Trump Is in Trouble. Here’s How Much Worse It Can Get
Source: Time By Brian Bennett Michael Cohen once believed he would lead Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. When that didn’t come to pass, he told friends he might be White House […]
Women as priests? Some say it’s time but admit it’s unlikely
Source: Associated Press By DAVID CRARY NEW YORK (AP) — Advocates of ordaining women as Roman Catholic priests cite the church’s unfolding sex abuse scandals as powerful arguments for their […]
The world’s most committed Christians live in Africa, Latin America – and the U.S.
Source: Pew Research Center BY JOEY MARSHALL An Ethiopian Orthodox priest celebrates Epiphany. Levels of religious commitment are particularly high among Christians in sub-Saharan African countries like Ethiopia. (Eric Lafforgue/Art in […]
How These Muslim Women Became NYC Civic Leaders
Source: Religion & Politics By Elisabeth Becker “It’s difficult to avoid the elephant in the room,” says Faiza Ali, a 33-year-old New Yorker. “Walking the streets of New York, you can’t […]
Two New Lawsuits Seek to Stop Discrimination Against Religion
Source: Wall Street Journal By Tim Keller and Michael Bindas Aug. 20, 2018 6:22 p.m. ET Dave and Amy Carson live with their 15-year-old daughter, Olivia, in Glenburn, Maine. Like many […]
Sexual abuse cases against the catholic church are spread all over the globe
US not alone in grappling with Catholic sex abuse, cover-up Source: Associated Press By NICOLE WINFIELD VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recent revelations of sexual misconduct and cover-up within the highest […]
All of Trump’s Problems Came Together on Tuesday
Source: Time By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH Michael Cohen once believed that he would lead Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. When that didn’t come to pass, he told friends he might become White House […]
Michael Cohen trial: Trump accused of directing hush money
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty in a New York court to violating campaign finance laws. He said he had done so […]
Man charged after threatening to kill people at Fairfax County mosque, police say
Source: The Washington Post By Justin Jouvenal A 22-year-old man has been charged after police said he threatened to kill everyone he encountered at a Fairfax County mosque, rammed parked cars […]
Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s named 200 times in the grand jury report on child abuse
Cardinal Wuerl target of rising anger after Pa. grand jury report Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein In the week since a Pennsylvania grand jury reported on child sex abuse […]
Maine town’s Amish population quadruples in less than two years
Source: Bangor Daily News By Jessica Clifford, Lincoln County News In March 2017, three Amish families moved into Whitefield. Today, the population has quadrupled. The town is home to 13 […]
The Clergy Abuse Crisis Has Cost The Catholic Church $3 Billion
Source:NPR By TOM GJELTEN Sixteen years after an investigation in Boston highlighted the dimensions of the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic priesthood, the financial and reputational cost to the Catholic […]
USA: While the Hijab Can Help Make a Woman, It Can Break Her, Too
I’ve worn a hijab for decades. Here’s why I took it off. Source: Washington Post While the Hijab Can Help Make a Woman, It Can Break Her, Too By Saba […]
The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown
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 […]
Pennsylvania AG: Cardinal under scrutiny over report on priest abuse ‘is not telling the truth’
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 […]
How Ilhan Omar Won Over Hearts in Minnesota’s Fifth
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 Must Survive a Corrupt Catholic Church
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 […]
China training for strikes against US and allied targets
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 […]
Trial for Arizona women who filmed themselves burglarizing a mosque
Trial set for Arizona women charged with burglarizing mosque Source: Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Oct. 4 trial has been scheduled for two Arizona women charged with burglarizing a […]
Ted Talk: The Surprising Art and Science of Happiness
The surprising science of happiness | Dan Gilbert