Source: The Washington Post Jimmy Carter finishes his Saturday night dinner, salmon and broccoli casserole on a paper plate, flashes his famous toothy grin and calls playfully to his wife […]
Source: Religion News Service and Associated Press By Omar Akour, who writes for the Associate Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the annual hajj […]
Source: CNN / MSN Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is accusing Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington, of “not telling the truth” as he attempts to defend himself amid […]
Source: BBC News A Muslim couple have been denied Swiss citizenship after they refused to shake hands with people of the opposite sex during their interview, officials say. They confirmed […]
Source: The New Yorker By Emily Witt Most coverage of Ilhan Omar, the thirty-five-year-old state legislator who won the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District last night, has focussed on her […]
What would Jesus do? Clean house in the Catholic Church. Source: The Washington Post By Megan McArdle “Anyone who welcomes one little child like this in my name welcomes me,” said Jesus in […]
Source: The New York Times By Rod Dreher Mr. Dreher is the author of “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation.” CreditJeff J. Mitchell/Reuters I have a […]
Source: BBC News Carnatic musicians in the southern Indian city of Chennai have often been accused of being elitist and upper caste. Their music is traditionally set to songs composed […]
Australian sex abuse victim settles with Catholic order Source: Associated Press PERTH, Australia (AP) — A 74-year-old man with terminal cancer said on Thursday he could die happy after reaching […]
Spaghetti injunction: Pastafarianism is not a religion, Dutch court rules Source: The Guardian By Jon Henley The Dutch council of state has ruled that Pastafarianism is not a religion, denying […]
Source: BBC News A Swedish Muslim woman has won compensation after her job interview was ended when she refused a handshake. Farah Alhajeh, 24, was applying for a job as […]
Canada Hajj pilgrims, Saudi students face uncertainty due to diplomatic row Source: Reuters As the stalemate continues, Canada is reaching out to its allies, including the United States and European […]
Source: BBC News Worshippers feared “someone with a gun” was attacking one of two mosques targeted with ball bearing catapults. Masjid Qamarul Islam, Birmingham, came under attack at 22:00 BST […]
Source: Associated Press By AMIR SHAH KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As Afghanistan’s Shiites mourned their dead and held funeral services Thursday, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the horrific […]
Source: BBC News A low-carb diet could shorten life expectancy by up to four years, a study suggests. Low-carb diets, such as Atkins, have become increasingly popular for weight loss […]
China ‘training for strikes’ on US targets Source: BBC News China’s military “is likely training for strikes” against US and allied targets in the Pacific, a Pentagon report warns. The […]
Source: BBC News Former cricket star Imran Khan has been elected prime minister of Pakistan in a vote at the country’s National Assembly. His PTI party won the most seats […]
Source: SmithSonian By Meilan Solly The earliest hominins split their days between the trees and the ground, alternately adopting ape-like tree-swinging behaviors and human-like bipedalism, or walking upright on two feet—albeit in a […]
Source: TED Talk When cancer cells are closely packed together in a tumor, they’re able to communicate with each other and coordinate their movement throughout the body. What if we […]
Source: TED Talks Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don’t: Traditional rewards aren’t always as effective […]