Trump admits son met Russian for information on opponent
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has admitted his son met a Russian lawyer in June 2016 “to get information on an opponent”, but argues it was legal. Donald […]
Turkey accuses Trump of jeopardizing long-standing ties
Source: Associated Press By SUZAN FRASER ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A senior Turkish official accused U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday of jeopardizing the long-standing ties between Turkey and the […]
Investigation report of sexual abuse by Priests to be made public
Source: NPR In Pennsylvania, Shadow Of Secrecy Lifting From Decades Of Abuse By Priests BY CAMILA DOMONOSKE For decades, the Catholic Church has grappled with sexual abuse of children by priests— through […]
The role of fake news in spreading Islamophobia
American Islamophobia’s Fake Facts Source :Huffington Post This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. By Arnold R. Isaacs […]
The play “Tomorrow Inshallah” aims at dispelling misconceptions about Muslims in America
HuffPost’s Islamophobia Reporting Adapted Into Play In Kansas City Source: Huffington Post By Rowaida Abdelaziz and Christopher Mathias KANSAS CITY, Mo. ― It was just after 8 p.m. last Friday […]
Religious Americans less likely to support gene editing
Science may one day guarantee smarter kids. Here’s why many Americans think that’s a problem Source: Deseret News By Kelsey Dallas SALT LAKE CITY — Strong religious commitments lead to less […]
This High School Teacher Quit His Job to Deliver Groceries. Now He’s Making $100,000 a Year
Source: Time By JULIA GLUM For the past two decades, Ed Hennessey has spent his days teaching high school and his nights picking up shifts at Blockbuster, Steak ‘n Shake and Target — […]
US sanctions Turkish officials to protest American pastor’s detention
Source: Religion News Service BY Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — The Trump administration has sanctioned two high-level officials in Turkey for what it says is their role in the case of U.S. pastor Andrew […]
US bishops: Sex claims show US cardinal’s ‘moral failure’
Source: Associated Press By GILLIAN FLACCUS The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Wednesday that sex abuse allegations against former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick dating back decades raise […]
Clerk denies gay marriage license on religious grounds
Photo: Drew Angerer Cuomo calls for investigation into same-sex marriage license denial Source: Times Union By Rachel Silberstein New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) ALBANY — Gov. Andrew […]
Judge rules in favor of city allowing mosque to be built
Source: Associated Press STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Detroit suburb violated no laws when it approved a consent judgment allowing the construction of a […]
Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor’s appeal
Source: Reuters BY Ezgi Erkoyun, Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court rejected an appeal on Tuesday for an American pastor to be released from house arrest during his trial […]
Inside LeBron James’s New $8 Million Public School, Where Students Get Free Bikes, Meals, and College Tuition
Source: Time By MAX ZAHN July 31, 2018 Basketball star Lebron James, who briefly split the Internet asunder with his recent choice to depart the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles […]
Pennsylvania Catholic Bishop Publishes List Of 71 Alleged Sex Abusers
Source: Huffington Post The Harrisburg diocese apologized for failing to respond properly to abuse allegations against priests and other church leaders. BY Mark Scolforo HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Roman […]
Why fewer Americans are attending religious services
Source : Religion News Service BY Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) — Fewer adults are attending religious services in the United States, but not necessarily because they don’t believe. Many cite […]
This Woman Says She Breastfed Her Baby At Church, Then Was Punished By Its Leaders
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Jim Dalrymple II BuzzFeed News Reporter Posted on July 31, 2018, at 11:11 p.m. ET George Frey / Getty Images A Mormon woman attending church in […]
Metro can ban all religious ads on buses and trains, court rules
Source: The Washington Post By Ann E. Marimow The Washington region’s transit system can bar religious messages on its buses and trains and in its stations, a federal appeals court ruled […]
Carmel hate crime: Mayor asks residents to fly flags to show solidarity against ‘this horrific act of vandalism’
Source: IndyStar BY Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star CARMEL — More than 1,000 community leaders, faith leaders and residents filled the Congregation Shaarey Tefilla Monday evening in a massive show of […]
Uber halts development of self-driving trucks
Source: BBC News Uber has said it will stop developing self-driving trucks to focus its autonomous technology solely on cars. Uber’s self-driving truck programme started in 2016 with a team […]
Thousands download 3D-printed gun designs
Source: BBC News Blueprints for 3D-printed guns, published online four days early amid last-minute attempts to ban them, have been downloaded thousands of times. The designs were not due to […]