How Can I Possibly Believe That Faith Is Better Than Doubt?
Source: The New York Times By Peter Wehner Why is it that, according to Jesus, faith is better than proof? That’s a question I’ve struggled to answer ever since I […]
How I became Christian again: my long journey to find faith once more
Source: The Guardian By Bryan Mealer A few mornings a week, I go running with a priest. We meet at 5.30 under a streetlamp in central Austin and make our way […]
My husband’s Orthodox Jewish family pressured us to call off our wedding
Source: Vox By Helaina Hovitz I wasn’t entirely surprised to hear that my fiancé’s father had announced he would “wear black to mourn our wedding day.” I’ve never met the guy, […]
Israel minister plans Trump train station at Western Wall
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s transportation minister is pushing ahead with a plan to dig a railway tunnel under Jerusalem’s Old City, passing near […]
Austrian Muslims Say Religious Intolerance Is Growing
Source: NPR By SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON Across the street from Vienna’s iconic Ferris wheel, the Schura Mosque is packed each Friday with Muslims who come to pray. It’s one of some […]
Egypt Hangs 15 for Terrorism, Stoking Fears Among Islamists
Source: The New York Times By NOUR YOUSSEF CAIRO — The Egyptian authorities hanged 15 men on Tuesday for an attack in the Sinai Peninsula in 2013, the start of an Islamic insurgency […]
Washington’s huge new Bible museum talks a lot about Jews. So why are some Jews so skeptical?
Source: The Washington Post By Michelle Boorstein Funded and founded by evangelicals, the new Museum of the Bible sticks out for something its leaders clearly wanted to emphasize: Jews. The eight-story, […]
Highlighting Compassion in the Abrahamic Faiths
Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in the Quran Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times As only the Islamophobes, who hate Islam or those […]
Obama warns against irresponsible social media use
Source: BBC News Former US President Barack Obama has warned against the irresponsible use of social media, in a rare interview since stepping down in January. He warned that such […]
Barack Obama Warns Against the Divisive Nature of Social Media in Interview with Prince Harry
Source: Time By ELI MEIXLER Former President Barack Obama has warned against some of the perils of social media — in particular, its potential to create social divisions and spread misinformation […]
People Who Live to 100 Have These Traits in Common
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN If you’re looking to live to 100, you may want to watch more than your diet. A study of people in remote Italian villages who lived […]
Money Can’t Buy Happiness, But It Does Change How You Experience It
Source: Time By AMANDA MACMILLAN People feel happiness in different ways—and one possible factor is how much money they make, according to new research. People with higher incomes tend to […]
Palestinian Christians tangle with Greek Orthodox Church over Holy Land properties
Source: The Washington Post By Ruth Eglash December 23 Beside a nondescript stretch of highway linking Bethlehem to Jerusalem, there’s a large shiny rock and a cluster of olive trees. This place, […]
With few options, Israeli couples turn to rogue weddings
Source: Associated Press By ILAN BEN ZION JERUSALEM (AP) — Rabbi Chuck Davidson is a criminal in the eyes of Israeli law. However, he wouldn’t be put behind bars for his crime in most countries. His offense: conducting rogue weddings in defiance of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate. Even though Davidson belongs […]
How ISIS Changed the Yezidi Religion
Source: The Atlantic Those who went into exile have creatively adapted their rituals. Those who stayed have been just as innovative. Yezidis light candles and paraffin torches during a ceremony […]
‘We Are Afraid of Christmas’: Tensions Dampen Holiday in India
Source: The New York Times By KAI SCHULTZ and SUHASINI RAJ A Christmas display at a New Delhi mall. Though Christians are a small minority in India, celebrating the holiday appeals to many […]
Florida deputies investigating beating of Muslim girl
Source: Associated Press By TERRY SPENCER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s office said Friday that it is investigating the videotaped beating of a Muslim teenager by three […]
Appeals court: Trump exceeded authority with travel ban
Source: Associated Press By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and MARTHA BELLISLE HONOLULU (AP) — A federal appeals court panel ruled Friday that President Donald Trump once again exceeded the scope of […]
Archbishop of Canterbury denounces ‘populist leaders that deceive’
Source: The Guardian Justin Welby also used his Christmas Day sermon to draw similarities between Nativity and refugee crisis The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, during the Christmas Day service […]
More pregnant women are using pot, study finds
Source: CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN)More pregnant women seem to be using pot — sometimes to ease the nausea of morning sickness or heightened anxiety — and a new study […]