No decision yet to reopen Syria border as Damascus ‘ready’
Syria’s transport minister says move hinges on official request by Jordan By Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES In this recent photo, children play at the Jaber/Nasib […]
What comes first in Syria
Aug 01,2018 – JORDAN TIMES Russian President Vladimir Putin is now touting the need to reconstruct Syria from the ravages of the eight-year armed conflict and rehabilitate it in the face […]
China promoting flying of state flags at religious events
Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Officially recognized faith groups in China are promoting the flying of national flags at religious events amid a push by the ruling Communist Party […]
They’re ‘Blood Brothers’ With Israel’s Jews. But Druse Call New Law a Betrayal.
Source: The New York Times By Isabel Kershner DALIYAT EL-KARMEL, Israel — On the edge of this Druse village, perched on a quiet green ridge above the Mediterranean, is a […]
Danish ban on face-covering garments enters into force
Source: Associated press By JAN M. OLSEN COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Supporters and opponents of a ban on garments covering the face, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or […]
Philippine Bombing Kills 10, Showing Insurgents Remain a Problem
Source: The New York Times By Felipe Villamor MANILA — Militants detonated a car bomb at a military checkpoint on Tuesday in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, killing at […]
Turkish court rejects U.S. pastor’s appeal
Source: Reuters BY Ezgi Erkoyun, Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court rejected an appeal on Tuesday for an American pastor to be released from house arrest during his trial […]
Catholic Church Faces Reckoning in Chile as Sex Abuse Scandal Widens
Source: The New York Times By Pascale Bonnefoy SANTIAGO, Chile — The 20 men and women rose quietly from their pews during Mass at the Cathedral of Santiago one day last […]
Protests in Indonesia as girl raped by brother is jailed for abortion
Source: The Guardian BY Kate Lamb in Jakarta Indonesian activists have filed an official complaint against three judges in Sumatra, who sentenced a teenage girl to six months in prison for […]
Argentine doctors protest legal abortion ahead of key vote
Source: Associated Press By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A campaign to expand legal abortions in the homeland of Pope Francis is bitterly dividing Argentines — and increasingly […]
Inside LeBron James’s New $8 Million Public School, Where Students Get Free Bikes, Meals, and College Tuition
Source: Time By MAX ZAHN July 31, 2018 Basketball star Lebron James, who briefly split the Internet asunder with his recent choice to depart the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles […]
What Is Intermittent Fasting And Is It Actually Good For You?
Source: Time By MARKHAM HEID Sustainable weight loss. Protection from diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Improved brain health. Enhanced physical fitness and strength. It seems like every week, researchers turn up […]
Pennsylvania Catholic Bishop Publishes List Of 71 Alleged Sex Abusers
Source: Huffington Post The Harrisburg diocese apologized for failing to respond properly to abuse allegations against priests and other church leaders. BY Mark Scolforo HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Roman […]
Pew: Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home
Source: Christian Today By JEREMY WEBER Among regular attenders of religious services: 2 in 3 go because of their kids, Catholics half as likely as Protestants to value sermons, and […]
Why fewer Americans are attending religious services
Source : Religion News Service BY Emily McFarlan Miller (RNS) — Fewer adults are attending religious services in the United States, but not necessarily because they don’t believe. Many cite […]
Chinese Surveillance Expands to Muslims Making Mecca Pilgrimage
Source: Wall Street Journal By Eva Dou July 31, 2018 10:01 a.m. ET BEIJING—China’s close watch over its Islamic minority is being extended abroad, as Muslims from some Chinese regions […]
This Woman Says She Breastfed Her Baby At Church, Then Was Punished By Its Leaders
Source: BuzzFeed News BY Jim Dalrymple II BuzzFeed News Reporter Posted on July 31, 2018, at 11:11 p.m. ET George Frey / Getty Images A Mormon woman attending church in […]
Metro can ban all religious ads on buses and trains, court rules
Source: The Washington Post By Ann E. Marimow The Washington region’s transit system can bar religious messages on its buses and trains and in its stations, a federal appeals court ruled […]
I have irritated, I think, all gov’ts during my tenure — Prince Zeid
UN human rights commissioner’s tough approach triggers debate as he gets ready to leave office By AFP – Aug 02,2018 – JORDAN TIMES HH Prince Zeid will leave office as […]
Religion: Modernizing the Case for God
Epigraph: Eyes cannot reach Him but He reaches the eyes. And He is the Incomprehensible, the All-Aware. (Al Quran 6:103/104) Source: Time Philosophers refurbish the tools of reason to sharpen […]