For American Muslims, family border separations are personal
Source: Religion News Service BY Aysha Khan (RNS) — When Imam Arjan Abu Sa’ad turned on the news to see reports of toddlers being pulled from their families and detained in […]
For most highly educated women, motherhood doesn’t start until the 30s
Source: Pew Research Center BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON When should women who want to advance professionally have children? The public is split — 36% say that having kids early in her career […]
A third of U.S. adults say they have used fertility treatments or know someone who has
Source: Pew Research Center BY GRETCHEN LIVINGSTON Triplets Rosalie, Regan and Rocco Mullane, now age 3, were among the many in vitro fertilization children taking part in the Boston IVF Baby […]
Turkish court rejects appeals to release jailed American pastor
Source: The Washington Post By Kareem Fahim ALIAGA, Turkey — A Turkish court on Wednesday rejected appeals to release Andrew Brunson, an American pastor being tried on terrorism-related charges whose prosecution and […]
Genetic Screening To Be Tailored For Amish Newborns In Wisconsin
Source: WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO By Kate Archer Kent University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are working to expand newborn genetic screening for Wisconsin’s Amish and Old Order Mennonite, collectively known as Plain sect communities. […]
Want to understand Islamic extremism? The answer isn’t in Islam — it’s in the Cold War.
Source: The Washington Post Recent years have witnessed a surge of interest in political Islam and jihadist violence. An array of commentators have sought to link contemporary groups such as […]
Local Man accused of setting Victoria mosque fire found guilty
Source: San Antonio Express News By John MacCormack Photo: Evan Lewis /Associated Press Marq Vincent Perez, who is accused of intentionally setting a fire that destroyed a mosque in Victoria, is […]
Trump’s remarks about changing European culture draw ire
Source: Associated Press By JESSE J. HOLLAND and RUSSELL CONTRERAS WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s lament this week that immigration is “changing the culture” of Europe echoed rising anti-immigrant […]
He said he was ‘going to burn down the building with all the f—— Jews,’ Miami Beach cops say
Source: Miami Herald BY HOWARD COHEN A resident at a Miami Beach condo was angry after learning he was about to be evicted so he planned to burn down the […]
Muslim candidates run in record numbers but face backlash
Source: Associated Press By PHILIP MARCELO and JEFF KAROUB SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A liberal woman of color with zero name recognition and little funding takes down a powerful, long […]
Southern Baptist officials knew of sexual abuse allegations 11 years before leader’s arrest
Source: Star-Telegram BY SARAH SMITH The missionary arm of the Southern Baptist Convention knew about allegations against Southern Baptist leader Mark Aderholt more than 10 years before he was arrested July […]
He Preyed on Men Who Wanted to Be Priests. Then He Became a Cardinal.
Source: The New York Times By Laurie Goodstein and Sharon Otterman As a young man studying to be a priest in the 1980s, Robert Ciolek was flattered when his brilliant, charismatic bishop in […]
China’s second quarter growth meets expectations at 6.7%
Source: BBC News China’s economy grew at an annual pace of 6.7% in the three months to June, official data showed, meeting forecasts for the period. That marked a slight […]
All Christians Are Problematic, Even Me And You
Source: Huffington Post By Brandi Miller, Columnist Let’s be honest, Christians. For professing a belief in a relatively unpredictable God, we have incredibly predictable defensive patterns whenever people question or critique […]
Can truth survive this president? An honest investigation.
Source: The Washington Post By Carlos Lozada Carlos Lozada is the nonfiction book critic of The Washington Post. He has also served as The Post’s economics editor, national security editor and Outlook […]
These Are the 10 Best Amusement Parks in America
Source: Time By ALLANA AKHTAR Nothing screams summertime quite as much as amusement parks. They are the one place you can walk for miles, listening to screaming thrill seekers and munching […]
When it comes to lying, Trump is nonstop
Source: The Washington Post By Joe Scarborough “Everybody in politics lies,” Hollywood mogul David Geffen once said of Bill and Hillary Clinton. “But they do it with such ease, it’s troubling.” Geffen had […]
Trump blasts Prime Minister Theresa May in interview published during his first official visit to Britain
Source: The Washington Post By William Booth, Karla Adam and Josh Dawsey LONDON — After Prime Minister Theresa May rolled out the red carpet at Blenheim Palace on Thursday night for President Trump’s first […]
12 Russian Intelligence Officers Charged Over 2016 Election Hacking
Source: Time By ABBY VESOULIS The Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence officers with hacking the Democratic National Committee, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and state election systems, as part of the special counsel’s […]
How Trump’s ‘America First’ Attitude Put Britain Second
Source: Time By TESSA BERENSON / ELLESBOROUGH July 13, 2018 Chequers might have been an oasis for President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Theresa May. The prime minister’s official country estate […]