China’s Mass Detention of Muslims Is a Test for Trump
Source: The Atlantic By SIGAL SAMUEL U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the G20 summit this week. After months of stalled […]
The Divorce Rate Is Dropping. That May Not Actually Be Good News
Source: Time By BELINDA LUSCOMBE Luscombe is an editor-at-large at TIME. Have you heard that statistic that half of all marriages will end in divorce? It’s wrong. Even if that […]
America’s Epidemic of Empty Churches
Source: The Atlantic By Jonathan Merritt Three blocks from my Brooklyn apartment, a large brick structure stretches toward heaven. Tourists recognize it as a church—the building’s bell tower and stained-glass […]
‘Green Book’ Review: Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali Triumph in a Touching Update to ‘Driving Miss Daisy’
News Film TV Awards Toolkit More ‘Green Book’ Review: Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali Triumph in a Touching Update to ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ Peter Farrelly breaks away from his […]
Trump hints could make first visit to Afghanistan
Reuters International Nov 22, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks via video teleconference with troops from Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (reuters_tickers) By […]
Key facts about the migrant and refugee caravans making their way to the USA
16 November 2018, Groups of families, including many young people and small children escaping violence, poverty and persecution in Central America, are not a new phenomenon. For several years, people […]
END OF THE WORLD: Jerusalem third temple ‘fulfils Biblical prophecy’ of the end times
FEARS of the approaching end times were fuelled by calls to build a third Jewish Holy Temple in Jerusalem, which some believe will happen before the end of the world. […]
Muslims Have Raised Lots Of Money For Jews Recently. Here’s Where It’s Going.
Aiden PinkNovember 25, 2018 CelebrateMercy is a small Muslim not-for-profit with only three full-time staffers, but in the past year and a half, it has created crowdfunding campaigns that have […]
Noam Chomsky Talks Trump, Yemen, Gaza, Bolsonaro, Climate Change: ‘One Of The Gravest Times In Human History’
Damir Mujezinovic ,Inquisitr•November 23, 2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology linguist Noam Chomsky accepts his honorary degree. Noam Chomsky, the world-renowned linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and institute professor emeritus at […]
USA: 1,834 Refugees Admitted in October: 77.7 Percent Christians
By Patrick Goodenough | November 6, 2018 | (CNSNews.com) – The first month of the new fiscal year saw 1,834 refugees admitted to the United States, more than […]
To understand Trump’s abusive relationship with Saudi Arabia, we have to understand Nixon’s affair with Iran
Sensible people learn from relationships like this, and take care not to fall into another one just like it. The US, however, has not been so careful John Davenport The […]
Sandra Parks: Anti-gun student, 13, killed by stray bullet
Source: BBC News “We are in a state of chaos. In the city in which I live, I hear and see examples of chaos almost every day. Little children are […]
The US military is using video games and esports to recruit – it’s downright immoral
Recruitment for the military within western countries is generally failing, and its relationship with video games is being strengthened all the time James McMahon The Independent Voices Call of […]
ADRIAN PETERSON IS STILL THE SAME AP
Source: Bleach Report BY MASTER TESFATSION Adrian Peterson walks out the shower and heads toward his locker. The residual excitement from the game hasn’t worn off. After his performance in Washington‘s Week […]
Survey Finds That Religion is Becoming Less Meaningful in the Lives of Americans
Source: Friendly Atheist What gives you meaning in life? What motivates you? You might think, for religious people, faith would be high up on that list. For atheists, maybe family or work. […]
Americans say this is more meaningful to them than religion or health this Thanksgiving
Source: MarketWatch By NICOLELYN PESCE What is the meaning of life? Family, according to 69% of Americans surveyed by the Pew Research Center — although finances aren’t far behind. The […]
My first Thanksgiving: Reflections of an Ahmadi Muslim | Commentary
Sofia Qureshi Published Nov 19, 2018 This year will be my first real Thanksgiving. Not because I had not been present at all the gatherings in years past but because […]
Hillary Clinton’s chilling pragmatism gives the far right a free pass
Nesrine Malik Calling on Europe’s leaders to ‘get a handle on migration’ is no counter to populists – it’s more like an endorsement Fri 23 Nov 2018 ‘In her […]
Pulitzer Prize Winner, Garry Wills Talks About the Quran for 50 Minutes
Garry Wills’ Book: What the Qur’an Meant: And Why It Matters Garry Wills has been a leading commentator on political and religious life in America for decades, winner of a […]
Americans who find meaning in these four areas have higher life satisfaction
Source: Pew Research Center BY PATRICK VAN KESSEL AND ADAM HUGHES Discovering where people find meaning in life is a challenging task. One way is to give them an opportunity to write, in […]