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 […]
Oprah Winfrey and Donald Trump Promote the Same Populist Theology
Source: Time By ELIZABETH DIAS January 9, 2018 Oprah Winfrey’s public image could not be more different from Donald Trump’s. While the longtime talk show host is famous for getting her […]
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 […]
An American Muslim Preacher Faces His Own Mortality
Source: NPR BY LEILA FADEL On a recent night in Chicago, a Muslim preacher sits on the floor in the center of an ethnically mixed and mostly young group of men […]
Joe Arpaio, the Controversial Sheriff President Trump Pardoned, Is Running for Senate
Source: Time (PHOENIX) — Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio has announced he plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Flake. The 85-year-old Arpaio is a […]
Noose law conviction challenged in Virginia Supreme Court
Source: Richmond Times By FRANK GREEN Richmond Times-Dispatch Jack Eugene Turner (left) and lawyer C. Holland Perdue III argue that Turner’s conviction for displaying a noose to intimidate others should […]
How Oprah Could Beat Donald Trump at His Own Game in 2020
Source: Time By RYAN TEAGUE BECKWITH January 8, 2018 Oprah Winfrey has more in common with Donald Trump than you might think. In several key ways, she even beats him at […]
Is Liberal Zionism Dead?
Source: The New York Times By Michelle Goldberg Last month, Donald Trump announced that the United States would move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, infuriating the Palestinians, […]
American Exceptionalism and America First
Source: Religion and Politics By Abram Van Engen In 2016, Donald Trump won the White House with a policy of “America First,” which he quickly made the official position of his administration. Such […]
Man convicted of Islamic Center vandalism dies by suicide
Source: Coloradoan BY Cassa Niedringhaus, cniedringhaus@coloradoan.com It’s the Coloradoan’s policy not to report on individual suicides unless the act is in a public place or involves a high-profile person, such as […]
USA: The Worst and the Dumbest
Paul Krugman, NYtimes Paul Krugman JAN. 8, 2018 Like millions of people around the world, I was reassured to learn that Donald Trump is a “Very Stable Genius.” You see, if he weren’t — if he were instead an erratic, vindictive, uninformed, lazy, would-be tyrant — we might be in real […]
Why Are So Many Mothers Dying in Texas?
Source: Time By ALEXANDRA SIFFERLIN The number of women who are dying during pregnancy, or soon after giving birth, has risen nationwide, and a new report shows an alarming 87% […]