Getting Ready for Easter
Epigraph: Eyes cannot reach Allah but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:104) Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of […]
Ash Wednesday: 46 Days to Easter, Let us Study Resurrection
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of Lent in Western Christianity. It occurs 46 days (40 fasting days, if the 6 […]
Videos: Gospel of Judas, What It Tells Us about Early Christianity
First a documentary by National Geographic: Secondly, a lecture on Gospel of Judas by Prof. Bart Ehrman: If Jesus was on a mission to die for the sins of humanity […]
10 reasons Christian heaven would actually be hell
A close reading of the New Testament reveals Biblical paradise isn’t all pearly gates and streets of gold Most Westerners are at least vaguely familiar with the popular Christian version […]
Future of religion in Britain is Islam and black majority churches
The future of religion in Britain is in black majority churches and Islam, according to a leading expert in religious trends. For white British people, it is particularly bleak. Leaders […]
Breaking Down President Obama’s Point About Christian Crusades and Islamic Extremism
Piece authored by Jay Michaelson for Religion News Service. For more Religion News Service stories visit their site here. NEW YORK (RNS) The conservative Twitterverse is all riled up because […]
Vatican abuse commission to recommend action against bishops
Global Post: VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A commission advising Pope Francis on how to root out sexual abuse of children by clergy in the Catholic Church is studying sanctions for bishops suspected of cover-ups or of failing to prevent abuse, members said on Saturday. “There have to be consequences,” Cardinal […]
BBC Talk-show: Is Islam a Better Guide for Life?
Myriam Francois-Cerrah (born Emilie François; 1983) is a British writer[1] and journalist.[2] Former assistant editor and features writer at Emel magazine (2008–2009), she interviewed feminist publisher Carmen Callil, Special Representative […]
Videos and Books: Every Thing You Needed to Know to Refute Trinity and Jesus’ Divinity
Epigraph: The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of […]
Video: How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee
Epigraph: The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of […]
Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated
Continue reading the main story in BBC Women bishops The issues behind women bishops vote Female bishop ‘next year’ Saying yes to women bishops Two views: Women bishops The Church […]
Patriarchs say NO to deriding religious feelings
Russia’s Patriarch Kirill Slams Charlie Hebdo’s Mockery of Muslims, Christians and others with its irreverent cartoons “Today, in saying ‘no’ to terrorism, killings, violence, we also say ‘no’ to the […]
In Idaho, ‘Faith-Healing’ May Have Killed More Children Than We Ever Suspected
Editor’s note: Please locate a 5 minute, very recent video in CNN, about this issue. Does Christianity cause children to die, like Islam promotes terrorism? It is a rhetorical question; […]
For Whom the Muezzin Calls
The Atlantic: by David A. Graham — Duke University announced it would broadcast the Muslim call to prayer from its iconic chapel, then backed down after threats of violence. When I was working on the student paper at Duke, we’d get a letter to the editor once a year or so […]
Georgia Walker Excommunicated For Attempting To Become Catholic Priest
Source: huffingtonpost.com Georgia Walker, the Missouri woman who underwent an unsanctioned ordination ceremony earlier this month in an attempt to become a Roman Catholic priest, has been excommunicated from the church. […]
Proposal would designate the Bible as Mississippi state book
Source: m.apnews.com | By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – During this state election year, some lawmakers are proposing to designate the Bible the official state book of Mississippi. Rep. Tom Miles […]
UN: Muslims ethnically cleansed in CAR
aljazeera.com: Christian militias in Central African Republic have carried out ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population during the country’s ongoing civil war, but there is no proof there was genocidal intent, a United Nations commission of inquiry has said. “Thousands of people died as a result of the conflict. Human […]
Site of Jesus’s trial may have been found in Jerusalem – archeologists
Source: Russia Times Decades of excavation of an old abandoned building adjacent to an ancient museum in Jerusalem’s Old City have revealed what could be remains of the palace where […]
Turkey Approves Construction Of First New Church In Nearly A Century
Huff Post: Turkey is getting a brand new church for the first time in nearly a century. The $1.5 million Virgin Mary Syriac church will be built in the Istanbul […]
The Guardian view on religious intolerance: the burden of the cross
Guardian: The invasion of Iraq in 2003 and its aftermath can be seen in hindsight as the greatest catastrophe to strike the ancient Christian communities of the Middle East since […]