Hindu priest sets date for temple construction at disputed site in India
Source: Reuters BY Krishna N. Das PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – A powerful Hindu priest said on Wednesday he would lead a group of followers to start building a Hindu temple […]
Marathon church session ends as Dutch let Armenian family stay
Source: Reuters AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A round-the-clock prayer service to stop an Armenian family being deported from the Netherlands was ended after 96 days on Wednesday, after the government agreed […]
Wikileaks takes a swipe at the famously secretive Vatican
Source: The Washington Post By Chico Harlan ROME — WikiLeaks, the tell-anything anti-secrecy organization, on Wednesday took aim at one of the world’s most secretive institutions, the Vatican, releasing a small collection […]
‘Why can’t we get this over?’: 9/11 hearings drag on at Guantánamo
A week at Camp Justice finds proceedings slowed by illness, disputes, and legacy of torture Julian Borger in Guantánamo Bay Sat 2 Feb 2019 A Pentagon-approved sketch showing Khalid […]
The Persistence of Anti-Semitism
Source: The New York Times By Bret Stephens ANTISEMITISM Here and Now By Deborah E. Lipstadt As recently as the turn of this century, it was just about plausible to […]
I crashed an airline industry dinner with 13 other anti-deportation activists – and this is why
While executives dined on luxury three-course meals at the Park Plaza Hotel in central London, thousands of migrants were – and still are – suffering Sam Björn The Independent Voices […]
What are Muslim prayer rugs?
Source: The Conversation In a recent tweet, President Trump stated that ranchers have been finding prayer rugs scattered along the U.S.-Mexico border. Late last year, he tweeted that “criminals and unknown Middle Easterners” […]
A Dearborn Muslim-American reflects on Trump’s travel ban
Source: Detroit Free Press By Rana Elmir On this anniversary of the Muslim ban, I can’t stop thinking about the 5-year-old American boy ensnared by the first iteration of the […]
How to plan your day to get the best out of your brain
Source: BBC News By William Park Our brains are not perfect, smooth-running machines. Our physical responses to the events of the day are not consistent at all times. Intuitively, you […]
Wanting to die at ‘five to midnight’ – before dementia takes over
Source: BBC News By Andrew Bomford Image copyrightBEFORE IT’S TOO LATE It’s not unusual for Dutch patients with dementia to request euthanasia, but in the later stages of the disease […]
Humanics: A way to ‘robot-proof’ your career?
Source: BBC News By Tim McDonald As artificial intelligence becomes both more useful and more widespread, workers everywhere are becoming anxious about how a new age of automation might affect […]
Majority of U.S. Public Supports High-Skilled Immigration
Source: Pew Research Center But U.S. trails other economically advanced nations in share of immigrants with high skills BY PHILLIP CONNOR AND NEIL G. RUIZ Like publics in other economically advanced countries with […]
Greek bishop convicted over comments attacking gays
Source: Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek court has convicted a prominent Orthodox Church official of violating laws against racism and abusing his office over an anti-gay blog […]
Student cracks theologian’s baffling religious code
Source: BBC News A divinity student from the University of St Andrews has cracked a religious code that has baffled academics for generations. Jonny Woods has worked out how to […]
Secret adult male and female sexual relationships with priests have left some with ‘horrendous’ consequences
Joanne McCarthy Editors Pick Women and men in secret sexual interactions with Catholic priests are being asked to say ‘Me, too’ A WOMAN groomed for sex by the head […]
Switzerland: “The targeted action in Winterthur is a good approach”
24.01.2019 With posters and an information event in Winterthur, a Muslim reform community wants to promote peaceful Islam. What the Winterthur politician, Blerim Bunjaku, who himself as a Muslim is […]
Time to end mandated celibacy for priests
Friday, January 25, 2019 As the Catholic Church continues to struggle with its child sex abuse problem, no one seems willing to consider or even mention one obvious answer: end […]
India: Demystified: What Is Citizenship Amendment Bill And Why Is It Causing Protests In The North-East?
By Himanshi Parihar – January 31, 2019 Demystifier: An ED Original where we take a complex topic but the content is written in such a way that it is knowledgeable […]
Minister praises the positive role of Ahmadiyyas
February 1, 2019 Venkat Raman Staff Reporter Auckland, February 1, 2019 Ethnic Communities Minister Jenny Salesa has praised the efforts of the Ahmadiyya community in New Zealand, stating that […]
Rampant Child Abuse in Texas’ Churches
Epigraph: Then We caused Our Messengers to follow in their footsteps; and We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow them, and We gave him the Gospel. And We placed […]