Guardian: A growing number of Muslim refugees in Europe are converting to Christianity, according to churches, which have conducted mass baptisms in some places. Reliable data on conversions is not available but anecdotal evidence suggests a pattern of rising church attendance by Muslims who have fled conflict, repression and economic […]
Source: The Guardian Agence France-Presse in Dhaka A Christian was knifed to death after Sunday prayers near a church in northwestBangladesh in an attack claimed by Islamic State. Police said […]
Source. The Local The film itself he sees as a perfect analogy for this struggle. “The Life of Brian is against dogmatism. It is against unquestioning obedience to leadership”, traits he sees as characterizing the Catholic Church. “The Catholic Church is sexist, dogmatic and authoritarian.” “[But] Germany recognizes the Vatican […]
Source: The Guardian BY Haroon Siddique and agency A Church of England vicar has been fined for a drunken brawl with police during which he swore at an officer and claimed to have diplomatic immunity through the Vatican. Gareth Jones punched, kicked, bit and spat at a police officer and paramedic who […]
Source: BBC Pope Francis has approved measures to sack bishops who mishandle child sexual abuse cases, a papal decree says. Bishops who are “negligent” in dealing with priests committing abuse […]
Source: The New York Times By ALAN COWELL LONDON — In these times of flux and challenge, when Britain’s post-imperial place in a globalized world has rarely been so minutely […]
Source: RNS By Naomi Howell, University of Exeter A small piece of bone thought to belong to St. Thomas Becket is, after centuries of exile in Hungary, returning to Canterbury […]
Source: The Washington Post By JESS BIDGOOD SCITUATE, Mass. — For almost 12 years, the parishioners of St. Frances X. Cabrini have prayed, eaten meals, watched the Super Bowl and […]
Source: The Washington Post By Barton Swaim Barton Swaim is author of “The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics” and a contributing columnist for The Post. A recent report on […]
Source: Independent A fascinating, if slightly misleading, short history By Ishaan Tharoor The video below depicts the growth and spread of the world’s two largest religions over a span of 2,000 years. […]
Source: Religion News Service By Francesco Canepa/Reuters BERLIN (Reuters) The head of the Protestant Church in Germany has called for Islam to be taught in state schools across the country […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times A recent article in Huffington Post, by Jack Sommers, Assistant News Editor, Huffington Post UK, Christians Outnumbered […]
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. (Matthew 5:7) Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla; Associate Religion Editor “Someone who lets people drown in the Mediterranean […]
Source: The Daily Beast By NADETTE DE VISSER Whether out of conviction or convenience, thousands of migrants in Europe are converting to Christianity. AMSTERDAM — Hundreds of Pakistanis and Afghans […]
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Huffington Post By Ian Mevorach; Theologian, minister, ethicist, and activist; co-founder of Common Street Spiritual […]
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post With Ramadan quickly approaching, when Muslims around the world will fast from sunrise to sunset, Rev. Cynthia Bronson Sweigert has […]
theguardian: by Pontiff condemns ‘ghettoisation’ of migrants and hails Sadiq Khan’s election as first Muslim mayor of London Pope Francis: ‘Talk of the Christian roots of Europe … can seem triumphalist or even vengeful.’ Photograph: AGF/Rex/Shutterstock Islam and Christianity share an inherent “idea of conquest”, and those who refer to […]
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer A Christian pastor in the nation’s third-most-populous county tried to stop a Muslim man from serving in the local Republican Party because of his religion. The massive jurisdiction of Harris County, Tex. — with 4 million residents in the city of Houston and its surroundings […]
Source: The Guardian By Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome Islam and Christianity share an inherent “idea of conquest”, and those who refer to Europe’s roots as Christian often veer into colonialism, Pope […]
May 16,2016 -JORDAN TIMES – James J. Zogby Christians in the Levant, especially those in Syria, Iraq and Palestine, are facing grave challenges that are either misunderstood or ignored in the West. In recent years, protecting them, or even acknowledging their existence, has only been a concern of policymakers or advocacy groups […]