SPIRITUAL HELP: Muslim pastoral care training begins in Zurich
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2018 10:46 Muslim emergency and hospital care gets a boost in Switzerland. (Keystone) The Swiss Center for Islam and Society has announced […]
Turkey calls for a new chapter in relations with Greece
By Reuters – Sep 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu gives a statement during an informal meeting of EU – foreign ministers (Gymnich) in Vienna, Austria, on […]
As a family lawyer, I know the impact the Supreme Court ruling in favour of unmarried couples will have
Voices Sarfraz Ali The Independent Voices In brief, unmarried couples have no legal right to each other’s property or assets, unless they have legally recorded this in some form, and […]
An open letter to Iran foreign minister Zarif, from Richard Ratcliffe
Richard Ratcliffe requests a meeting with foreign minister Zarif to discuss Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s fate Richard Ratcliffe The Independent Voices What good is a government if it cannot protect its citizens from abuse? […]
USA: Meghan McCain Rebukes Trump
By Mihir Zaveri, NYTimes Meghan McCain, John McCain’s daughter, delivered a powerful speech at her father’s funeral on Saturday, and in a reproach of President Trump, said the “America of John McCain has no need to be made great again because it was always great.” Ms. McCain’s speech contrasted her father’s legacy with […]
Former ER Actress Vanessa Marquez Shot and Killed By Police After Pointing BB Gun at Officers
Source: Time By GINA MARTINEZ Former ER actress Vanessa Marquez was shot and killed by California police after pointing a BB gun at officers, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau detectives confirmed. […]
Mike Pence’s problem with science
Source: CNN By Michael D’Antonio and Peter Eisner (CNN)This is the third in a series of three op-eds tracing the long path of Vice President Mike Pence’s ambition, from college, […]
India’s Bnei Menashe community sets sights on immigrating to Israel
Source: Religion News Service BY Priyadarshini Sen MANIPUR, India (RNS) — Wearing a pale-yellow tallit — the traditional Jewish prayer shawl — Aharon Vaiphei points to a map of Jerusalem […]
Cleric: ‘No going back’ on Ukraine split from Russia Church
Source: Associated Press By AYSE WIETING ISTANBUL (AP) — A senior official in the Orthodox Church says “there’s no going backwards” in granting Ukrainian clerics full ecclesiastic independence from the […]
Indonesian president invokes ‘Pancasila’ to counter rising Islamism
Source: Religion News Service BY Nithin Coca (RNS) — Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a moderate Muslim who enjoys widespread support from the country’s minority religious communities, is resurrecting the […]
Jehovah’s Witness girl could receive blood against her will during childbirth
Source: The Guardian A Jehovah’s Witness girl may be forced to receive a blood transfusion against her will this weekend when she gives birth in Melbourne. Victoria’s Mercy hospital was […]
India winking song: Actress not blasphemous, court rules
Source: BBC News India’s Supreme Court has dismissed a case against an actress over a movie scene that a Muslim group had argued was “blasphemous”. Priya Varrier is seen winking during a song in the video, which has gone viral in India this year. The accusers said winking and giggling […]
Geert Wilders drops plans for controversial contest in November following death threats
Source: The Guardian Dutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders has cancelled a planned contest inviting people to submit a cartoon of the prophet Muhammad following death threats and large-scale protests in Pakistan. “To […]
Catholic bishops in Australia reject compulsory abuse reporting, defying new laws
Source: Reuters By Byron Kaye, Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Catholic church in Australia said on Friday it would oppose laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they […]
I’m a Catholic priest. I’m ashamed at this abuse crisis.
Source: Vox By Fr. Patrick Gilger I should not be so shocked. As a Jesuit, a Roman Catholic priest — as somebody who lives and breathes the church — I should […]
US pastor held in Turkey prepared to go to European court: lawyer
Source: Al Jazeera By Umut Uras A US pastor under house arrest in Turkey is prepared take his case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unless the Turkish judiciary sets […]
Indonesian court clears teenage rape victim jailed for abortion
Source: Indonesia JAKARTA (Reuters) – A 15-year-old girl jailed for six months for terminating her pregnancy after being raped by her brother has been cleared by a higher court in […]
Anti-Putin punk group Pussy Riot headlines UK Christian music festival
Anti-Putin punk group Pussy Riot headlines UK Christian music festival Source: Religion News Service By Rosie Dawson (RNS) — From its shock-effect name to its defiant activist tactics, little about the […]
For a ‘house church’ in Beijing, CCTV cameras and eviction
Source: Reuters BY Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – The Zion church in Beijing, one of the city’s largest unofficial Protestant “house” churches, has operated with relative freedom for years, hosting […]
Poland: No mosque unless cathedral in S. Arabia
Polish lawmaker Dominik Tarczyński has waded into the European burqa debate, saying it should be banned partly for security reasons, and partly to make it clear to Islamic radicals that they cannot demand more rights in Europe than Europeans have in Saudi Arabia.Saudi owned mosque seized by Belgian government Mr Tarczyński, a […]