Lassa fever: The killer disease with no vaccine
Source: BBC News By Dr Charlie Weller Head of Vaccines, Wellcome Trust Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a deadly disease. Lassa […]
China NPC: Economy growth target ‘around 6.5%’ in 2018
Source: BBC News China has set its 2018 economic growth target at “around 6.5%”. The figure, announced at the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress, is in line with the […]
Five Centuries After Reformation, Catholic-Protestant Divide in Western Europe Has Faded
Source: Pew Research Center from August 2017 As Protestants prepare to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that the prevailing view among […]
Pakistan elects a Hindu woman to its senate in historic first
By ZARAR KHANThe Associated Press Sun., March 4, 2018, thestar.com ISLAMABAD—A woman from Pakistan’s marginalized Hindu minority has been elected to the senate for the first time ever in an election over the weekend in which a Taliban-linked cleric was defeated. Krishna Kumari, a member of the Pakistan People’s Party, hails from […]
Ehrman and Licona Debate: “Are the Gospels Historically Reliable?”
On February 21, 2018, Ratio Christi and the KSU History Club cosponsored a debate between Bart Ehrman and Mike Licona on the question “Are the Gospels Historically Reliable?” The debate […]
Muslims in America: Examining the Facts
Source: craigconsidinetcd.com Dr. Craig Considine Title: Muslims in America: Examining the Facts Publication Date: June 30, 2018 Author: Craig Considine Publisher: ABC-CLIO Pages: 212 Volume: 1 Size: 6 1/8X9 1/4 Topics: Current […]
Bill Gates Is Obsessed With These 2 New Books
Source: Time By MARTHA C. WHITE March 2, 2018 Bill Gates had some awesome answers for curious Redditors on his AMA this week, commenting on topics ranging from philanthropy to technology to […]
Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History
Premieres Sunday, March 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT in CNN Go inside the Vatican to reveal how popes have used their power to shape the course of world history. The […]
Take Control of Your Happiness: Joel Osteen
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Joel Osteen has no less than a thousand, half hour wonderful presentations, about positive thinking, hope, optimism […]
JARED KUSHNER’S REAL-ESTATE FIRM SOUGHT MONEY DIRECTLY FROM QATAR GOVERNMENT WEEKS BEFORE BLOCKADE
Source: The Intercept By Clayton Swisher, Ryan Grim THE REAL ESTATE firm tied to the family of presidential son-in-law and top White House adviser Jared Kushner made a direct pitch to Qatar’s minister […]
Scientists Found More Than a Million Rare Penguins in Antarctica Play Video
Source: Time By KATE SAMUELSON Updated: March 2, 2018 12:13 PM ET A previously unknown “supercolony” of more than 1.5 million penguins has been discovered by scientists in the Danger Islands, a chain […]
First-edition Book of Mormon sells at auction for $80,000
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston | March 1, 2018 MORE Several angles of the first-edition Book of Mormon, printed in 1830, which sold for $80,000 at auction on Feb. 27, 2018. […]
Appeals court denies bid to reconsider ruling on Peace Cross
Source: Associated Press By DENISE LAVOIE BLADENSBURG, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a request to reconsider its ruling that a 40-foot-tall (12-meter) cross on a […]
Planned Parenthood Plans Major Political Effort In Key States For 2018 Midterms
Source: NPR By DON GONYEA Add Planned Parenthood to the list of organizations looking to take advantage of President Trump’s low approval ratings in the 2018 midterm elections. The organization is not new […]
Spurned by U.S. and Facing Danger Back Home, Iranian Christians Fear the Worst
Source: The New York Times By MIRIAM JORDAN LOS ANGELES — They sold their homes and possessions, quit their jobs, and left their country — they thought for good. The Iranians, […]
Trump, Pence and many evangelical leaders mourn Billy Graham at his funeral
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey The Rev. Billy Graham is laid to rest CHARLOTTE — About 2,000 people filled a huge white tent on Friday for a private […]
A preacher to millions took comfort in a local church pastor
Source: Religion News Service By Yonat Shimron CHARLOTTE, N.C. (RNS) — If Billy Graham was “America’s pastor,” as so many headlines pronounced following his death, who was Billy Graham’s pastor? It […]
Trump-Graham power nexus flows through Franklin
Source: Associated Press By LAURIE KELLMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The preacher and the president, seated side-by-side in the lit-for-television Capitol Rotunda, leaned a few inches closer. The Rev. Franklin Graham […]
Ted Talk: Preventing Depression and PTSD
The path to better medicine is paved with accidental yet revolutionary discoveries. In this well-told tale of how science happens, neuroscientist Rebecca Brachman shares news of a serendipitous breakthrough treatment […]