Maria: Pope Benedict XVI on the Mother of God
Reviewed and refuted by Khaula Rehman MD Source / Courtesy: December, 2010 Alislam-eGazette Prologue: In the Muslim tradition Jesus, may peace be on him, was a noble prophet and mother […]
Megachurch pastor ignites debate after suggesting that Christianity doesn’t hinge on Jesus’ birth
Source: The Washington Post By Kate Shellnutt December 24 The pastor of one of America’s largest megachurches stirred up Christmas controversy after preaching that the story of Jesus’ virgin birth […]
Aleppo’s Christians Celebrate Christmas and Hope for the Return of Peace
Source: Time By Suleiman Al-Khalidi / Reuters AMMAN (Reuters) – Christians in Aleppo celebrated under a giant Christmas tree lit up for the first time in five years, hailing what many […]
Muslims and Christians team up to help homeless
Source: Aljazeera Faith groups are working together to care for street sleepers and other vulnerable people in the run-up to Christmas. Shafik Mandhai Muslim and Christian groups in Britain are […]
Book Review: Christianity: A Journey from Facts to Fiction
Author of the book: Mirza Tahir Ahmad Book review written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times This book review is intended for half of […]
Shock: The First Crusade and the Conquest of Jerusalem
Source: Aljazeera The Crusades: An Arab Perspective is a four-part documentary series telling the dramatic story of the Crusades seen through Arab eyes, from the seizing of Jerusalem under Pope […]
The Pope Benedict’s account of resurrection and the hearsay rule!
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The Christian Easter story mounts to little more than hearsay as I will show in this article. […]
John the Baptist: A Witness against Pauline Dogma
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The more we know and learn about John the Baptist, more apparent it becomes that Pauline dogma […]
The Pope Just Approved A Very Troubling Document On Gays And Priesthood
Source: Huffington Post BY Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post The Vatican has reaffirmed its position that gay men are barred from entering Catholic seminaries. In a document entitled […]
Bart Ehrman 2016 – Debate Did the Historical Jesus Claim to be Divine?
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Indonesia blasphemy protest draws 200,000; ends peacefully
Source: Associated Press By STEPHEN WRIGHT and NINIEK KARMINI JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — At least 200,000 conservative Muslims rallied peacefully in the Indonesian capital on Friday in the second major protest against its minority Christian governor, who is being prosecuted for alleged blasphemy. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a political […]
Pope Francis Just Changed Church Law On Forgiving Abortion. Here’s How 9 Women Reacted.
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Associate Religion Editor Pope Francis ended his Holy Year Of Mercy by permanently giving all Catholic priests the ability to grant forgiveness for abortion ― a power that, in most parts of the world, has been restricted to bishops or specially-appointed confessors. In an apostolic letter, […]
Dallas-area faith leaders unite against prejudice, pledge to bridge postelection divisions
Source: Dallas News By Sanya Mansoor RICHARDSON — With a backdrop of giant Texas and American flags, two dozen Christian, Muslim and Jewish faith leaders pledged to fight prejudice this morning at the Islamic Center of North Texas. They discussed worries among their congregations following the presidential election, the importance of […]
Charges of Blaspheming Islam in Court
Source: Time By Yenni Kwok Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, is set to face blasphemy charges in court, the Indonesian Attorney General’s Office (AGO) told journalists Wednesday. […]
Hardline Islamist Protests In Indonesia Are Spreading Fear Among the Minority Chinese
Source: Time By Stephen Wright Protests by conservative Muslims against Jakarta’s Chinese Christian governor are putting religious and racial fault lines in the spotlight JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The capital of […]
A History of Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths
Source: Amazon Author of the book: Karen Armstrong, who is a British author and commentator known for her books on comparative religion. A former Roman Catholic religious sister, who went from […]
If You’re Catholic And You’ve Sinned, There’s An App For That
Source: NPR A Scottish archbishop designed the app. It helps you find the closest spot to go to confession and Mass. The head of the Vatican’s Secretariat for Communication called the app “imaginative.” DAVID GREENE, HOST: Good morning. I’m David Greene. If you are Catholic and have sinned, well, there’s […]
Pakistan Bans All 11 Christian TV Stations, Arrests Cable Operators in Crackdown
Source: Christian Post BY ANUGRAH KUMAR Pakistan’s television regulatory body has banned all 11 Christian TV channels airing in the country and arrested at least six cable operators for defying the order, according to reports. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, or PEMRA, does not grant landing rights for religious […]
Pope Francis decries ‘epidemic of animosity’ toward minorities
Source: The Guardian Pope Francis made his comments during a Vatican ceremony in which he appointed 17 new cardinals. Photograph: Giuseppe Ciccia/Pacific Press/Barcroft By Peter J Walker and agencies Pope Francis has said an “epidemic of animosity” toward religious and ethnic minorities is hurting the weakest in society, in a thinly […]
In post-Arab Spring Egypt, Muslim attacks on Christians are rising
Source: the Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan November 13 at 5:39 PM An Egyptian Coptic Christian woman sits in the rubble of a makeshift chapel that was torched a few […]