There weren’t any witches in Salem in 1693. But there sure are now.
Source: Vox Updated by Tara Isabella Burton SALEM, Massachusetts — It is nightfall in Salem, the week before Halloween. A woman who looks to be in her 70s sits in the bar […]
How the dead danced with the living in medieval society
Source: The Conversation In the Halloween season, American culture briefly participates in an ancient tradition of making the world of the dead visible to the living: Children dress as skeletons, teens […]
The Islamic World Doesn’t Need a Reformation
Source: The Atlantic BY MUSTAFA AKYOL Why a Muslim John Locke would be much more useful than a Muslim Martin Luther Muslim pilgrims rest in front of a mural depicting the […]
Catholic and Protestant leaders unite to mark start of Reformation
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Archbishop of Canterbury uses service to present joint declaration described as ‘sign of healing after 500 years of division’ An edition of The […]
After ‘Choosing Donald Trump,’ Is The Evangelical Church In Crisis?
Source: NPR By JESSICA TAYLOR When Donald Trump announced he would be running for president, he didn’t seem like the obvious candidate for evangelical voters, given his multiple divorces, […]
Three surprising ways the Protestant Reformation shaped our world
Source:CNN By Alec Ryrie, special to CNN Martin Luther posting his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. Editor’s Note-Alec Ryrie is the author of “Protestants: The Faith […]
The Protestant Reformation was 500 years ago. What needs reform in American religion today?
Source: The Washington Post This month marks a half-millennium since Martin Luther launched a challenge to the Catholic Church known as the Protestant Reformation, which remade Christianity in the West. […]
Why Can’t Christians Get Along, 500 Years After the Reformation?
Source: The Atlantic BY EMMA GREEN Martin Luther left behind a rich legacy of protest and reform. But the global church still isn’t over the fractures he helped create. Pope […]
Church bell rings in Kashmir church after 5 decades
Source: Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For the first time in five decades, a church bell rang Sunday at the largest Catholic church in the main city of India’s […]
Truck attack in Manhattan kills 8 in ‘act of terror’
(CNN) The driver of a rental truck drove down a busy bicycle path in New York near the World Trade Center, killing eight people and injuring about a dozen others […]
The latest volume of the Muslim Sunrise: System of Justice in Islam
Editorial: Source: The Muslim Sunrise From the high echelons of international relations down to the smallest domestic level, fairness and justice among members of human society are essential requirements for […]
Head of Christian-run orphanage in India arrested in trafficking investigation
Source: Reuters By Anuradha Nagaraj 3 MIN READ CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Police in southern India have arrested a pastor accused of trafficking girls through a Christian-run orphanage […]
Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sporting events in stadiums
Source: The Washington Post By Samantha Schmidt October 30 A woman drives a car on a highway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia’s ban on women […]
Pope: Christians can promote political dialogue in Europe
Source: Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday said Christians can play a role in shaping Europe’s future by promoting political dialogue “especially where it is threatened […]
THE LOST CHILDREN OF TUAM
Source: The New York Times By DAN BARRY TUAM, Ireland Behold a child. A slight girl all of 6, she leaves the modest family farm, where the father minds the livestock […]
Catholic Hospital Group Grants Euthanasia to Mentally Ill, Defying Vatican
Source: The Wall Street Journal By Francis X. Rocca Oct. 27, 2017 5:30 a.m. ET VATICAN CITY—A chain of Catholic psychiatric hospitals in Belgium is granting euthanasia to non-terminal patients, […]
No one can be declared ‘wajib-ul-qatl’ except by state: Imam-e-Kaaba
Source: GEO ISLAMABAD: Imam-e-Kaaba Shaikh Saleh bin Muhammad Ibrahim has said that an individual has no authority to call for a person’s death and declare him ‘wajib-ul-qatl’ and only […]
India: Why Pluralism and Secularism Are Essential for Our Democracy
The Wire: In his final address as vice president, Hamid Ansari spoke at the annual convocation ceremony at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, on August 6. Reproduced below is the text of his speech. It is a privilege to be invited to this most prestigious of law schools in […]
Saudi Women Allowed Inside Sports Stadiums In Small Advance For Women’s Rights
Source: Huffington Post By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman Saudi Arabia has announced plans to allow women to enter sports stadiums starting next year, in the latest incremental advance for women’s rights in the […]
Record surge in atmospheric CO2 seen in 2016
Source: BBC News By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionEmissions from human activities have levelled off but concentrations in the atmosphere continue to grow Concentrations of CO2 in […]