Church foreign volunteers embrace diversity as they provide care for Ajloun children
by Rula Samain | Oct 13, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AJLOUN — More than six years ago when Father Hugo Alaniz came from Argentina to Jordan, his mind was set […]
Catholic church to lose historic property tax exemption in Italy
RT: Italy’s Catholic Church will be forced to pay taxes starting in 2013 after the EU pressured the country’s government to pass a controversial law stripping the Church of its historic property tax exemption. The Catholic Church in Italy is excluded from paying taxes on its land if at least […]
Why Christianity Is Dying While Spirituality Is Thriving
Huff Post: by Steve Mcswain. The title of this post alone will put some branches of the Christian church immediately on the defense. The fact is, however, I travel all […]
Election crusade: Russian Church allows clergy to run for political posts
RT: After months of standoff with activists defending secular values in the society, the Russian Orthodox Church is taking the offensive, officially allowing priests to take part in politics. The Church’s supreme body, the Holy Synod, passed a decision that allows the clergy to take part in polls “in extraordinary occasions […]
Election crusade: Russian Church allows clergy to run for political posts
Russian TV: After months of standoff with activists defending secular values in the society, the Russian Orthodox Church is taking the offensive, officially allowing priests to take part in politics. […]
UK: Archbishop Rowan Williams defends outspoken approach
Guardian: The archbishop of Canterbury has said that making “risky and anything but infallible judgments” is a key part of the job as spiritual head of the Church of England, […]
Women as Priests
NY Times: REFORMERS within the Roman Catholic Church have been calling for the ordination of women as priests. The Vatican, however, refuses to consider the possibility and uses its power to silence those who speak out. Catholic clergy in Europe, Australia and the United States who have voiced public support […]
Vatican Paper Says ‘Jesus’ Wife’ Scrap Is Fake
Huff Post: VATICAN CITY — The Vatican newspaper has added to the doubts surrounding Harvard University’s claim that a 4th century Coptic papyrus fragment showed that some early Christians believed that Jesus was married, declaring it a “fake.” The newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, published an article Thursday by leading Coptic scholar […]
Head of Russian church opposes ‘mindless copying’ of western values
Russian TV: Patriarch Kirill said the Orthodox Church did not intend to merge with the state but advised to stop copying western ways and values as this would mean ‘an […]
Jesus Christ did not Die on the Cross – A Cardiologist’s Perspective
Professor M H Nuri – Rabwah Introduction In recent years, the crucifixion of Jesus Christ(as) has stimulated considerable interest. The inspiration received from the masterpiece of the Promised Messiah, Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad(as), Jesus in India, stimulated this author to conduct an interdisciplinary investigation on the circumstances surrounding the crucifixion and to […]
At UN: The Limits of Free speech divides the West and the Muslim Nations
At UN, free speech divides West and Muslim nations Los Angeles Times Prompted by the anti-Islam video produced in California that has stirred deadly riots around the world, delegations from major Muslim nations have arrived at the U.N. prepared to demand international curbs on speech or media that they believe defame … […]
Australia’s Roman Catholic Church admits to years of child abuse
Global Post: Australia’s Roman Catholic Church has admitted to over 600 cases of sexual abuse dating back as early as the 1930s. The Catholic Church revealed that they had record of at least 620 children being abused in a submitted report at a parliamentary hearing in Victoria on Friday, Agence France […]
Catholics call for Israeli hate-crime crackdown
RT: A spate of hate crimes against Christian places of worship in Israel has prompted usually reticent Roman Catholic officials to speak out, hoping that intervention by authorities might bring an end to the vandalism. In the early hours of September 4, vandals set fire to the door of a […]
Pope: Christians and Muslims united against war
(Vatican Radio) – It is time for Christians and Muslims to come together in a decided and sincere witness against divisions, violence and war: This was Pope Benedict XVI’s clear […]
Letter to Editor – San Francisco Chronicle
NOTE: When Jay Jason from San Francisco editorial team called me yesterday for verification before printing this, we had a little chit chat about my Muslim News. Then it occurred to me that I had left out our famous slogan “Love for All and Hatred for None.” I requested Jason to […]
Did Jesus have a wife? New York Times, NBC
This is an interesting question that must stir up a lot of discussions. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has always held the view that Jesus was a human being, a prophet of God and […]
Did Jesus Die to Save Us From God?
Huff Post: by Derek Flood. Why did Jesus have to die? Was it to appease a wrathful God’s demand for punishment? Does that mean Jesus died to save us from God? How could someone ever truly love or trust a God like that? How can that ever be called “Good […]
Islam’s humane view of blasphemy – Opinion, Christian Sc. Monitor
Source: Violent protests over the video that insults the prophet Muhammad highlight a fundamentalist view of blasphemy. But this interpretation relies on only a handful of sources and ignores Islamic authorities […]
The Coptic Church condemns the short movie: “Innocence of Muslims”
El Maqar.org: With today’s technology, individuals have found ways of posting offensive clips on the internet. A non-professional low-budget movie like “Innocence of Muslims” (14 minutes) should have been reviewed […]
CALL TO DENOUNCE ANTI ISLAM AD
Protesters in White Plains urge Metro-North Railroad to denounce anti-Islam ad Sep 7, 2012 | 1 Comments ZOOM Islamaphobia: Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner and Chappaqua resident Khusro Elley discuss their opposition to anti-Islamic signs posted at Metro-North stations in Westchester. / Greg Shillinglaw / The Journal News Written by […]