What to Know About the Mass Shooting in Las Vegas
Source: Time BY Joseph Hincks,Alana Abramson Updated: 11:46 AM ET | Originally published: 4:26 AM ET At least 58 people were killed and more than 500 were injured after a man opened […]
Hate speech is acceptable in Trump’s America – as long as it comes from Christian fundamentalists
Christian fundamentalists are among Trump’s most rabid supporters. It doesn’t matter how ‘unchristian’ a more mainstream follower of that religion might find his behaviour James Moore @JimMooreJourno “Putting the Caliphate first may mean eliminating the US and UK from the map. If it comes down to the Caliphate or them, I vote the […]
Here’s How to Cut Antibiotic Use in Animals
Source: Time BY Alexandra Sifferlin Sep 28, 2017 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. In the United States, close to 80% of all antibiotics used are given to animals, usually […]
2 Men Indicted In Bacon Vandalism At Islamic Center
Source: Huffington Post A rally supporting the center in Tennessee drew a strong crowd. By Ryan Grenoble A federal grand jury in Tennessee has indicted two men on charges they […]
Declining World.’ Mormon Leader Reaffirms Religion’s Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage
Source: Time By Brady McCombs / AP Sep 30, 2017 (SALT LAKE CITY) — A top Mormon leader reaffirmed the religion’s opposition to same-sex marriage on Saturday during a church conference watched […]
Abu Ghraib: The legacy of torture in the war on terror
Abu Ghraib prison was closed in 2014, but its horrendous legacy lives on. Black strips placed by censors mask the identity of detainees in an undated combination of photos from Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison released in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit [Reuters] By Maha Hilal @mahmooha2013 Dr Maha […]
What Should Trump Do About the Kurds?
By Michael Rubin On 10/1/17 This article first appeared on the American Enterprise Institute site. On September 25, Iraqi Kurdistan held an independence referendum not only in its recognized territory, […]
US air force academy chief delivers stirring speech telling racists to ‘get out’
Source: The Guardian By Jamiles Lartey in New York Friday 29 September 2017 16.58 BSTLast modified on Friday 29 September 2017 17.25 BST The superintendent of the US air force academy in Colorado Springs addressed a direct […]
The Muted GOP Response to Roy Moore’s Anti-Muslim Prejudice
Source: The Atlantic The would-be Alabama Senator cements a Republican Party transition to acceptance of open intolerance of Muslims that is a long time coming. Tami Chappell / Reuters […]
Sanders: White House disagrees with Roy Moore’s comments on homosexuality, Muslims
Source: Politico By LOUIS NELSON Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that the White House does not agree with comments by Roy Moore, the Republican Senate candidate in Alabama, that […]
Michelle Obama scolds female Trump voters
Source: BBC News Former US First Lady Michelle Obama has lashed out at female voters who backed President Donald Trump. “Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their […]
Judge puts deportations of Indonesians on hold
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL CASEY A federal judge on Tuesday put on hold the deportation of several dozen Indonesians in New England who had lost their bid to remain […]
Diwali festivals grow in US, from Disney to Times Square
Source: Associated Press By BETH J. HARPAZ NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday of Diwali is starting to light up mainstream America. Diwali, a festival of lights celebrated by Hindus, […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on protest pushback: ‘They don’t like the message’
Source: USA Today By Kevin Spain, USA TODAY Sports Former NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said that the reason some people are upset over the NFL players taking a knee during […]
Mosque shooter changes stance on Islam after meeting Muslims
BY Blake Alsup NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Wednesday, September 27, 2017 A Connecticut man has grown to appreciate Islam after shooting at an empty mosque in Nov. 2015. Former U.S. Marine Ted Hakey Jr. was arrested and charged for firing 30 shots from a high-powered rifle into the Ahmadiyya […]
Supreme Court postpones hearing on Trump’s travel ban
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes and Devlin Barrett September 25 The Supreme Court has postponed for now a hearing on President Trump’s power to ban immigrants from certain countries while it considers […]
Supreme Court postpones hearing on Trump’s travel ban
Source: The Washington Post By Robert Barnes and Devlin Barrett September 25 The Supreme Court has postponed for now a hearing on President Trump’s power to ban immigrants from certain countries while it considers […]
First Muslim college in US buys Lutheran seminary campus in Berkeley
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron | September 25, 2017 Zaytuna College bought the old Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, Calif., pictured here. (RNS) — A Muslim liberal arts college that […]
Opponents face uphill battle as they vow to fight Trump’s new travel ban
Source: Los Angeles Times As soon as the White House announced President Trump’s new travel ban, advocates for immigrants roundly condemned it, vowing to fight what they described as an unconstitutional abuse of […]
In light of Trump’s dangerous bumbling round North Korea, the American constitution should be changed
For how long will as brittle and volatile a creature confine himself to empty threats while the portly dictator derides his manhood in the most potentially lethal round of geopolitical willy-waving since 1962? Something must be done Matthew Norman @IndyVoices Tuesday 5 September 2017 The question has been gnawing away […]