Ted Talk: Homeopathy, Quackery and Fraud
Legendary skeptic James Randi takes a fatal dose of homeopathic sleeping pills onstage, kicking off a searing 18-minute indictment of irrational beliefs. He throws out a challenge to the world’s […]
American Catholics’ demands for reform intensify after letter implicates Pope Francis in sex abuse coverup
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer and Michelle Boorstein August 28 at 7:01 AM In the wake of a summer of sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic Church, topped this weekend […]
Pennsylvania AG: We Have Evidence the Vatican Knew About Clergy Abuse Cover-up
Source: NBC Philadelphia Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said his office has evidence that the Vatican knew about the cover-up of clergy abuse in the Catholic Church, but said he […]
How a Healthy Heart Can Help Lower Risk of Dementia
Source: Time By ALICE PARK August 21, 2018 TIME Health For more, visit TIME Health. To ward off heart disease, the American Heart Association (AHA) has a helpful list of the most […]
Yemen conflict: UN experts detail possible war crimes by all parties
Source: BBC News UN human rights experts believe war crimes may have been committed by all parties to the conflict in Yemen. In their first such report, they allege Yemeni […]
Myanmar’s military accused of genocide in damning UN report
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent Myanmar’s military has been accused of genocide against the Rohingya in Rakhine state in a damning UN report that alleged the army was responsible […]
‘Do Not Despair of Our Present Difficulties.’ Read John McCain’s Powerful Farewell Letter
Source: Time By KATIE REILLY Updated: August 27, 2018 4:17 PM ET In a final letter written before his death, the late Arizona Sen. John McCain said he had enjoyed “experiences, adventures and […]
Toyota will invest $500 million in Uber in deal to put self-driving cars on the road
Source: The Verge By Andrew J. Hawkins Toyota will invest $500 million in Uber in a deal that values the ride-hail giant at $72 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. As part of the […]
Why it’s so hard to hold priests accountable for sex abuse
Source: Religion News Service By Carolyn M. Warner, who is associate director of graduate studies and a professor at Arizona State University. (The Conversation) — A grand jury report recently found shocking levels of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. It uncovered, in six dioceses, the sexual abuse of over 1,000 […]
Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders to hold Prophet Muhammad cartoon competition
Source: Independent, from June 13, 2018 By Chris Baynes Counter-terrorism agency gives go-ahead to contest organised by party which wants to ban Islam Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders is to […]
The Top Six Results for Googling: ‘Compassion in the Quran’
About 2,250,000 results (0.34 seconds) Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran – The … Oct 29, 2013 – The Holy Quran talks about One God and one human family. Here, I […]
Despite government’s prevention, Italy’s Catholic bishops offered to care for a majority of 140 migrants
Italy: Catholic leaders reject politics at migrants’ expense Source: Associated Press By FRANCES D’EMILIO ROME (AP) — Italy’s Catholic bishops offered to care for a majority of 140 migrants the […]
Catholic priest says life in danger for criticizing Duterte
Source: Associated Press BY Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest who was one of the earliest critics of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly crackdown on drugs […]
Chinese leader urges fresh push against ‘separatist elements’ in Tibet
Source: The Guardian A top Chinese leader has called for “advancing anti-separatism efforts” in Tibet, in a sign of continued high-pressure tactics in the Himalayan region. Wang Yang, the Communist party’s […]
Stricter rules for China’s Communist party members
China targets rumors, religion in updated party rules Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party has issued a revised set of regulations governing members’ behavior, threatening punishment for […]
Sacrilegious spies: Russians tried hacking Orthodox clergy
Source: Associated Press By RAPHAEL SATTER LONDON (AP) — The Russian hackers indicted by the U.S. special prosecutor last month have spent years trying to steal the private correspondence of […]
Moscow, Kiev in tug-of-war over religious future of Ukraine
Source: Associated Press By RAPHAEL SATTER LONDON (AP) — As Kiev and Moscow clash on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, a new front has opened up in the religious sphere. […]
Ireland: The pope’s requests for forgiveness failed to salve the wounds of abuse victims
‘Hit-and-run’ visit: Irish protesters reject pardon plea from Pope Francis Source: The Guardian BY Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent Pope Francis may have been begging forgiveness at a mass in Phoenix Park, but just […]
World Peace and Justice – Peace Symposium Hyderabad
“We brought up our children in such a way that they dont know their caste even now”: JD Lakshminarayana, Former CBI Officer Hyderabad : The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) International […]
The Third World War
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Don‘t allow third world war August 27, 2018 by LNR Staff By – – Wednesday, July 25, 2018 ANALYSIS/OPINION: President ’s recent warning to Iran came […]