Israel’s religiously divided society
This week, Israel held a repeat parliamentary election – with inconclusive results – after incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a governing coalition following an April election. […]
Video: MP Shashi Tharoor’s marvelous defense of secularism in India
Shashi Tharoor (born 9 March 1956)[1] is an Indian politician, writer and a former career international diplomat [2] who is currently serving as Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Thiruvananthapuram, […]
Religious Crusaders at the US Supreme Court’s Gates
Religious Crusaders at the Supreme Court’s Gates Source: New York Times By Linda Greenhouse Conservative justices appear eager to take on a subject at the heart of the country’s culture wars. […]
Group accuses Oklahoma governor of using office to promote religion
Source: Tulsa World OKLAHOMA CITY — A group advocating for the separation of church and state on Tuesday accused Gov. Kevin Stitt of using his office to promote religion. Stitt […]
Video: A Lok Sabha Lady Nicely Exposes Modi
Video: Hinduism, patriotism, totalitarianism versus pluralism? Suggested reading NPR Audio: Churchill, Orwell And The Fight Against Totalitarianism Islam: A Totalitarian Philosophy or One Teaching at a Time?
Israeli TV show puts wall between secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews
Source: The Guardian By Oliver Holmes, who is the Jerusalem correspondent for the Guardian. Previously based in Bangkok, he has reported across the Middle East and Asia. Twitter @olireports ‘This is […]
Trump says Democrats are ‘not big believers in religion’ during North Carolina rally
(CNN) President Donald Trump cast Tuesday’s special election in North Carolina and the 2020 presidential election as a fight for the status quo, describing Democrats as the “America-hating left.” Democrats, […]
US Presidential Hopeful: ‘reckoning’ coming over GOP and Christianity
Buttigieg says ‘reckoning’ coming over GOP and Christianity WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) says Republicans will face “a reckoning” over a policy agenda he says is […]
A Sikh MP in Defense of the Muslim Hijab in UK Parliament
The Muslim Times has the best collection for interfaith tolerance, secularism and modest dressing and to refute Islamophobia. Tanmanjeet Singh “Tan” Dhesi MP (born 17 August 1978) is a British Labour Party politician.[2][3] He was elected as […]
Imran Khan in New York Times: The World Can’t Ignore Kashmir. We Are All in Danger.
Source: New York Times By PM Imran Khan If the world does nothing to stop the Indian assault on Kashmir and its people, two nuclear-armed states will get ever closer […]
Senate Candidate Qasim Rashid versus State Sen. Richard Stuart
GOP state senator attacks his ‘radical’ challenger, a Muslim, over ‘Islamic terrorism’ Source: Richmond Times Dispatch By Patrick Wilson State Sen. Richard Stuart, R-Stafford, launched Facebook ads this week attacking […]
Pennsylvania House wins appeal in atheist prayer-policy suit
By Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal appeals court reversed a lower court decision and ruled Friday that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ policy of barring atheists from […]
Is Sufism an alternative to political Islam?
Source: The Arab Weekly By Hisham al-Najjar Is Sufism an alternative to political Islam? The Sufi current should not have political wings that would represent it, as was the case with […]
The Separation of Church and State Is Impossible: Unless of course it is divinely sanctioned
Tea with Simon Critchley: The Separation of Church and State Is Impossible The New Yorker (blog) February 15, 2012: by Rollo Romig “Religion is the basis and Foundation of Government.” That’s […]
The Battle-lines between Greek Orthodox Church and Secularism in Greece
Greek Orthodox bishop convicted of hate speech resigns Souce: Associated Press Amvrosios, 81, announced his resignation Sunday at Mass. He has served in the diocese of Kalavryta, in southern Greece, […]
Why Some Christians ‘Love the Meanest Parts’ of Trump
Source: The Atlantic The writer Ben Howe grew up in the world of conservative evangelicalism. When he looks at the religious right now, all he sees is a thirst for […]
What the Criminalization of Instant Divorce Means for India’s Muslims
Source: The Atlantic BY Danish Raza In January 2016, Afreen Rehman, a resident of Jaipur, in northwest India, was recovering from a road accident when her husband sent a letter to her […]
‘Historic’ day as India outlaws ‘triple talaq’ Islamic instant divorce
Source: The Guardian Minister says women now have justice but Muslim groups accuse Hindu-led government of community interference India’s parliament has approved a bill outlawing the centuries-old right of a […]
Quebec judge rejects groups’ attempt to have secularism law suspended
Source: Global News By Annabelle Olivier A judge Thursday rejected an attempt by religious and civil liberties groups to have Quebec’s secularism law suspended. Quebec Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau says […]
Eritrea Orthodox Church ex-leader expelled for ‘heresy’
Source: BBC News In an unprecedented move, Eritrean bishops in the Orthodox church have expelled their former patriarch, Abune Antonios. Antonios, who was the head of the church until 2006, […]
