Pence roots administration’s support for Israel in faith
Source: Religion News By Lauren Markoe | 13 hours ago WASHINGTON (RNS) — Vice President Mike Pence told evangelical supporters of Israel that God had a hand in creating the state of Israel […]
Assisted suicide is legal and available in D.C. — for now
Source: The Washington Post By Fenit Nirappil July 17 at 6:16 PM District officials say doctors in the city may now begin the process of prescribing life-ending drugs to terminally ill patients, […]
Gorsuch can’t escape travel ban at San Francisco meeting
Source: Associated Press By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court couldn’t escape discussion of the president’s travel ban — and even […]
Boston Launches Anti-Islamophobia Poster Campaign
Source: NPR By CAMILA DOMONOSKE The city of Boston is launching a new poster campaign to fight Islamophobia by encouraging bystanders to intervene, in a non-confrontational way, if they witness anti-Muslim harassment. Starting Monday, the city began installing 50 posters around the city with advice on what to do […]
Justine Damond’s fiance ‘heartbroken’ over police shooting
Source: BBC News The “heartbroken” American fiancé of an Australian shot dead by a US police officer has said they have received almost no information from officials. Don Damond said his wife-to-be, Justine Damond, was gunned down after calling police to report a possible sexual assault in their quiet neighbourhood. […]
A Growing List of Accidents Is Putting Safety at Amusement Parks Under the Spotlight
Source: Time BY Kevin Lui What’s happening with thrill rides? The weekend roller coaster collision in Spain that left 33 people injured — including kids — is just the latest reminder that your trip […]
Anti-Muslim incidents soar in US
Source: Arab News Anti-Muslim hate crimes in the US have nearly doubled in the first half of 2017, increasing by 91 percent compared to the same time in 2016, according to a report published by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The spike marked a sizeable increase on 2016, which […]
North Carolina man cheats death after 40 minutes with no pulse
Source:BBC A North Carolina man whose heart stopped for about 40 minutes has paid tribute to the emergency workers who brought him back from the dead. John Ogburn, 36, suffered a cardiac arrest while working on his laptop near his Charlotte home on 26 June. Two police officers who happened to be […]
I’m an American rabbi. Israel no longer recognizes my religious authority.
Source: The Washington Post Fundamentalists in Israel are shunning open-minded Jews from the rest of the world. By Gil Steinlauf July 13 Gil Steinlauf is the senior rabbinic adviser at Adas Israel Congregation in […]
They don’t believe in God. So they founded a community center in Denver for non-believers.
Source: The Denver Post By GRAHAM AMBROSE By 10:30 a.m., the assembly room has filled with people. They’re four dozen strong, swirling about the long rectangular hall like in a hive, […]
Cardinals on Opposite Sides of the Hudson Reflect Two Paths of Catholicism
Source: The New York Times By SHARON OTTERMAN Two very different books about being Roman Catholic and gay were released recently, each with an endorsement from a cardinal who oversees an archdiocese along the Hudson River. Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, endorsed “Building a Bridge,” calling it “brave, […]
Feds appeal judge’s travel ban ruling to Supreme Court
Source: Associated Press By ALICIA A. CALDWELL and ELLIOT SPAGAT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is seeking to close a legal window opened for tens of thousands of refugees […]
Mosul and Aleppo : insider information from Dr. Juergen Todenhoefer
Jürgen Todenhöfer 18 hrs · Dear friends, are you allowed to speak openly? The destruction of Mosul was also a terror. Over 20.000 civilians were killed by the west and his allies alone in Mosul. But only 2.000 terrorists. For every terrorist, 10 civilians. 10:1. That’s shame number 1. SHAME […]
Mass Grave Of Dozens Of Tortured Black Men Found In Deceased KKK Leaders Estate
By Dean Dwyer Last updated Jul 16, 2017 Share A Mass grave of torture victims has been uncovered in Jackson, Mississippi, FBI spokesman Adrian Cartwright said Thursday. “A Mass burial site of many dozens of black men, who had been subjected to brutal torture and [then] murdered, has been found,” Cartwright said. […]
Christian conservatives don’t support Donald Trump despite his vulgarity – they support him because of it
Likewise, the reason people came around to the idea of voting for Jeremy Corbyn is different to what you might intuitively think Slavoj Zizek 31 comments How to account for the strange fact that Donald Trump, a lewd and morally destitute person, the very opposite of Christian decency, can function […]
Canada: Ahmadiyya Muslims donate $2M to Mackenzie Health Foundation
COMMUNITY Jun 30, 2017 by Ali Raza Vaughan Citizen President and CEO of Mackenzie Health Altaf Stationwala will join the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at and other dignitaries at the pledge celebration on July 1 at the Baitul Islam Mosque in Vaughan. – Steve Somerville/Metroland The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada […]
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom: Re: Abdul Shakoor
Abdul Shakoor Country: Pakistan Key Fact: 80-year-old Ahmadi manager of a bookshop and optician store Detained Since: December 2, 2015 Charges: Propagating the Ahmadiyya faith and stirring up “religious hatred” […]
Don’t underestimate Iraq’s historic victory against Isis – though the human cost was great
The crass response of the leaders of the US-led coalition who orchestrated the attack on west Mosul shows that we are back in the Vietnam era when American officers were happy to volunteer that they were destroying populated areas in order to save them Patrick Cockburn Erbil @indyworld Northern Iraq is […]
House rejects controversial study of Islam
Source: Politico By RACHAEL BADE and JOHN BRESNAHAN The House on Friday rejected a controversial GOP proposal identifying “Islamic religious doctrines, concepts or schools of thought” that could be used by terrorist groups […]
Judge expands list of relatives exempted from travel ban
Source: Associated Press By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER HONOLULU (AP) — In another setback for President Donald Trump, a federal judge in Hawaii has further weakened his already diluted travel ban […]