Australian Archbishop Found Guilty In Cover-Up Of Child Sex Abuse
Source: NPR BY SCOTT NEUMAN Archbishop of Adelaide Philip Wilson has been found guilty of concealing child sex abuse by a fellow priest that he first learned of in the 1970s. […]
‘I had no real interest in politics, until this’ – Ireland’s accidental abortion activists
Source: The Guardian BY Joyce Fegan On 25 May, voters in Ireland will decide whether to legalise abortion. Doctors, grandparents and those who have been forced to travel the UK to […]
For six decades, ‘the man with the golden arm’ donated blood — and saved 2.4 million babies
Source: The Washington Post By Amy B Wang In 1951, a 14-year-old Australian boy named James Harrison awoke from a major chest operation. Doctors had removed one of his lungs in […]
Australian archbishop Philip Wilson guilty of concealing child sex abuses
Source: BBC News An Australian court has found a Catholic archbishop guilty of concealing child sexual abuse in the 1970s. Philip Wilson, now archbishop of Adelaide, becomes the most senior […]
I’m 34 Years Old and Own 8 Homes. Here’s How I Did It
Source: Time By IAN SALISBURY May 21, 2018 When Paula Pant was 27 years old, she and her future husband Will were paying $400 a month for a single bedroom in […]
Border Patrol Agent Detains 2 U.S. Citizens for Speaking Spanish
Source: Time By ASSOCIATED PRESS May 21, 2018 (HAVRE, Mont.) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent questioned two women for speaking Spanish in line at a gas station in […]
Pope Francis Reportedly Told a Gay Man ‘God Made You Like This’
Source: Time By NICOLE WINFIELD / AP May 21, 2018 (VATICAN CITY) — Pope Francis’ reported comments to a gay man that “God made you like this” have been embraced by […]
‘There’s power in love’: Read the fiery sermon at the royal wedding by the Episcopal Church’s Michael Curry
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey Curry, who was installed as presiding bishop of the U.S.-based member of the Anglican Communion on Nov. 1, 2015, is the son of an outspoken civil rights activist who helped bring an end to segregated schools in Buffalo. As bishop in North Carolina, […]
The End of the Concept of ‘the West’?
Vessela Tcherneva @vtcherneva 18th May, 2018 The West is more and more divided and global strategic interests are diverging. The impact of the US President on views and transatlantic trust is significant. ‘You, Europeans, come to this town to preach to us, to complain and accuse, and then expect us […]
Secularism or Shariah: Among the Believers Documentary?
The documentary – Among The Believers examines the increasing political and religious turmoil in Pakistan since the War on Terror, with specific attention to the Red Mosque (Lal Masjid) and […]
Australian archbishop Philip Wilson guilty of concealing child sex abuses
Source: BBC In 2012, then PM Julia Gillard set up a royal commission, the country’s highest form of public inquiry, to look into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. By the time it had published its final report in December last year, it had handled 42,000 calls and referred more […]
The Royal wedding: How it distorted the gospel for the whole world
Source: CT Bishop Curry rightly cited 1 John 4:8, ‘God is love’. And he spoke of the power of that love. But, and this is easily done, he soon slipped into ‘love is God’ – ‘any form of love’ (again without defining what love is). Even when he mentioned Jesus’ […]
Membership decline means Church of Scotland’s ‘very existence’ under threat, report warns
Source: CT Membership has fallen by around 20 per cent in five years, from 413,000 in 2011 to 336,000 at the end of 2017. In the next five or six years there will be a shortfall of around 300 paid ministers with 75 per cent currently over the age of […]
Ex-RAW chief wants India to invite Gen Bajwa
Source: Dawn NEW DELHI: Former spy chief A.S. Dulat asked the Indian government on Monday to invite Pakistan’s Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to kick-start the stalled talks between the two countries. Speaking to NDTV together with former ISI chief Lt Gen Asad Durrani ahead of the release of […]
Sweden to send war pamphlet to 4.8 million households
Source: CNN It’s hard to predict when war will break out, but Sweden wants to make sure that it’s populace is always prepared for the worst. The Swedish government is reissuing an instructional war pamphlet to all 4.8 million households in the country, informing them for the first time in […]
Uyghur Schoolchildren, Parents Forced to Abstain From Fasting During Ramadan
2018-05-21 A poster of late Chairman Mao Zedong watches over Uyghur students in a classroom at a middle school in Hotan prefecture, in a file photo. AP Photo Authorities in […]
Ramadan reflections: The core of fasting is empathy (Guest opinion)
Posted May 20 In this 2012 file photo, Yasmin Hassan, 9, front, participates in daily prayer at the Bilal Mosque in Beaverton. Islam requires that children above the age […]
Ramadan Fasting in Shia Ismaili Islam: A Historical Overview
Posted on June 3, 2016 by Ismaili Gnostic Certain Muslim groups in present times have publicly monopolized and “normalized” an image of Islam where Islam equals the so-called “Five Pillars”: […]
24 Easy Ramadan Recipes That Will Keep You Energized All Month Long headshot
By Carol Kuruvilla As part of the holy month of Ramadan, which started last week, millions of Muslims around the world will abstain from food and water between dawn and dusk. Muslims keeping the fast typically wake up before dawn and eat a “suhoor” meal, which means they need to […]
Ramadan 2018: Quitting smoking and caffeine, side effects and tips
Stopping smoking or drinking coffee in Ramadan might prove harder than staying away from food Image Credit: Pixabay Published: 08:00 May 22, 2018 Dona Cherian, Guides Writer We […]