Church of Scientology to launch TV network
Source: The Guardian The organisation claims the Scientology network will offer ‘a new voice’, when it launches in the US on Monday on platforms including Apple TV and Amazon Fire […]
ACLU Lawsuit Accuses Trump Administration of Breaking Up Immigrant Families
Source: Time By NOMAAN MERCHANT / AP March 9, 2018 (HOUSTON) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a class-action lawsuit Friday accusing the U.S. government of broadly separating immigrant families […]
Nursing home forced employee to get a flu shot despite her religious objections, Justice Department suit says
Source: The Washington Post By Marwa Eltagouri March 8 Email the author A nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta on Feb. 7. (AP) Barnell Williams didn’t want a […]
Muslim group calls for probe of video reportedly showing North Dakota militia shooting at fake mosque
Source: WEST FARGO PIONEER By Ryan Johnson MINNEAPOLIS – A Muslim civil rights group is calling for an investigation into a video that it says showed North Dakota militia members shooting at […]
The Women’s March Has a Farrakhan Problem
Source: The Atlantic BY JOHN-PAUL PAGANO A year ago, the Women’s March punctuated Trump’s inauguration with what was likely the largest single-day mass demonstration in American history. Today, it finds itself embroiled in an […]
International Women’s Day: Eight moments that make it the Year of the Woman
Source: BBC News The #MeToo movement against male harassment has empowered women in the US and elsewhere, but it is not the only women’s movement to have an impact over […]
Muslim women don’t need saving from their religion
Source: Religion News Service By Maha Elgenaidi (RNS) — In an average week, I deliver presentations to hundreds of people on various topics related to Islam and Muslims. Oftentimes, such presentations […]
This City Is Most Likely to Be Named Amazon’s Second Headquarters
Source: Time By BRAD TUTTLE March 6, 2018 HQ2 in D.C.? More and more, signs indicate that Seattle-based tech giant Amazon will choose the Washington, D.C., area for its much-hyped second headquarters, dubbed […]
Americans may not know it, but they’ve long been embracing Hindu philosophy
Source: Quartz WRITTEN BY Vasudha Narayanan Last week marked the death anniversary of Mahesh Yogi, the Indian guru who brought transcendental meditation to the West in the sixties and became a […]
Sikh community demands answers about deadly shooting of gas station owner
Source: MISSISSIPPI NEWS NOW Posted by Symphonie Privett, Anchor/Reporter JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – Members of a Jackson Sikh Temple demand answers in the shooting death of 45-year-old Sukhjinder Singh. Singh […]
Membership in Gun Groups Is Spiking After the Florida Shooting
Source: Time By ALANA ABRAMSON Updated: March 2, 2018 4:20 PM ET The National Rifle Association and its allies have found their political influence under fresh scrutiny as gun control advocates push for […]
Muslims in America: Examining the Facts
Source: craigconsidinetcd.com Dr. Craig Considine Title: Muslims in America: Examining the Facts Publication Date: June 30, 2018 Author: Craig Considine Publisher: ABC-CLIO Pages: 212 Volume: 1 Size: 6 1/8X9 1/4 Topics: Current […]
JARED KUSHNER’S REAL-ESTATE FIRM SOUGHT MONEY DIRECTLY FROM QATAR GOVERNMENT WEEKS BEFORE BLOCKADE
Source: The Intercept By Clayton Swisher, Ryan Grim THE REAL ESTATE firm tied to the family of presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner made a direct pitch to Qatar’s minister […]
Appeals court denies bid to reconsider ruling on Peace Cross
Source: Associated Press By DENISE LAVOIE BLADENSBURG, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a request to reconsider its ruling that a 40-foot-tall (12-meter) cross on a […]
Planned Parenthood Plans Major Political Effort In Key States For 2018 Midterms
Source: NPR By DON GONYEA Add Planned Parenthood to the list of organizations looking to take advantage of President Trump’s low approval ratings in the 2018 midterm elections. The organization is not new […]
Spurned by U.S. and Facing Danger Back Home, Iranian Christians Fear the Worst
Source: The New York Times By MIRIAM JORDAN LOS ANGELES — They sold their homes and possessions, quit their jobs, and left their country — they thought for good. The Iranians, […]
Trump, Pence and many evangelical leaders mourn Billy Graham at his funeral
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey The Rev. Billy Graham is laid to rest CHARLOTTE — About 2,000 people filled a huge white tent on Friday for a private […]
A preacher to millions took comfort in a local church pastor
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — If Billy Graham was “America’s pastor,” as so many headlines pronounced following his death, who was Billy Graham’s pastor? It […]
Trump-Graham power nexus flows through Franklin
Source: Associated Press By LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The preacher and the president, seated side-by-side in the lit-for-television Capitol Rotunda, leaned a few inches closer. The Rev. Franklin Graham […]
Trump Wants to Impose Steel Tariffs. It Didn’t Work for Bush
Source: Time By JUSTIN WORLAND Updated: March 1, 2018 10:19 PM ET President Trump told business executives gathered at the White House Thursday that he would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum next […]