I’m Finally Breaking Up With Richard Dawkins
Source: Huffington Post By Chris Sosa Campaign Manager, Political Commentator I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m done with Richard Dawkins. As a teenager, the brilliant scientist was among the […]
Gov`t Must Prevent Ahmadiyah in Bangka from Banishment: Activist
Source: Time TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Human rights advocacy group Setara has demanded the government to protect Ahmadiyah followers from banishment initiated by the Bangka regent Tarmizi H. Setara Institute deputy chairman […]
Denmark Has Figured Out One Way To Foil Corporate Greed
Source: Huffington Post NEW YORK — Denmark is not the socialist utopia celebrated by Sen. Bernie Sanders during the first Democratic presidential debate in October. Just ask Prime Minister Lars Løkke […]
Renewable Energy Is Trouncing Fossil Fuels
Source: Huffington Post The United States has to reduce greenhouse emissions to less than a quarter of what they were in 2005 to meet its commitment under the Paris climate […]
Honduran cardinal warns against aborting Zika fetuses
Source: RNS (RNS) Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras, a top adviser to Pope Francis, has denounced the idea of “therapeutic abortions” — which are carried out because of fetal […]
Concern grows at Catholic church’s silence over Zika virus crisis
Source: The Guardian The Catholic church has remained silent in the face of the mounting crisis caused by the Zika virus in Latin America, which has led at least four […]
In supposed no-go zone, British Muslims, Christians say no to fanatics
Source: The Washington Post LUTON, England —When Donald Trump raised the specter of Muslim-dominated no-go zones in London, Britons from the prime minister on down responded with indignation. But Stephen Lennon […]
The head scarf, modern Turkey, and me.
Source: The New Yorker BY ELIF BATUMAN In 1924, a year after founding the Turkish Republic on the ruins of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the country’s new leader, […]
Who Are the True Heirs of Zionism?
Source: The New York Times JERUSALEM — ZIONISM was never the gentlest of ideologies. The return of the Jewish people to their biblical homeland and the resumption of Jewish sovereignty […]
A Paris butcher offers a lesson in interfaith ties
Source:RNS PARIS (RNS) On Fridays, the Boucherie de l’Argonne closes early. Its Muslim workers head to afternoon prayers. The Jews prepare for Shabbat — a practical accommodation for staff sharing similar […]
Phoenix opts for silence over prayers at public meetings
By Kimberly Winston, who is a freelance religion reporter based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She covers atheism and freethought for RNS. (RNS) The city of Phoenix has decided […]
Ash Wednesday 2016: History, Dates, Traditions Of Lent’s First Day Of Fasting
Source: Huffington Post The Christian holy day marks the beginning of Lent. Ash Wednesday is observed on February 10, 2016. The Christian holy day marks the beginning of Lent, a […]
Marco Rubio’s comments about Muslims actually make a lot of sense
theguardian: by The Republican candidate was not pleased that Obama visited a mosque this week. Neither were many of the Americans that Rubio wants to vote for him Barack Obama greets children from Al-Rahmah school and other guests during his visit to the Islamic Society of Baltimore on Wednesday. Photograph: […]
Back to Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
Source: Dawn By Asad Jamal Asking the CII to review the blasphemy laws is pointless. THE chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology, Mohammad Khan Sherani, has indicated the CCI […]
Canada: Brampton man Brar charged with murder of his wife in a truck fire
theobserver.ca Sarnia: Fire and police officials on the scene of a fatal transport fire on westbound Highway 402, south of Sarnia, on Jan. 31, 2016. (BARBARA SIMPSON, Sarnia Observer) A Brampton truck driver charged with the first-degree murder of his wife following a Jan. 31 truck fire on Highway 402 […]
Religion ban for China Communist Party ex-officials
Source: BBC China has banned retired Communist Party members from believing in a religion or practising religious activities, state media report. China is officially atheist but says it guarantees religious […]
TRACKING ISLAMOPHOBIA IN THE U.S.
Source: Huffington Post Islamophobia is real. And it’s not going anywhere. After last year’s terror attacks in Paris and mass shooting in San Bernardino, California — and amidst a surge in […]
Can you really get fit in 60 seconds?
Source: BBC It’s called ‘High Intensity Interval Training’, and it can supposedly do wonders for your health – all with just a few minutes per week. BBC presenter and doctor Michael Mosley was sceptical, but as he discovered when he tried the exercise for himself, there’s scientific evidence that supports […]
Pope Francis set for historic Orthodox Patriarch meeting
Source: BBC Pope Francis will hold a historic first meeting with Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russian Orthodox Church, in Cuba next week. The Russian Orthodox Church said the “persecution […]
Obama at National Prayer Breakfast: ‘Faith is the great cure for fear’
Source: CNN Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama addressed the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday, speaking about the need to overcome fear through faith, just one day after making a historic visit […]