Phoenix opts for silence over prayers at public meetings
By Kimberly Winston, who is a freelance religion reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She covers atheism and freethought for RNS. (RNS) The city of Phoenix has decided […]
TRACKING ISLAMOPHOBIA IN THE U.S.
Source: Huffington Post Islamophobia is real. And it’s not going anywhere. After last year’s terror attacks in Paris and mass shooting in San Bernardino, California — and amidst a surge in […]
Obama at National Prayer Breakfast: ‘Faith is the great cure for fear’
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama addressed the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, speaking about the need to overcome fear through faith, just one day after making a historic visit […]
Americans’ views on Islam, Muslims divide by party lines
Source: RNS (RNS) Republicans and Democrats divide sharply over views on Islam, Muslims and how a U.S. president should label violent extremists. But Americans overall agree there’s “a lot” of […]
Republicans Prefer Blunt Talk About Islamic Extremism, Democrats Favor Caution
Source: Pew Research Center Most Americans say religion doesn’t cause violence, but rather that violent people use religion to justify their actions Half of Americans say the next president should be careful not to criticize Islam as a whole when speaking about Islamic extremists, while four-in-ten want the next president […]
Bernie Sanders Made Jewish History, Yet No One Seems To Be Kvelling
New Hampshire’s Jews — yes, they exist — aren’t even talking about it. 02/04/2016 07:02 pm ET Sam SteinSenior Politics Editor, The Huffington Post EVAN VUCCI/ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Bernie Sanders is the first Jewish candidate to win delegates in a presidential primary or caucus. CONCORD, New Hampshire — At a […]
As Obama visits a mosque, a look at America’s Muslims
ECONOMY By Mark Garrison February 03, 2016 President Barack Obama hosts the annual Iftar dinner celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the East Room of the White House July 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. On Wednesday, President Obama makes the first visit to a U.S. mosque during his administration. – Olivier […]
Hillary Clinton outlines plan to stop ISIS from recruiting online
By Dan Merica from Dec, 2015 Minneapolis (CNN) Hillary Clinton argued Tuesday that the U.S. can stop homegrown terrorism, outlining a plan to combat domestic radicalization two weeks after two ISIS-inspired […]
Obama, Jefferson and the fascinating history of Founding Fathers defending Muslim rights
Epigraph: Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a […]
American Muslim Women Explain Why They Do — Or Don’t — Cover
Source : NPR Editor’s note: A previous version of this piece was published prematurely and contained a number of errors and mischaracterizations of Tom Gjelten’s original reporting. We have corrected […]
Vivid End-Of-Life Dreams May Help Comfort People Facing Death
Emotionally charged dreams that lessen the fear of death are surprisingly common. 10/26/2015 Carolyn GregoireSenior Health & Science Writer, The Huffington Post THOMAS BARWICK/GETTY IMAGES Barry, an 88-year-old patient in a hospice in upstate New York, had an extremely vivid dream one night in which he was driving somewhere unknown. […]
Video: Obama condemns anti-Muslim rhetoric in first US mosque visit
Source: BBC Barack Obama has condemned what he called “inexcusable political rhetoric” about Islam, an apparent reference to recent remarks by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. In his first visit […]
Obama Visits Mosque In U.S. For First Time During His Presidency
Source: NPR President Obama is delivering remarks at a mosque in Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon, in the first visit to an American mosque he’s made during his presidency. His visit, […]
Obama to rebut GOP Muslim rhetoric in first U.S. mosque visit
Source: CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN White House Producer Seeking to rebut what he views as perilous election-year bombast about Muslims, President Barack Obama heads Wednesday to a mosque in […]
Black students at SUNY Albany say they were attacked on a bus
Source: CNN (CNN)A rally was held Monday evening at the State University of New York in Albany after three black female students were attacked by a group of white men and women during a confrontation on a bus over the weekend, officials said. The students, who attend the upstate […]
The rise of intolerance threatens America’s identity
Source: Public opinion By Dr Amtul Khalid A Chambersburg physician Donald Trump thinks that he can solve the problem of terrorism by stopping Muslims from coming to this country, or […]
4 Phoenix city councilmen trying to block Satanist prayer
Source: azcentral Four Phoenix City councilmen are trying to block a group of Satanists from giving the opening prayer at a Feb. 17 council meeting. Followers of the Satanic Temple, […]
Premier of Ontario honoured at Sikh holy shrine
Kathleen Wynne honoured at holy Sikh shrine despite same-sex marriage media controversy Some of India’s major news outlets erroneously reported a snub that never happened as the Ontario premiere was presented with the “siropa” robe of honour at the Sikh faith’s most sacred site. TorontoStar Jan 31. AMRITSAR, INDIA—Premier Kathleen […]
‘The world needs more from us’ (USA)
Feb 01,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY I have long argued that the way candidates for high office speak about the Middle East should be a critical test of their capacity to lead our nation. Since the end of the Vietnam war, we have spent more money, sold or […]
Most Americans believe in heaven … and hell
Source: Pew Research Center BY CARYLE MURPHY; 7 COMMENTS It’s natural for people to want things to turn out well in the end, both in life and, apparently, afterwards. Roughly seven-in-ten (72%) […]