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Fasting …

FASTING Fasting is another form of worship found universally in the world religions. Although there are vast differences regarding the mode of fasting and the conditions applied to it, the central idea of fasting is present everywhere. Where it is not mentioned clearly, it is likely that it may gradually […]

Was there a cultural genocide of aboriginal children in Canada

Whyy Pope Francis should apologize 2 BY FARZANA HASSAN, TORONTO SUN FIRST POSTED: THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 07:49 PM EDT | UPDATED: THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2015 07:54 PM EDT Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter’s square at the Vatican June 10, 2015. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Article http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=recommend&app_id=162622253780945&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F1ldYU13brY_.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df10b3e711%26domain%3Dwww.torontosun.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.torontosun.com%252Ff1ed8df41c%26relation%3Dparent.parent&container_width=190&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&sdk=joey&share=false&show_faces=false http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.c197f64a14a7434e6e58ca9722b54406.en.html#_=1434195448196&count=horizontal&dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557&size=m&text=Why%20Pope%20Francis%20should%20apologize%20%7C%20Hassan%20%7C%20Columnists%20%7C%20Opinion%20%7C%20Toronto%20Sun&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.torontosun.com%2F2015%2F06%2F11%2Fwhy-pope-francis-should-apologize%3Ftoken%3D53bd9ee62b0fe097bfb05e54b2fb9557 […]

Religious Exemptions Shouldn't Keep Parents From Vaccinating Their Kids: American Medical Association

Huff Post: CHICAGO (AP) — The American Medical Association has adopted policies against nonmedical vaccine refusals and for transgender people in the military. The nation’s largest doctors’ group says parents should not be able to refuse to have their kids vaccinated for personal or religious reasons. That’s because of the […]

Robert Fisk: Al-Nusra is pitching for US backing. But can there be a ‘moderate’ Islamist terror group? Al-Nusra’s PR campaign began on al-Jazeera, which just happens to be funded by Qatar

It’s an obvious pitch. Just when the Americans are frothing around for something sane to say about their non-existent policy in the Middle East, along comes the al-Nusra Front – al-Qaeda beheaders and sectarian killers – to suggest that they are just the “moderates” Washington wants to fight the Assad […]

Toronto: Naked Canadians blamed for Malaysian quake

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