Supreme Court backs push to remove Ten Commandments monument
Source: MSN WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with a lower court that ordered a New Mexico city to remove a Ten Commandments monument from the lawn […]
The Skies Over the U.K. Turned Red Today. Here’s Why
Source: Time BY Billy Perrigo As an enormous Atlantic storm batters Ireland, a related phenomenon is turning heads further east over in the United Kingdom. There, the sun has turned […]
‘Me Too.’ Women Across the World Join Alyssa Milano’s Protest Against Sexual Harassment
Source: Time BY Casey Quackenbush 4:51 AM ET In the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, the hashtag #MeToo is now trending in a social media campaign to illustrate the […]
Einstein’s waves detected in star smash
Source: BBC News Scientists have detected the warping of space generated by the collision of two dead stars, or neutron stars. They have confirmed that such mergers lead to the […]
Daimler recalls 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in the UK
Source: BBC News Daimler is recalling about 400,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in the UK over a potential airbag safety issue. The problem affects certain A, B, C, and E-Class models, together […]
Can we teach robots ethics?
Source: BBC News We are not used to the idea of machines making ethical decisions, but the day when they will routinely do this – by themselves – is fast […]
China congress: How authorities censor your thoughts
Source: BBC News If you control public communication you can control the way people think and how they behave. That’s what Xi Jinping’s government is counting on. And it is […]
Islamic school’s gender segregation is unlawful, court of appeal rules
Source: The Guardian By Richard Adams Education editor Schools in Britain will no longer be able to substantially segregate boys and girls, after the court of appeal ruled that a co-educational […]
We have to stop normalising relentless Islamophobia in Australia
Source: The Guardian Terrorised, persecuted, stateless, homeless, and, until recently, without real international support – this is the plight of the Rohingya, a Muslim minority community being forced out of Myanmar. […]
Rabbi urges calm in row over plan to turn Golders Green landmark into a mosque
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood The former Golders Green Hippodrome, once graced by Marlene Dietrich, is now a focus for claims of Islamophobia Golders Green Hippodrome in north London. Photograph: […]
Muslim inmates allege humiliation and abuse by Brisbane prison staff
Source: The Guardian BY Noor Gillani Allegations of abuse, humiliation and deprivation by prison staff have been made by Muslim inmates at a correction centre in Brisbane. The Islamic Council of […]
Censorship battle and an antisemitic charge cause anger
Source: The Guardian We write to express our deep concern at the actions of senior figures within the University of Manchester in relation to an event organised by the student […]
Why So Many People Believe Conspiracy Theories
Source: Time BY Jeffrey Kluger Oct 15, 2017 William of Occam would have hated conspiracy theories. A 14th-century philosopher and Franciscan friar, William is celebrated for developing the “law of […]
Jesus, the Law, and a “New” Covenant
The Department of Near Eastern Studies presented a Mendenhall Symposium at the University of Michigan – Law, Society, and Religion on October 6, 2016 at 7:00pm. Professor Bart Ehrman was […]
Women who are changing the world
Source: Time ‘She broke the glass ceiling.’ What a jagged image we use for women who achieve greatly, defining accomplishment in terms of the barrier rather than the triumph. There […]
Vatican Court Convicts Ex-Children’s Hospital President for Diverting Donations to Renovate Cardinal’s Flat
Source: Time A Vatican court has convicted the former president of the pope’s children’s hospital of abuse of office for diverting $500,000 in donations to renovate a cardinal’s flat and sentenced him to a suspended one-year sentence. The court on Saturday absolved the former treasurer of the Bambino Gesu children’s […]
California wildfires: Death toll rises as blazes continue
Source: BBC News Forty people have died and hundreds are still missing in California after six days of wildfires that have devastated swathes of countryside and destroyed thousands of homes. […]
5 Easy Ways to Make Any Marriage Better
Source: Time BY Anthea Levi / Health.com There’s no way around it: A happy relationship takes hard work. And in his new book The All-or-Nothing Marriage ($28, amazon.com), psychologist Eli Finkel tells you what […]
Catholic Mom Upset After Daughter Is Denied First Communion Over Pantsuit
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla Cady Mansell is the kind of girl who loves superheroes, hates itchy skirts, and likes to put on lipstick and nail polish. The 9-year-old […]
Why did Vikings have ‘Allah’ embroidered into funeral clothes?
Source: BBC News Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves. The discovery raises new questions about the influence of Islam in Scandinavia, […]