The Christian Worldview of Mike Pence
By Max Perry Mueller | October 10, 20 Hours after Donald Trump’s infamous tape was released, Republicans were calling on Mike Pence to replace his running mate atop the ticket. […]
Don’t be fooled by the presentation: Mike Pence is a rightwing zealot
John Paul Brammer Donald Trump’s daily scandals have had the effect of making other Republicans seem tame by comparison, and his running mate is no different ‘Standing at Trump’s side, Pence is the cool head, a man who reminds us of what Republican presidential candidates used to look like.’ Photograph: […]
LAPD chief: Police won’t help deport immigrants under Trump
Source: Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck says President-elect Donald Trump’s vows to deport millions after taking office will not affect his department’s longstanding […]
Catholic bishops ask Trump for humane immigration policies
Source: Associated Press By RACHEL ZOLL BALTIMORE (AP) — The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops on Monday urged President-elect Donald Trump to adopt humane policies toward immigrants and refugees, as church […]
FBI: Hate crimes spike, most sharply against Muslims
Source: CNN By Azadeh Ansari, CNN (CNN)The latest FBI annual hate crime report shows a sharp spike in the number of hate crimes nationwide, with attacks against Muslims increasing the most sharply. In one year, anti-Muslim hate crimes in the United States rose 67%, from 154 incidents in 2014 to […]
Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Linked to Homicide Increase
Source: Time By Josh Sanburn New study shows murder rate spike after law was implemented Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which gives widespread legal immunity to people who use lethal force in self-defense, may be responsible for an increase in homicides in the state, according to a new studyreleased Monday. Since […]
US Muslim lawmaker announces his bid to lead Democrats
Source: The Daily Sabah ISTANBUL Keith Ellison, a US Muslim lawmaker on Monday formally announced his bid to lead the battered Democratic Party, vowing to take it in a more […]
“Storm clouds forewarning us of a Third World War are getting heavier by the day” – Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Source: http://www.pressahmadiyya.com/2016/11/storm-clouds-forewarning-of-third-world-war13.html Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad says role of world leaders is to “bring people together rather than threaten to ban Muslims from entering their nations” during Calgary Peace Symposium On 11 November 2016, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered […]
USA: “We’re here for unification, to build bridges”, says Ahmaddiya Muslim Community Connecticut
Source: http://wtnh.com/2016/11/11/religious-leaders-look-to-build-unity-in-ct-amid-division/ MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Being targeted over their faith is nothing new to the Ahmaddiya Muslim Community in Connecticut. It was exactly a year ago when a neighbor opened fire on their mosque, shooting live rounds inside the empty building. “There is nothing to fear,” said Zahir Muhammad Mannan, […]
USA: Lubbock’s Ahmadi Muslims hopeful about Trump presidency
A hopeful outlook Still, many shared optimism about what a Trump presidential term could bring. Saima Sheikh is a Dallas-based spokeswoman for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, an international Islamic movement. She told A-J Media her organization congratulates the newly elected president and wishes him a successful term. “We respect and […]
USA: First United Methodist Church of Glenn Ellyn invites the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chicago to an interfaith dinner
“All pillars of Islam teach worship of Allah and peace”, said Imam Shamshad of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Chicago. Report by : Riyaz Ahmed, Chicago. On Wednesday, November 9, 2016, Pastor Kristen Larsen of the First United Methodist Church, 424 Forest Ave,Glen Ellyn, IL, invited the members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Jewish-Muslim alliance formed against anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
Source: RNS By Lauren Markoe (RNS) The day after President-elect Donald Trump appointed a man accused of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as his chief strategist, two of the nation’s largest Jewish and […]
Hijab-wearing U-M student threatened with being set on fire
Source: Detroit Free Press Ann Arbor police are looking for a man who demanded that a University of Michigan student remove her hijab, a headscarf often worn by Muslim women, or be set on fire with a lighter. The woman complied, according to a crime alert from the university’s division of […]
Muslim College Chaplains Extend a Hand Across Religious Divides
Source: The New York Times By SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN MINNEAPOLIS — Emma Blom grew up in the Scandinavian heartland of rural Minnesota, reliably attending her small town’s Lutheran church. She […]
Trump Says Same-Sex Marriage Is Settled Law, Abortion Isn’t
Source: Bloomberg By Susan Decker @sudecker1 President-Elect Donald Trump said the issue of marriage equality in the U.S. is settled Supreme Court law and he’s “fine with that,” yet pledged to support overturning the 1973 high court decision that a woman has a right to choose to have an abortion. Speaking […]
Global stability in the Trump era
Nov 14,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Carl Bildt Angry American voters who feel slighted by the Washington establishment have had their say. A stunned world must now come to terms with what the election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States means for global stability in the […]
Noam Chomsky Just Responded to Trump’s Presidency and It’s Chilling
Zach Cartwright | November 14, 2016 Noam Chomsky, one of the most prominent voices among the American left, says America is in for a dangerous four years under a Trump administration. In an interview with TruthOut’s C.J. Polychroniou, Chomsky said even if Trump was in the White House just […]
The Simpsons Aren’t Happy They Predicted Donald Trump’s Presidency
Source: Time By Melissa Locker Bart Simpson made his feelings clear during the show’s opening credits The prognosticators who write for The Simpsons have proven themselves to be uncannily accurate about […]
Xi Jinping tells Donald Trump US and China must co-operate
Source: BBC Chinese President Xi Jinping has told US president-elect Donald Trump that co-operation is the “only correct choice” for relations, state media say. The pair spoke as a Chinese state newspaper warned that the US could face retaliatory measures if new duties were placed on Chinese goods. Mr Trump […]
Will Trump bring down the West?
Nov 13,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Chris Patten I have spent my whole political life somewhere called “the West”. It was not literally “west”: while its heartland was Western Europe and the United States, it also included faraway countries like Australia and Japan. Rather, it was a community that embraced shared hopes […]