The Silence of the Lambs
Source: New Republic Are Protestants concealing a Catholic-size sexual abuse scandal? BY KATHRYN JOYCE June 20, 2017 It was a hot day in July, a Saturday afternoon, and Kim James […]
Ken Ham disputes reports the Ark Encounter is sinking
Source: Religion News Service By Emily McFarlan Miller | June 19, 2017 The full-scale Noah’s Ark replica at the Ark Encounter during a preview of the park on July 5, […]
12-year-old girl comes out to her Mormon congregation
Source: CNN By Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN)Savannah, 12, made a decision this January; she was going to come out as lesbian at her Mormon Church. Nothing was going to […]
Supreme Court Rules Former Detainees Cannot Sue Bush Administration Officials
Source: NPR BY MERRIT KENNEDY The Supreme Court has ruled that six men detained after the September 11 attacks are not legally able to sue top officials from the Bush […]
Uber’s Finance Head Leaves Amid $708 Million Loss
Source: Fortune Uber Technologies Inc’s head of finance is leaving as the ride-hailing company reported continued big losses for the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The […]
The Killing of a Muslim Teen in Virginia is Being Investigated as Road Rage, Police Say
Source: Time By Ryan Kilpatrick 4:31 AM ET Police in northern Virginia say they are investigating the killing of a Muslim teenager Sunday as an incident of road rage. Fairfax […]
Syria conflict: US jet ‘downs Iranian-made drone’
Source: BBC News A US jet has shot down an Iranian-made drone operated by forces backing the Syrian government in the south of the country, American officials say. The drone […]
USA: Road Rage cited in the killing of Muslim teenage girl
The killing of a Muslim teenager in Virginia whose body was found in a pond on Sunday was most likely a “road rage incident” and not a hate crime, the Fairfax County Police Department said on Monday night. The teenager, Nabra Hassanen, 17, was killed on Sunday after she and […]
Here’s What It’s Like To Convert To Islam In The Age Of Trump
Four Muslim Converts tell their story. Posted on June 18, 2017 Rhonda Elnaggar BuzzFeed Staff More One in five Muslim Americans were actually raised in another religion before deciding to convert to Islam, or didn’t practice any faith at all, according to the Pew Research. Tareq Saifur Rahman / Via […]
Hours after Trump’s travel ban took effect, someone burned down a small-town Texas mosque
Source: BuzzFeed News Hours after Trump’s travel ban took effect, someone burned down a small-town Texas mosque. Since then, the mosque has drawn $1 million in donations and countless rosy […]
Officials: 17-year-old Muslim girl assaulted and killed after leaving Virginia mosque
Source: The Washington Post By Faiz Siddiqui, Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey June 19 at 9:05 AM (Update: Killing of Muslim teenager not being investigated as a hate crime, […]
Jay Z: For Father’s Day, I’m Taking On the Exploitative Bail Industry
Source: Time BY Shawn Carter Jun 16, 2017 Carter, known as Jay Z, is a lauded recording artist, philanthropist and father Seventeen years ago I made a song, “Guilty Until […]
Melinda Gates Shares the Essential Quality She Inherited From Her Father
Source: Motto By Melinda Gates Melinda Gates is a businesswoman and philanthropist. She is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. June 16, 2017 ‘His need to uncover the […]
Recorded threats at mosque lead to federal hate crime charge
Source: Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Florida man already charged with leaving recorded threatening messages at a mosque will also be charged with a federal hate crime. Court records […]
‘Are you religious?’ Fired employee sues company over interview question.
Source: Chron By L.M. Sixel Questback opened its The Woodlands office August 5. From left: CEO Frank Møllerop, President of North America Carol Lee Andersen and Chairman Terje Bakken. At […]
5 Reasons Why Amazon Bought Whole Foods
Source: Time BY Lisa Eadicicco Updated: Jun 16, 2017 11:44 AM ET Amazon announced on Friday that it will acquire upscale food market chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, giving […]
The new, subtle ways the rich signal their wealth
Source: BBC News By Elizabeth Currid-Halkett From Aeon 14 June 2017 In 1899, the economist Thorstein Veblen observed that silver spoons and corsets were markers of elite social position. In […]
Trump pushes back on claims that travel ban soon to expire
Source: Associated Press By VIVIAN SALAMA WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is pushing back on claims that President Donald Trump’s travel ban is soon set to expire amid an […]
Iraqi Christians targeted for deportation face ‘death sentence’ in Iraq, lawyers say
Source: The Guardian BY Amanda Holpuch Iraqis are being swept up in immigration raids across the US and targeted for deportation by the Trump administration, in a crackdown attorneys and advocates […]
Why So Many Mass Shooters Have Domestic Violence in Their Past
Source: Time BY Charlotte Alter Jun 14, 2017 James T. Hodgkinson, who injured Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and several others when he opened fire on Republican members of Congress and […]