The Influential Network for a New Generation of American Muslim Leaders
Source: Religion And Politics It was June 12, 2016, and a man named Omar Mateen had just opened fire inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing 49 people and […]
The Complicated History of Surrogacy From ‘Baby M’ to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Source: Time By OLIVIA B. WAXMAN January 16, 2018 Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West have announced that their third child, a daughter, was born on Monday via surrogate. “We are […]
I’m a Republican. What on Earth Is Wrong With My Party?
Source: Time By ELISE JORDAN January 15, 2018 IDEAS Jordan is an NBC News/MSNBC political analyst and a TIME columnist I am a Republican in the era of Donald Trump, and […]
Olympic Champion Simone Biles Says She Was Also Sexually Abused by Team Doctor
Source: Time By ALICE PARK January 15, 2018 In a tweet hashtagged #MeToo, reigning Olympic all-around champion Simone Biles revealed that she was a victim of sexual abuse by team doctor Larry Nassar. […]
Religious Freedom Day Today and the Real Meaning of the Separation of Church and State
Source: Time By James Lankford, who is a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma; and Dr. Russell Moore is the President of the Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. We […]
Should Religious Freedom Advocates Cheer Trump On Pakistan?
Source: Huffington Post By Peter Henne, Contributor On Thursday, the U.S. State Department added Pakistan to a watch list for religious freedom violations. This follows an angry tweet from Donald Trump about Pakistan, […]
Could glowing plants replace light bulbs?
Source: CNN By Nicola Davison, CNN The connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific interest. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conducted in Youngstown, Ohio, for […]
Donald Trump denies being a racist after reported crude remark
Source: BBC News President Donald Trump has denied that he is racist, after a row broke out over his alleged use of the word “shithole” to describe African nations. Mr […]
The Surprising Story Behind This Shocking Photo of Martin Luther King Jr. Under Attack
Source: Time By OLIVIA B. WAXMAN January 12, 2018 Though such was not the case during his lifetime, it’s uncontroversial today to note that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American hero […]
How US mosques are dealing with Muslims’ mental health issues
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron RALEIGH, N.C. (RNS) — They meet in a conference room on the second floor of the Islamic Association of Raleigh, a therapist and a member […]
The return of Catholic anti-liberalism
Source: The Week By Damon Linker Catholic anti-liberalism is back. Of course, it never really went away. The norms, practices, and beliefs that prevail and thrive in liberal democracies have never perfectly […]
52% of U.S. Muslims: ‘Traditional understandings of Islam must be reinterpreted to address modern issues’
52% of U.S. Muslims say that traditional understandings of Islam must be reinterpreted to address modern-day issues https://t.co/wNfbp5ctzu pic.twitter.com/VohmHPlyHH — Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) January 12, 2018 Suggested reading […]
She forced a crucifix down her ‘possessed’ daughter’s throat. Now, she’s convicted of murder.
Source: The Washington Post Francisco Merlos is still haunted by the image of Geneva Gomez’s lifeless body covered in blood — his ex-girlfriend’s arms spread out as though she had been crucified, […]
Trump Lawyer Arranged $130,000 Payment for Adult-Film Star’s Silence
Source: Wall Street Journal By Michael Rothfeld and Joe Palazzolo Updated Jan. 12, 2018 3:13 p.m. ET A lawyer for President Donald Trump arranged a $130,000 payment to a former adult-film star a month before the 2016 election as part of an agreement that precluded her from publicly discussing an alleged […]
Here’s the Plan Trump Was Attacking When He Said ‘Shithole Countries’
Source: Time By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH and MAYA RHODAN 12:57 PM EST President Donald Trump’s “shithole countries” comments ricocheted around the world, spurring criticism from U.S. allies, rebuttals from Americans with roots in those […]
Trump ‘in crude Oval Office outburst about migrants’
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has reportedly lashed out at immigrants in a foul-mouthed Oval Office outburst that a UN spokesman later condemned as “shocking”, “shameful” and “racist”. […]
U.S. grand jury indicts man accused of Manhattan terror attack
Source: Reuters BY Brendan Pierson NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting a suicide bombing in a busy New York City commuter hub in the name of […]
Muslims May Become America’s Second-Largest Religious Group By 2040, Pew Report
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla MUSLIM GIRL VIA GETTY IMAGES The Pew Research Center estimates that Muslims make up about 1.1 percent of Americans. America’s Muslim population is growing […]
Oprah: Prophet, Priestess … Queen?
Source: The New York Times In the fall of 2014, Oprah Winfrey ran a “transformative two-day live event,” a traveling roadshow that was held in eight cities around the country. For this […]