Should You Track Your Teen’s Location?
Source: New York Times By Lisa Damour If you want to start a heated debate, ask a group of parents what they think about using technology to track a teenager’s location. […]
Upholding minorities’ rights is the responsibility of an Islamic republic: Fawad Chaudhry
Source: Dawn Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday asserted that it is the responsibility of an Islamic republic to uphold the rights of its minorities. Chaudhry’s statement comes a day after he defended the appointment of leading international academic Atif Mian to the government’s Economic Advisory Council amidst a […]
What Can the 1.3 Billion Catholics Find in Islam: As It is Rocked by the Child Abuse by the Priests
Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century Deciding to Leave: The Last Straw that Broke a Catholic’s Back! Why it’s so hard to hold […]
Ahmadiyya Issue?
Source: Daily Time The Ahmadia issue has, yet again, come in to the limelight within the political arena. But this time the victims are not just the Ahmadis alone. The current dispute seems to have been triggered by the so-called change in the oath regarding the clause of Khatam-e-Nabuwat in […]
Catholic Church: Poster Child for What is Wrong with Organized Religion
Catholicism has experienced a greater net loss due to religious switching than has any other religious tradition in the U.S. https://t.co/c8HI8JVJ7C pic.twitter.com/mzQmJUb5TC — Pew Research Religion (@PewReligion) September 5, 2018 Suggested Reading for the best understanding of personal religion in the 21st century 7 facts about American Catholics Deciding to […]
Video: What Does a Catholic Find in the Prophet Muhammad?
One of the drawing Islamic features to me is Prophet Muhammad’s humility & humaneness. The universality of his message appeals to me. He gave a code of conduct of respect […]
Pakistan: ‘We will not bow to extremists’: Govt hits back after vicious campaign targets Atif Mian
Source: Dawn.com The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government on Tuesday defended a leading international academic appointed by Prime Minister Imran Khan to the Economic Advisory Council (EAC), saying that Pakistan “belongs to minorities as much as it belongs to the majority”. The statement came from the Minister of Information Fawad Chaudhary amidst a […]
A Swastika on a Church Bell: A Village Splits on How to Confront Nazi Past
Source: New York Times By Katrin Bennhold HERXHEIM AM BERG, Germany — After she found out there was a swastika on the church bell, Sigrid Peters refused to continue playing the […]
“Counselling on wheels” for support to survivors of Boko Haram attacks
Counsellors on motorbikes put Boko Haram survivors on road to recovery Source: The Guardian BY Festus Iyorah in Wulari Cletus Nicholas takes his life in his hands when he gets […]
Malaysian Muslim lesbian couple caned in public punishment
Source: Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Two Malaysian Muslim women convicted under Islamic laws of attempting to have sex were caned Monday in a rare public whipping that […]
Myanmar judge sentences Reuters journalists to 7 years in prison
Source: The Washington Post By Shibani Mahtani and Kyaw Ye Lynn HONG KONG — A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of violating a colonial-era secrets law and sentenced them […]
Orthodox Church split fuels Russia-Ukraine tension
Source: BBC News Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko says top clerics in the Orthodox Church are now ready to grant independence to the Kiev Church, defying Moscow. If the Constantinople Patriarch, […]
Anti-Semitic attitudes compelling Jews to think about leaving UK
Former chief rabbi warns of ‘existential threat’ to UK Jews Source: Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s former chief rabbi has warned that Jewish people are thinking about leaving the […]
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò increases pressure for the Pope to resign
Pope Francis’ Accuser Turns Up the Pressure With More Accusations Source: The New York Times By Jason Horowitz ROME — The archbishop who accused Pope Francis of covering up a cardinal’s sexual […]
Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence?
Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence Source: Associated Press By Frances D’Emilio VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday recommended silence and prayer to counter those […]
Is God Alive or Dead: A Metaphor for the Scriptures from the US Constitution?
A growing share of Americans (55%) say the Supreme Court should base its rulings on what the Constitution “means in current times,” rather than what it “meant as originally written.” […]
Joe Biden Was Spotted Running and Everyone Made the Same Joke
Source: Time By JAMIE DUCHARME September 3, 2018 Former Vice President Joe Biden was spotted running in Pittsburgh on Monday, and the internet couldn’t resist turning it into a joke. Biden […]
Abraham Lincoln’s administration sought the advice of Muslims on the issue of slavery
Abraham Lincoln’s administration sought the advice of Muslims on the issue of slavery. In 1864, General Pasha of Tunisia wrote to the U.S. Sec. of State urging him – “in […]
The Black Church Cannot ‘Pray Away’ Mental Illness
Source: Huffington Post By Jamilah Pitts CHRISTIANCHAN VIA GETTY IMAGES If the black church seeks to remain a sanctuary of liberation, we have to be willing to recognize how our […]
‘People are afraid’: Gay caning stokes fear in Malaysia’s LGBT community
Source: CNN By Euan McKirdy, CNN (CNN)Two gay women have been caned in Malaysia amid a worsening climate for LGBT individuals in the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian nation. The punishment of […]