The Trump declaration
Dec 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Kamel Abu Jaber The Trump declaration should have come as no more than a disappointment to us Arabs, as it was no more than […]
52% of U.S. Muslims say that traditional understandings of Islam must be reinterpreted to address modern-day issues
U.S. Muslims are religiously observant, but open to multiple interpretations of Islam Source: Pew research center By Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, who is a research associate focusing on religion at Pew […]
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 […]
After Trump and Moore, some evangelicals are finding their own label too toxic to use
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey December 14 at 9:08 PM PASADENA, Calif. — They all decided they wanted to become preachers and enrolled in seminary to learn how to […]
Muslim Leaders Declare East Jerusalem the Palestinian Capital
Source: The Washington Post By CARLOTTA GALL ISTANBUL — Leaders and officials of Muslim nations declared East Jerusalem the Palestinian capital on Wednesday at a summit meeting in Istanbul, producing the […]
Counterterror chief: Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric makes job more difficult
Source: CNN By Jim Sciutto and Zachary Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN)Recent anti-Muslim rhetoric from President Donald Trump and administration policies such as the travel ban are making counterterrorism “more difficult,” according to outgoing National Counterterrorism Center Director Nick Rasmussen. Speaking during an on-the-record interview Wednesday, Rasmussen said, “I don’t think it’s arguable it’s […]
Trump plan to move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem angers Middle East Christians
Source: The Washington Post By Loveday Morris December 13 JERUSALEM — Some of the festive cheer was missing last weekend at a public Christmas tree lighting near the site where Christians believe an […]
J.K. Rowling Suggests To Roy Moore That God Is A Black Woman
Source: Huffington Post The author responded to Moore’s claim that “God is always in control.” By Elyse Wanshel Author J.K. Rowling was among the many thrilled by Democrat Doug Jones’ victory […]
Roy Moore, Jerusalem and LGBT rights: Why is religion so divisive?
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor Washington (CNN)Religion didn’t come up when Jack Phillips, a Christian baker in Colorado, told a gay couple he wouldn’t make their wedding cake […]
Americans Say Religious Aspects of Christmas Are Declining in Public Life
Source: Pew Research Center Shrinking majority believe biblical account of birth of Jesus depicts actual events Representation of Christmas Nativity scene. (Photoillustration by iStock.com/lukbar) As long-simmering debates continue over how […]
Arkansas panel clears way for new Ten Commandments marker
Source: Associated Press By JILL BLEED LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas commission cleared the way Tuesday for the installation of another Ten Commandments monument outside the state Capitol, […]
Bangladesh: Accused NYC attacker followed radical preacher
Source: Asssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The man accused of carrying out a bomb attack in New York City’s subway system was influenced by the sermons and writings of […]
Democrat Jones wins stunning red-state Alabama Senate upset
Source: Associated Press By KIM CHANDLER and STEVE PEOPLES MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election on Tuesday, […]
‘A spiritual battle:’ How Roy Moore tested white evangelical allegiance to the Republican Party
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey December 13 at 6:00 AM U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) leaves the stage after speaking at the RSA activity center in Montgomery, Ala., […]
Forget abortion: What women in Appalachian Kentucky really want
Source: CNN By Jessica Ravitz, CNN Pikeville, Kentucky (CNN)Perhaps it was the abstinence pledge she felt forced to sign or the promise ring she was told to slip on her finger. […]
Former police officer argues FBI pushed him to support terrorism
Source: The Washington Post By Rachel Weiner December 12 In the years Nicholas Young went to work patrolling Washington’s Metro system, a federal prosecutor said, an FBI agent was lying awake at […]
These Are the Women Who Have Accused President Trump of Sexual Misconduct
Source: Time By SAMANTHA COONEY Updated: December 13, 2017 2:09 PM ET | Originally published: December 12, 2017 Three of the women who accused President Trump of sexual misconduct said on Dec. 11 that they […]
President Trump Criticized Kirsten Gillibrand. It Ended Up Helping Her
Source: Time By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH December 12, 2017 President Trump inadvertently boosted Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a feud over allegations of sexual misconduct. After the New York Democrat became one […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to write on the intersection of sports and social issues for Guardian US
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Signs Copies Of “Mycroft Holmes” NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 21: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar promotes his book “Mycroft Holmes” at Barnes & Noble Union Square on September 21, 2015 […]
De-radicalization can work for former ISIS fighters
De-radicalization can work for former ISIS fighters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Tory leader Andrew Scheer have fiercely debated the fate of radicalized fighters who return to Canada Houssem Ben […]