Racism Is Part of the Health Care Debate
Source: Time Dr. Sandro Galea Jun 22, 2017 IDEAS Galea is Dean of Boston University School of Public Health. Last month, the Congressional Budget Office released its evaluation of the […]
John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and the Phone Call That Changed History
Source: Time By Steven Levingston Jun 20, 2017 Before dawn, on Wednesday, October 26, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was sleeping in a prison cell in DeKalb County, Georgia, when […]
Supreme Court could reveal action on travel ban at any time
Source: Associated Press By MARK SHERMAN Today WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has almost certainly decided what to do about President Donald Trump’s travel ban affecting citizens of six […]
Is Melania’s marriage valid in the eyes of her church?
Source: RNS According to canon law, a marriage is not valid if one of the partners was previously married and the spouse is still alive and the previous marriage has not been annulled by the church. Thus, when Newt Gingrich decided to marry his Catholic inamorata Callista Bisek, he obtained annulments of his […]
Q&A: Pew Research Center’s president on key issues in U.S. polling
Source: Pew Research Center BY JOHN GRAMLICHLEAVE A COMMENT Even as the polling industry tries to recover from real and perceived misses in U.S. and European elections in recent years, new studies have provided reassuring news for survey practitioners about the health of polling methodology. In this Q&A, Michael Dimock, […]
Pressure grows to classify Muslim girl’s slaying a hate crime
Source: The Washington Post By Justin Jouvenal A Virginia teen found dead after she was attacked as she walked to a mosque was being remembered at vigils set in the […]
Hijab-wearing model Halima Aden makes history as July cover star of ‘Allure’
Source: USA Today BY Sara M Moniuszko From pageants to print — hijab-wearing Halima Aden is breaking beauty boundaries. Aden, 19, is the cover star of Allure’sJuly issue, which celebrates American […]
Hijab-wearing model Halima Aden makes history as July cover star of Allure
Source: RNS In the cover photo, the Muslim model wears a Nike hijab, and in her interview, she discusses her views on the garment. “It’s how I interpret my religion,” she said. “Society puts so much pressure on girls to look a certain way. I have much more to offer […]
Christians find God in US national parks
Source: RNS BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Utah (Deseret News) The short, black cross is almost an afterthought, wheeled out of a supply closet moments before introductions begin. Its arrival wraps up 20 minutes of guitar practice and nervous chatter, all part of prepping for a weekly worship service. “You have […]
UN chief: US will be replaced if it disengages from world
Source: Yahoo News BY EDITH M. LEDRER UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States disengages from many issues confronting […]
The Silence of the Lambs
Source: New Republic Are Protestants concealing a Catholic-size sexual abuse scandal? BY KATHRYN JOYCE June 20, 2017 It was a hot day in July, a Saturday afternoon, and Kim James […]
Ken Ham disputes reports the Ark Encounter is sinking
Source: Religion News Service By Emily McFarlan Miller | June 19, 2017 The full-scale Noah’s Ark replica at the Ark Encounter during a preview of the park on July 5, […]
12-year-old girl comes out to her Mormon congregation
Source: CNN By Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN)Savannah, 12, made a decision this January; she was going to come out as lesbian at her Mormon Church. Nothing was going to […]
Supreme Court Rules Former Detainees Cannot Sue Bush Administration Officials
Source: NPR BY MERRIT KENNEDY The Supreme Court has ruled that six men detained after the September 11 attacks are not legally able to sue top officials from the Bush […]
Uber’s Finance Head Leaves Amid $708 Million Loss
Source: Fortune Uber Technologies Inc’s head of finance is leaving as the ride-hailing company reported continued big losses for the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The […]
The Killing of a Muslim Teen in Virginia is Being Investigated as Road Rage, Police Say
Source: Time By Ryan Kilpatrick 4:31 AM ET Police in northern Virginia say they are investigating the killing of a Muslim teenager Sunday as an incident of road rage. Fairfax […]
Syria conflict: US jet ‘downs Iranian-made drone’
Source: BBC News A US jet has shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by forces backing the Syrian government in the south of the country, American officials say. The drone […]
Here’s What It’s Like To Convert To Islam In The Age Of Trump
Four Muslim Converts tell their story. Posted on June 18, 2017 Rhonda Elnaggar BuzzFeed Staff More One in five Muslim Americans were actually raised in another religion before deciding to convert to Islam, or didn’t practice any faith at all, according to the Pew Research. Tareq Saifur Rahman / Via […]
Hours after Trump’s travel ban took effect, someone burned down a small-town Texas mosque
Source: BuzzFeed News Hours after Trump’s travel ban took effect, someone burned down a small-town Texas mosque. Since then, the mosque has drawn $1 million in donations and countless rosy […]
Officials: 17-year-old Muslim girl assaulted and killed after leaving Virginia mosque
Source: The Washington Post By Faiz Siddiqui, Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey June 19 at 9:05 AM (Update: Killing of Muslim teenager not being investigated as a hate crime, […]