Source: The Washington Post By Sam Goldman Why do so many American politicians, from state legislators and governors to members of Congress to presidents, express such passionate support for the State of Israel? Rep. Ilhan Omar […]
Source: The Washington Post By Ann E. Marimow As a high school junior, Caleigh Wood refused to complete a history lesson on “The Muslim World” that she said forced her to […]
Epigraph: The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason. I have never used any other, and I trust I never shall. Thomas Paine Source: Huffington Post “I […]
Source: Economist Even though they profess indifference to them MANY WESTERNERS regard the Jehovah’s Witnesses, handing out tracts on street corners or knocking on strangers’ doors, as somewhere between a […]
Source New York Times KOCHI, India — When Bishop Franco Mulakkal agreed to personally celebrate the First Communion for Darly’s son, a rare honor in their Catholic Church in India, […]
Epigraph: He is Allah, the Creator, the Maker, the Fashioner. His are the most beautiful names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorifies Him, and He is […]
Source: Religion News Service BY Kristin Kobes Du Mez (RNS) — Not long ago, Baylor historian Thomas Kidd published a short post at The Gospel Coalition blog on the anniversary of Phillis […]
Source: Huffington Post By Ed Mazza “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson resurfaced on Fox Business on Tuesday to slam calls for universal health care. Instead of medicine, he said, people just need […]
Source: Time By NICOLE WINFIELD / AP (ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE) — Pope Francis has for the first time publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and […]
Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla In an apparent reference to Trump’s border plans, the pope said those who build walls are trying to “divide people and box them in.” Pope […]
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A new Pew Research Center study investigates the connection between religion and well-being. People who are active members of a religious community are more […]
Source: Associated Press By AYA BATRAWY ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Against the backdrop of the first papal visit to the Arabian Peninsula is an interfaith conference that […]
Source: Reuters ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar mosque and university, called on Muslims in the Middle East to “embrace” local Christian communities. […]
Source: Huffington Post By Ed Mazza The evangelical leader refuses to even admit that the president has lied. President Donald Trump has made more than 8,000 “false or misleading claims” […]
Source: Daily Sabah A former far-right Dutch politician announced on Monday that he has converted to Islam. Writing a book on Islam changed the views of Joram van Klaveren, 39, […]
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella, Sylvia Westall VATICAN CITY/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Pope Francis is hoping to persuade a country enmeshed in a regional war that he has condemned to give […]
Source: Associated Press By HYUNG-JIN KIM SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — One North Korean defector in Seoul describes her family back home quietly singing Christian hymns every Sunday while someone […]
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The short 10-12 minute talk is within the first 22 minutes of the video, from minute 10 to 22, after the […]
Source: USA Today By Erin Richards, USA TODAY A wave of “Bible literacy” bills emerging in state legislatures would allow more students in public high schools to study the Old and […]
Source: The Guardian By Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor Postcolonial guilt about Britain’s imperial past has held the country back from addressing the deepening persecution of Christians across the world, the […]