Bernie Sanders’ Long History With Alternative Medicine
Source: Time From his college readings to legislation in Congress, the Vermont Senator has had unusual views on health. On the day of his crushing victory in the New Hampshire […]
North Korea Threatens U.S. With Nuclear Strike Over War Games
Source: NBC News SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea issued another threat Monday, warning of an indiscriminate “pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice” on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction […]
Best Lines of the Democratic Debate in Flint, Michigan
Source: ABC News On Sunday, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders faced off against each other at the seventh debate of the primary season in Flint, Michigan. […]
Apple head of software engineering says FBI’s demands compromise the safety of all iOS users
Source: Tech Crunch Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering (and one of its most popular WWDC presenters) says the FBI’s demands on the company will make all […]
A Year After Murder of Three Muslims; The Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Has Gotten Louder
Source: Patheos A year ago, in my own neighborhood of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, three Muslims students lost their lives to a hate crime. I feel the pain and anguish of […]
The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine, Says New Study
Researchers say there were shocked to learn that Islam receives more negative coverage than cancer. The New York Times portrays Islam and Muslims more negatively than cancer, cocaine and alcohol, according to a report that studied the newspaper’s headlines. “Since 9/11, many media outlets began profiteering from the anti-Muslim climate. Though you […]
Louis C.K. on Donald Trump: ‘The Guy Is Hitler’
Source: Time “He’s an insane bigot. He is dangerous” Comedian Louis C.K. urged voters to stop supporting Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Saturday, including a lengthy and impassioned plea […]
American Christianity Is Dying and the Republican Presidential Candidates Are Showing Us Why
Source: Huffington Post The Barna Group has been putting out research for years about the decline of Christianity in America. A recent study in 2015 found that “In just two […]
How To Create A Sacred Space In Your Home
Huff Post: by Carol Kuruvilla — Make room for wonder, no matter what your beliefs are. Even if you can only stop by it for 10 seconds every day, having a space for quiet reflection in your home is a reminder to check in with yourself. Whether you’re religious, non-religious, or […]
Genetics of cancer tumours reveal possible treatment revolution
Source: Gulfnews London, New York: A landmark discovery into the genetic makeup of tumours has the potential to open a new front in the war on cancer, delivering potent therapies […]
‘Spotlight’ just won an Oscar. So why am I so worried about the future of religion journalism?
Source: The Washington Post By Bob Smietana A veteran religion writer based in Nashville and the immediate past president of the Religion Newswriters Association. Last night I sat on the […]
Donald Trump beginning to learn about Geneva Convention
Donald Trump reverses position on torture, killing terrorists’ families Washington (CNN) Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Friday that he would not order the U.S. military to violate international laws to […]
How One Muslim Artist Is Challenging Society’s Stereotypes About Islam
Source: Huffington Post By Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Azzah Sultan, 20, has personally witnessed rampant Islamophobia since moving to America from her native Malaysia in 2013. The young Muslim […]
US election 2016: Donald Trump under attack from debate rivals
Source: BBC Presidential contender Donald Trump has come under attack from his rivals at a Republican debate, after a day in which the party’s veteran politicians urged voters to desert him. The front-runner in the Republican race was on the defensive in Detroit as Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz piled […]
5 facts about abortion
Source: Pew Research Center More than four decades after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, opponents and supporters of abortion rights are still battling over the issue in court. This year, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on a case challenging a Texas law that requires abortion clinics in the […]
Women relatively rare in top positions of religious leadership
Source: Pew Research Center While many large religious organizations in the United States allow women to be ordained – and to hold leadership positions within the organization – few women have actually served at the very top. We looked at nine major religious organizations in the U.S. that both ordain […]
Harvard Law School scraps official crest in slavery row
Source: BBC Harvard Law School is to change its official seal, after a protest that it had links to slavery. The law school, part of the US university, has a […]
How Fox News Built Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign
Washington (CNN) Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Friday that Donald Trump is the most vulgar person to ever run for President of the United States. “Donald Trump has been perhaps […]
Women Justices Defend Abortion Providers in Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Source: Time The Supreme Court was divided along ideological lines in oral arguments on Wednesday in what is perhaps the most important abortion case in a generation, while swing vote Anthony Kennedy appeared to question the medical consequences of changing abortion practices in Texas. The women on the Supreme Court […]
The secret history of America’s cyber war
Source: Time By Fred Kaplan On August 9, 2013, a hot, humid Friday, shortly after three in the afternoon, the laziest hour in the dreariest month for news in the […]