Supreme Court won’t take Texas case over student-led prayer
Source: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a court ruling that a Texas school board can open its meetings with student-led public prayers without […]
After 25 years on the culture war’s front lines, this prominent pastor-activist thinks liberals are winning.
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein November 27 Longtime Americans United for Separation of Church and State executive director, Rev. Barry W. Lynn, poses for a portrait outside the Supreme Court of […]
Is There an Evangelical Crisis?
Source: The New York Times BY Ross Douthat About 20 years ago, the eminent sociologist of religion Christian Smith coined a useful and resonant phrase, describing evangelical Christianity in the post-1960s […]
Congressman Calls Trump ‘An Idiot’ For Using Egypt Mosque Attack To Promote Border Wall
Source: Yahoo News BY Hayley Miller Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) lashed out at President Donald Trump for using Friday’s deadly mass shooting at an Egyptian mosque to keep up his push for construction of […]
How I divorced Islamic State
Source: BBC News The British ex-wife of an American leader in the so called Islamic State describes her journey out of extremism. Tania Georgelas met her husband John, an American […]
Thanksgiving: The annual genocide whitewash
Source: al Jazeera When I was a schoolchild in the US a couple of short decades ago, I spent my time acquiring important life skills, ranging from how to fake […]
Don’t be quick to celebrate the hijab-wearing Barbie
Source: AlJazeera By Shenila Khoja-Moolji 26 Nov 2017 It is no secret that Mattel Inc.’s Barbie doll has done well, not only in the US but also globally. The franchise […]
Archbishop Of Canterbury: ‘I Genuinely Do Not Understand’ Christians Who Back Trump
Source: Huffington Post By Ed Mazza Most Rev. Justin Welby is baffled by Christians who back the president. The head cleric of the Church of England says he’s perplexed by […]
At $180,000, Tesla’s Semi Could Be a Game-Changer for Trucking
Source: Time By David Z. Morris November 25, 2017 After its debut last week, we now have a price for Tesla’s all-electric freight truck. The company now says the Tesla Semi is expected to […]
‘Step in the Wrong Direction.’ White House Condemns Pakistan’s Release of Militant Suspect
Source: Time By Associated Press November 25, 2017 (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — The White House is calling the release of a U.S.-wanted militant by Pakistan a “step in the wrong […]
New Gene-Editing Technology Cures Genetic Blood Disorder in Mice
Source: Carnegie Mellon University The Technology May Offer Minimally Invasive Treatment for Genetic Disorders of the Blood By Jocelyn Duffy / 412-268-9982 / jhduffy@andrew.cmu.edu A next-generation gene-editing system developed by Carnegie […]
Racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia are poisoning societies, says UN chief
Source: The Hindu His comments came in response to a question on US President Donald Trump’s response to the violence at rallies held by white supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville. […]
RACIST BACKLASH AGAINST SUPERMARKET AD SHOWS ISLAMOPHOBIA IS ALIVE
Source: Newsweek BY CRISTINA MAZA Anti-Muslim Britons are slamming a Christmas ad from a popular supermarket chain because it features a Muslim family celebrating the holiday, the latest sign that xenophobia is increasing in the […]
ISLAMOPHOBIA AND RACISM: CIVIL RIGHTS AT THE BREAKING POINT
Source: What inspired you to write Islamophobia and Racism in America? The work that became this book really began for me in the year 2000. That year, I went on an […]
‘This Changes My Life.’ Woman Raises $250,000 for Homeless Man Who Helped Her When She Ran Out of Gas
Source: Time By Tara John November 24, 2017 A New Jersey woman has raised more than a quarter of a million dollars for a homeless man who helped her when she […]
Thanksgiving: The Islamic Way
Source: Germantown Patch Thanksgiving is a holiday which transcends all faiths. It is a time to gather with friends and family and express our gratitude. By Shahina Bashir, Patch Poster | Nov 22, 2017 […]
This Thanksgiving, American Muslims Are Thankful For Allies Speaking Out And Showing Up
Source: Huffington Post Nihad Awad, Contributor National Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations While some may try to divide us along religious lines, we are and always will […]
“There Is No Such Thing as the Bible”
Source: Slate The messy Scripture on display at the Museum of the Bible. By William Saletan Visitors listen to a “living history interpreter” in the old Jerusalem exhibit at the Museum […]
DOUG JONES CAN BEAT ROY MOORE. BUT THERE’S ONE BIG PROBLEM…
Source: Politico White evangelicals aren’t garnering much sympathy these days, and it’s understandable. As a voting bloc, they were primarily responsible for the election of our highly unpopular, broadly controversial […]
Philippines to extradite priest accused of molesting US boys
Source: Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government is preparing to extradite to the United States a recently arrested Filipino Catholic priest who faces charges of sexually molesting two boys in North Dakota churches in the 1990s, an official said Wednesday. Chief State Counsel Ricardo Paras said Fernando […]