11:21 AM ET, Mon June 4, 2018 The […]
Erie’s Sikh Temple welcomes multicultural visitors
By Dana Massing Members of One Table and other guests attended worship and a meal at the local gurdwara. Erie’s Sikh Temple on Sunday welcomed a multicultural group for […]
Christian churches still struggle with race, how to discuss it, what to do
Source: Cincinnati BY Mark Curnutte, It’s Wednesday night at Crossroads church in Corryville, and about 30 people, equal numbers white and black, more women than men, stand in a circle in […]
Mormons grapple with race decades after ban on black leaders
Source: Associated Press By BRADY McCOMBS SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Mormon church on Friday celebrated the 40th anniversary of reversing its ban on black people serving in the […]
Archdiocese in Minnesota Plans to Settle With Abuse Victims for $210 Million
Source: The New York Times By Jacey Fortin In one of the biggest settlements of its kind, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis plans to establish a $210 million […]
UN Security Council rejects US draft resolution on Gaza
UN Security Council resoundingly rejects US-drafted resolution criticising Hamas over recent Gaza violence. US Ambassador Nikki Hayley described the resolution as grossly one-sided and pinned the blame on Hamas […]
Trump says Singapore summit with Kim is back on
Source: CNN President Donald Trump said Friday he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore, a summit he previously canceled in a letter. Trump received a top-level visitor from North Korea on Friday who came bearing a letter from the country’s dictator Kim Jong […]
Trump hits allies with metal tariffs; Mexico, EU and Canada vow to retaliate
Source: CNN The trade penalties, 25% on imported steel and 10% on imported aluminum, take effect at midnight, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters Thursday. Mexico, the EU and Canada immediately announced plans to retaliate with their own tariffs against American products. Trump announced worldwide steel and aluminum tariffs in […]
Burqa bans, headscarves and veils: a timeline of legislation in the west
Source: Guardian By Matthew Weaver, who received the digital editorial individual award at the AOP awards 2010. Before joining the Guardian website in 2001 he was news editor of the […]
An evangelical Christian university is helping make a film that implies God chose Trump
Source: Vox By Tara Isabella Burton Students at Jerry Falwell’s evangelical Liberty University are helping produce a film that argues Trump’s presidency was divinely foretold. According to the Christian Post, […]
AI outperforms doctors at diagnosing skin cancer: study
Source: Xinhua Net WASHINGTON, May 30 (Xinhua) — A new study by a team of international researchers has shown for the first time that artificial intelligence (AI) performs better than […]
US involvement in Syria to prolong war, cause forgotten civilian casualties
May 30,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – Michael Jansen Monday was the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day in the US, a day of commemoration originally set aside following the country’s devastating […]
Book Review: The Future of Work – Robots, AI, and Automation
By Darrell M. West May 15, 2018 Look Inside Contents Chapter One Purchase Book Select edition Qty Add to Cart For orders outside the US Purchase by Mail, Fax, or […]
John Bolton presided over anti-Muslim think tank
The content of the advocacy group Gatestone is part of an echo chamber that includes Russian media. by Heidi Przybyla / Apr.23.2018 / National security adviser John Bolton, second from […]
Trump exposes the hypocrisy of Christian Republicans
Source: The Washington Post By Michael Gerson Opinion writer Three recent news items: ● At the Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said: “We see moral […]
History will never let Donald Trump escape the shame of separating parents and children at the border
Trump has no shame, though hopefully the country as a whole will find its own and stop this barbarism at the border before more lives are ruined David Usborne @dusborne […]
In the Middle East, Putin has a lot to thank Trump for right now
Once it was the State Department which called for ‘restraint on all sides’ – usually when the Israelis were invading or bombing Lebanon or Gaza – but now it’s the Kremlin […]
The Story of Corah in the Quran: The Worldly Success Versus the Real Success?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Who was Corah and what is his Quranic story? Without any editorializing, I want to simply quote the […]
Democrats are less likely to say they believe in the God of the Bible than Republicans (45% vs. 70%)
Key findings about Americans’ belief in God Source: Pew Research Center By Dalia Fahmy, who is a senior writer/editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center. In recent years, the […]