Pakistani court closes licensed liquor shops for non-Muslims
Source: Reuters By Syed Raza Hassan | KARACHI, PAKISTAN A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the closure of all liquor shops in the southern province of Sindh, officials said, cutting […]
The Pope Commemorates The Reformation That Split Western Christianity
Source: NPR By SYLVIA POGGIOLI One of the greatest rifts in Christianity — between Catholics and Lutherans — isn’t what it used to be. As a sign of those much improved […]
How Trump Is Dividing Jerry Falwell’s University
Source: Politico By BRANDON AMBROSINO Last weekend, as more than 9,000 alumni descended on Lynchburg, Virginia, for Liberty University’s homecoming weekend, much went as expected. The carnival atmosphere was pervasive—boosters […]
National Cathedral faces calls to remove windows with Confederate generals
Source: RNS By Adelle M. Banks WASHINGTON (RNS) After quietly removing panes bearing the Confederate flag from its stained-glass windows, leaders of the Washington National Cathedral are now wondering what to do […]
Clinton Press Conference: She has not called FBI ‘rigged,’ ‘corrupt’ or partisan, she has just demanded evidence
US election 2016: Clinton demands details of new email probe Source: BBC Hillary Clinton has urged the FBI to explain without delay why it is carrying out a new investigation […]
Jesus Christ’s ‘burial slab’ in Jerusalem uncovered for first time in centuries
Source:ET The original limestone shelf, known as a “burial bed,” was exposed during the restoration of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after being covered by marble since at least 1555 AD. “It will be a long scientific analysis, but we will finally be able to see the original rock […]
How an Epidural May Lower Postpartum Depression Risk
Source: Time Pain during childbirth can be excruciating for some women—and its harmful effects may reach beyond the delivery room. A small new study suggests that getting a pain-relieving epidural injection during labor may lower the risk of developing postpartum depression. “Labor pain matters more than just for the birth […]
How Being Overweight May Affect Memory
Source: Time By Amanda MacMillan Want to stay sharp well into old age? Keep an eye on your waistline, suggests a recent study from the University of Arizona. Having a higher body mass index (BMI) can negatively impact brain functioning in older adults, researchers say, and there’s evidence that inflammation is […]
Michelle Obama ‘Will Never Run for Office,’ President Says
Source: Time By Katie Reilly President Barack Obama on Friday shut down speculation that First Lady Michelle Obama might pursue a political career of her own. The First Lady has become […]
Mosul Iraq battle: ‘Tens of thousands of civilians’ used as IS human shields
Source: BBC Islamic State (IS) militants have abducted tens of thousands of civilians from around the Iraqi city of Mosul to use as human shields, the UN says. The group […]
One-in-Five U.S. Adults Were Raised in Interfaith Homes
Source: Pew Research Center Roughly one-in-five U.S. adults were raised with a mixed religious background, according to a new Pew Research Center study. This includes about one-in-ten who say they were raised by two people, both of whom were religiously affiliated but with different religions, such as a Protestant mother […]
Baptisms on the football field: Church-and-state separation advocates see a troubling trend at public schools
Source: The Washington Post By Julie Zauzmer One sunny afternoon last month, Newton High School football coach Ryan Smith gave his players a different sort of pep talk. “This world’s […]
Liberty University Students Want to Be Christians—Not Republicans
Source: The Atlantic By EMMA GREEN LYNCHBURG, Va.—When Jerry Falwell founded Liberty University in 1971, he dreamed of transforming the United States. As he put it, “We’re turning out moral revolutionaries.” […]
Conservative Christian Women Turn Away From Donald Trump
Source: Wall Street Journal By IAN LOVETT Since becoming an evangelical Christian in college, Laura Robinson has also called herself a Republican. But after watching the video of GOP presidential […]
Why Donald Trump could lose red Utah: Mormon America has found another candidate.
Source: The Washington Post By Sarah Pulliam Bailey Although Mormons have traditionally been the most Republican religious group in the United States, it appears that they are fleeing this year’s […]
Father who lost Muslim son in Iraq berates Trump from mosque
Source: Associated Press By BEN FINLEY NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Khizr Khan, a Muslim-American whose son was killed in Iraq, held back tears Wednesday as he again took on Donald […]
45 Weird Bans on Women in Iran
Frontpage Mag, Gender apartheid in the Islamic Republic. October 27, 2016, Dr. Majid Rafizadeh 37 Under Iran’s Islamic laws, women are prohibited from performing basic day-to-day activities. I had firsthand experience of witnessing many of these strange and bizarre bans while living in Iran and other Muslim countries. Millions of women, […]
Indian-origin bus driver burnt alive in Australia
Source: TOI MELBOURNE: A 29-year-old Indian-origin bus driver was charred to death on Friday when a man set him on fire after pouring some flammable liquid on him in front […]
U.S. Doesn’t Know Who Will Attack ISIS HQ
Source: The Daily Beast The plan to cut off the city of Raqqa, the capital of the self-proclaimed Islamic State, could begin as early as “two weeks,” a U.S. defense official told The Daily Beast Thursday. But which troops would eventually enter Raqqa after it is surrounded—and how the U.S.-led […]
‘They think we’re invaders’
Source:BBC Joanna lost her job in a food processing factory four months ago and is now considering moving abroad.”I don’t see any future for me here, especially after what happened after Brexit,” Joanna says. According to the latest figures, published in August, there are 2.23 million EU nationals working in the […]