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 […]
GUEST COLUMN: Extremist group that cried ‘wolf’
Published: July 31, 2018 Members of the Markham Synchro club — shooting victim Julianna Kozis, 10, was a member — paying their respects during a vigil at Alexander the […]
Crescent and Swiss Cross: 1st August Swiss National Day Celebration in Mahmud Mosque, Zurich
The reputable Swiss Newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung brought a good report on the Swiss National Day Celebration at the Mahmud Mosque in Zurich on 1st August 2018. Besides […]
Persecuted Indonesian Christians, Muslims strengthen bonds
Ahmadiyya, Protestant youths unite at gatherings in show of defiance against intolerant Islamists, authorities Muslim and Christian youths from communities facing discrimination by Muslims and local authorities hold a […]
With religious freedom ministerial, an opportunity to act on behalf of oppressed Ahmadi Muslims
By Reps. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) and Peter King (R-N.Y.), Opinion Contributor — 08/01/18 The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill […]
Pakistan dismisses US concerns over use of IMF funds
Pakistan’s economy has hit severe turbulence over the past year and most analysts expect the nation to seek a bailout, either from the IMF or closest ally China, to avoid […]
The Danish government has chosen to ban face veils – but I’ll still wear mine
Source: Independent By Sally Rashid Today, Denmark’s ban on the public wearing of face veils came into force. Joining the likes of France and Belgium, Denmark’s outlawing of the niqab […]