Religion and Science
Source: Pew Research Center Are science and religion at odds with each other? A majority of the public says science and religion often conflict, with nearly six-in-ten adults (59%) expressing […]
Trudeau and the power of ‘Positive Politics’
By Fareed Zakaria Thursday, October 22, 2015 Justin Trudeau’s sweeping victory in Canada could be read as one more indication that voters in the Western world are moving left — […]
Islamist al Shabaab attacks Somali hotel, kill at least 13
MOGADISHU, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Security forces in the Somali capital fought for several hours on Sunday before clearing a hotel of Islamist al Shabaab gunmen who had stormed the building after two bombs ripped into it, police and witnesses said. At least 13 people were killed. Al Shabaab, which […]
Antarctic ozone hole expands
Source: Emirates 24/7 The Antarctic ozone hole has swelled this month to one of its biggest sizes on record, UN and US scientists say, insisting that the Earth-shielding ozone layer […]
Why All College Students Should Be Asking The Big Questions
Source: Huffington Post Over the last two years, Evgenia Cherkasova, an associate professor of philosophy at Boston’s Suffolk University, has taught the university’s first course focused entirely on exploring the […]
What Seventh-day Adventists like Ben Carson believe
Source: CNN Donald Trump made headlines this weekend by questioning fellow GOP candidate Ben Carson’s Seventh-day Adventist faith — literally. “I’m Presbyterian,” Trump said at a rally in Florida on […]
Why are some Catholics so afraid of change?
Source: CNN The Synod on the Family, the gathering of bishops from around the world that just concluded, changed no Catholic doctrine. None. But you wouldn’t know that from the […]
NASA Says ‘Great Pumpkin’ Asteroid Will Fly by on Halloween
Source: Time Something strange will appear in the skies this Halloween, and it’s not a witch on a broomstick. NASA says an asteroid dubbed the “great pumpkin” will fly by […]
18% of Americans say they’ve seen a ghost
Source: Pew Research Center On Saturday evening, many American children will encounter costumed ghosts as they roam the streets in search of candy and other treats on Halloween. Before bedtime, to […]
Russia Dismisses ISIS Claim It Brought Down Jet in Egypt
Source: Time Reports “must not be considered reliable,” Russian transport minister says The Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) group is claiming responsibility for bringing down the Russian […]
Oct 31: 95 thesis of Luther will change Christianity forever. Watch PBS documentary in TMT
Martin Luther posts 95 theses today on October 31st in 1517 Source: History.com On this day in 1517, the priest and scholar Martin Luther approaches the door of the Castle […]
In criminal justice push, Hillary Clinton calls for end to racial profiling
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) Hillary Clinton will push for a series of criminal justice reform plans Friday by calling for eliminating the sentencing disparity for crack and powder cocaine and ending racial […]
How Reluctance to Debate Religion Is Compounding Problems
Source : Huffington post By Raza Habib Raja I have often been much more amazed not at the religious fanaticism of the few, but at passivity of the moderate majority. […]
‘Milestone’ prostate cancer drug
Source : BBC The first drug that targets precise genetic mutations in prostate cancer has been shown to be effective in a “milestone” trial by UK scientists. The study, at […]
Google’s Project Loon internet balloons to circle Earth
Source: BBC Google believes it is on course to have enough internet-beaming balloons in the stratosphere to form a ring over part of the world next year. It told the […]
Surprise discovery suggests ‘gentle’ start for Solar System
Source: BBC The Rosetta spacecraft has discovered molecular oxygen in the cloud of gas surrounding the comet it is tracking. The discovery has come as a complete surprise to scientists […]
West helped increase corruption in Middle East by selling weapons: report
Source: Tribune Western nations, particularly the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia and Germany, have helped increase corruption in Middle Eastern and North African countries by selling them large quantities […]
Muslim leaders in UK warn of ‘worrying’ levels of Islamophobia
Source: The Guardian The Muslim Council of Britain has warned of increasing levels of Islamophobia in the UK after recent videos showing anti-Muslim abuse on public transport were posted online […]
Climate pledges keep ‘door open’ to warming under 2C
Source: Gulf News Carbon-cutting pledges from 146 nations for a universal climate rescue pact leave the “door open” to capping global warming below the danger threshold, the United Nations said […]