Source: The Huffington Post By Staks Rosch: Blogger, atheist, and Humanist Atheists like me are used to religious leaders like the last pope telling us that we are going to Hell to be tortured for all eternity because we are skeptical of their pretty hard to believe claims. This new pope surprised everyone […]
May 25, 2013 – 03:19 By Khaled Yacoub Oweis ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad’s foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said […]
Did Pope Francis Perform An Exorcism? Source: The Huffington Post By CIARAN GILES 05/24/13 11:20 AM ET EDT AP MADRID — The Catholic archdiocese in Madrid says it needs more exorcists […]
by Daniele Mariani, swissinfo.ch May 24, 2013 – 11:00 First it was Bolsheviks and Jews. Then it was migrant workers from Southern Europe. Now it’s more exotic newcomers such as […]
The incident occurred in the Indian state of Punjab. Two puppies fell into a well. Their mother ran near the well and started barking, and attracted the attention of the owner, who looked inside and to his surprise there was a king cobra at the bottom, which didn’t pose any […]
thrguardian: by Leon Moosavi. It is important to stress that from the estimated 5,000 converts to Islam every year, almost all of them embrace Islam after being inspired by its monotheistic clarity, its moral guidance and its holistic framework. Conversion to Islam is rarely political, but it is usually connected to […]
Huff Post: by Trevor Grundy. LONDON (RNS) Leaders of Britain’s 2.8 million Muslims reacted with horror and anger following Wednesday’s (May 22) slaughter with knives and machetes of an off-duty British soldier in the streets outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in south London. A statement from the Muslim Council of […]
Jabhat al-Nusra, an al-Qaida affiliate, consolidates position as scramble for control of wells accelerates by Julian Borger and Mona Mahmood THE GUARDIAN The EU decision to lift Syrian oil sanctions […]
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ARABNEWS Saturday 25 May 2013 TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet yesterday formally denied months-long rumors that the premier had not moved into his official residence […]
By Associated Press, Published: May 24 ANKARA, Turkey — A look at legislation passed in Turkey’s parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists and liquor companies in the mainly Muslim but […]
by Qasim Rashid We read with interest the Trentonian Editorial Board’s article, “U.S.-Approved ‘Muslims’” (May 21). While we appreciate the newspaper’s efforts to highlight some of the repression that the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community faces, we must take exception to several of the article’s erroneous and speculative assertions concerning the Community. […]
CBC NEWS CALGARY | May 24, 2013 | 4:35 INTERVIEW: Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad The world leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslims speaks to recent attacks in the name of Islam. Watch video in CBC […]
GENEVA: ARAB NEWS Saturday 25 May 2013 The World Health Organization said yesterday it would help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new SARS-like virus to draw […]
By Kevin Sullivan, Saturday, May 25, 2013 ISKENDERUN, Turkey — The Nissos Rodos, a 630-foot ferry, used to cruise the Greek islands, moving tourists from one sunny paradise to the next. Business dried up when the Greek economic crisis hit three years ago. But then came the war in Syria, […]
Source: The Local A leading German Catholic cardinal says the government should encourage women to stay at home and breed – rather than bring immigrants into the country to solve its demographic problems. More:
Washington Post: WASHINGTON — The U.S. expressed concern Thursday over increased attacks on religious minorities in Indonesia, but human rights groups accused Washington of downplaying the problem as it looks to forge stronger relations with Jakarta. Muslim-majority Indonesia has emerged as Southeast Asia’s most robust democracy since the fall of […]
Jakarta Post: The Priangan Barat chapter of Jemaah Ahmadiyah Indonesia (JAI) in West Java say Minister of Religious Affairs Suryadharma Ali takes side and cheerleads intolerance. Ekky Mubariq of the chapter questioned Suryadharma’s claim that 20 Ahmadi followers had quit JAI. On May 21, 2013, Suryadharma witnessed the 20 Ahmadis […]
Washington Post: Pope Francis’s pronouncement that God has “redeemed all of us … even the atheists”Wednesday surprised both believers and nonbelievers around the world, who are used to stricter edicts from the […]
Huff Post: Is Pope Francis A Heretic? No, But He Does Raise Questions By David Gibson Religion News Service (RNS) Is Pope Francis endorsing heresy? It might look that way from the eye-catching headlines this week that made it appear everyone was bound for heaven — “even atheists!” — thanks […]