Bush presidents wade into Trump furore over Charlottesville
Source: BBC News Former Presidents George HW Bush and George W Bush have called on the US to “reject racial bigotry, anti-Semitism and hatred in all forms”. They are the […]
Obama’s Charlottesville tweet most liked tweet in history
Source: TOI WASHINGTON: An anti-racism tweet by former US President Barack Obama after the Charlottesville violence in which he quoted iconic South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has become the most liked tweet ever, garnering more than 2.8 million likes. “No one is born hating another person because of the color […]
What is white nationalism?
Source: CNN The term white nationalism originated as a euphemism for white supremacy, the belief that white people are superior to all other races and should therefore dominate society, according to Oren Segal, director of the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism. People who hold these beliefs sometimes go by other […]
Trump blames Charlottesville violence on both sides
Source: BBC US President Donald Trump has again blamed both sides for the violent unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, which left one protester dead and others injured.In a statement on Monday, he had condemned white supremacists.But in New York on Tuesday he also blamed left-wing supporters for charging at the “alt-right”.His […]
N Korea leader ‘briefed’ on Guam plan but opts to wait
Source: BBC News North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reviewed plans to fire missiles towards the US Pacific territory of Guam but will hold off, state media said. Although prepared for […]
Confederate statue pulled down in North Carolina
Source: BBC News A monument to pro-slavery forces is destroyed, in the wake of clashes in Charlottesville. No arrests have been reported in connection with the incident in Durham, North […]
‘Meet a Muslim’ events hope to dispel misconceptions
Source: Associated Press By KRISTIN J. BENDER FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — When Moina Shaiq realized even her friends were scared to ask her about her religion for fear of offending […]
Hurt and Angry, Charlottesville Tries to Regroup From Violence
Source: The New York Times By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Brittany Caine-Conley, a minister in training at Sojourners United Church of Christ, arrived in downtown Charlottesville on Saturday morning […]
Orthodox Jewish group sues New Jersey town for ordering eruv removed
Source: JTA (JTA) — An Orthodox Jewish group filed a federal lawsuit against a New Jersey town for ordering it to remove an eruv, or religious boundary, from utility poles […]
Museum of the Bible to offer free admission when it opens in November
Source: The Washington Post By Peggy McGlone The entrance to the Museum of the Bible, under construction and set to open Nov. 17 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael S. Williamson/The […]
Grandmother in travel ban lawsuit arrives in US
Source: Associated Press By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — The Syrian grandmother at the center of Hawaii’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban on people from six mostly […]
Merkel condemns ‘disgusting’ far-right violence in US
Source: The Local German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday slammed as “disgusting” the role of white supremacists in a violent protest in Virginia and an “evil attack” against counter-demonstrators that left one woman dead, her spokesman said. In sharply worded remarks, Merkel’s spokesman Steffen Seibert expressed shock at the weekend rally […]
In God we trust: why Americans won’t vote in an atheist president
Source: The Guardian By Jonathan Freedland The notion that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is considering a run for president in 2020 seemed fanciful until the final days of last year, when he posted […]
Leah Remini Questions Elisabeth Moss’ Continued Support Of Scientology
Source: Huffington Post She isn’t allowed to talk to me.” By Cavan Sieczkowski Leah Remini is continuing her crusade against the Church of Scientology and its alleged abuses, and has some […]
JK Rowling just took down Trump over the Charlottesville far-right rally in the most epic way
White supremacist protesters clutching Nazi flags and screaming the Nazi-linked chant ‘blood and soil’ have stormed the city of Charlottesville, Virginia today. Violence broke out at the ‘Unite the Right’ […]
Given the President we elected, Americans shouldn’t be surprised by the horrific actions of the alt-right in Charlottesville
Trump’s bigoted rhetoric has been gearing up to this point for years, and even now he refuses to condemn the violence of neo-nazis Skylar Baker-Jordan @skylarjordan If you’re surprised by what happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, you shouldn’t be. On Friday neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and other “alt-right” […]
Does Romans 13 Give The President The Right To Nuke North Korea?
Source: Huffington Post BY David J. Dunn, PhD, Contributor Theological troublemaker. Orthodox Christian. Let any who doubt the lamentable state of theological education among Christians in America consider this fact: Right […]
Trump Evangelical Adviser: God Is Totally Cool With Nuking North Korea
Source: Huffington Post By Ed Mazza A right-wing pastor who serves on Donald Trump’s evangelical advisory board claims God has given the president “full power” to launch an attack on North Korea. Robert […]
USA: “Islamophobia and its Effects in the USA”, by Imam Nasir of the Ahamdiyya Muslim Community Illinois
By Imam Shamshad A.Nasir, Chicago I have been living in this beautiful and great country since 1987 enjoying complete freedom of faith and conscious and above all free to practice all my tenets of my faith, Islam, here in the USA. I stand witness that my fellow Americans are great […]
Donald Trump Signs Bill Funding Veterans Medical Care Program
Source: Time By Jonathan Lemire / AP Aug 12, 2017 (BEDMINSTER, N.J.) — President Donald Trump has signed an emergency spending bill that will pump more than $2 billion into […]