Anglican nuns praised for joining Catholic Church
Oxford, England, Jan 8, 2013 / 02:02 am (CNA).- A group of 11 Anglican nuns who were received into the communion of the Catholic Church Jan. 1 were lauded for […]
Sweden: Centre Party faces internal rebellion (trying to legalize polygamy, among other things…)
Resistance is growing within the ranks of the Centre Party over a radical new party programme which includes proposals on free immigration, polygamy and an end to compulsory schooling. Several regional party chapters in southern Sweden are now organizing against the proposed 2013 party programme, reports the newspaper Dagens Nyheter. […]
The murder of Saad Farooq in Pakistan
Source: New Religion via Nasim Malik of Sweden. Ummad Farooq speaks out against sectarian violence in Pakistan, weeks after his brother was murdered for being an Ahmadi Saad Farooq (left) with younger brother Ummad Farooq (right) By S. Taalay Ahmed I’m sitting across the table from Ummad Farooq in a small […]
Cameron Succumbs to Growing Europhobia
Source: The Spiegel By Christoph Scheuermann REUTERS Cameron speaks on the BBC’s ‘Andrew Marr Show’ on Sunday. Britain’s right-wing conservative movement is making life difficult for Prime Minister David Cameron. The UK Independence Party wants to lead the country out of the EU, and its approval ratings are higher than […]
Hagel sets early challenge for Israel lobby
Source: Asiatimes: Former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel’s likely nomination as US defense secretary creates a dilemma for the Israel lobby. Opposition would risk ties with President Barack Obama and failure threaten its “invincible” aura in Washington’s corridors of power. Acquiesce, and it would have to deal with a fiercely independent […]
Jesus Wife: Harvard Theological Review Postpones Publication For More Testing
(RNS) The Harvard Theological Review is postponing publication of a major article on the papyrus fragment in which Jesus seems to refer to his wife, raising further doubts about a […]
The Crisis of the Middle Class and American Power
Source: Stratfor. By George Friedman Last week I wrote about the crisis of unemployment in Europe. I received a great deal of feedback, with Europeans agreeing that this is the core problem and Americans arguing that the United States has the same problem, asserting that U.S. unemployment is twice as […]
Halt hate speech now
Source: ET SSP rally had spread hate speech against Shias. PHOTO: EXPRESS/IRFAN ALI We are our biggest enemies. This is something many fail to see because they believe external forces are to blame for Pakistan’s problems but the recent filing of a first information report (FIR) in Multan against members […]
The Politics Of Orthodox And Ahmadiyya Muslims In Wa (Ghana)
The political and religious temperature is fast boiling in Wa municipal. 2008-2012 tested our weak political and religious credentials in the Wa municipality. We involved in political violence and overthrow of ministers and religious violence to some extent, what about this time round. The question is who really care about […]
Finally a Syria transition plan with real prospects
by David Ignatius, The Daily Star, Lebanon Story Summary To help oust President Bashar Assad, a Syrian opposition group has drafted a plan for a transitional justice system that would impose harsh penalties against diehard members of his inner circle but provide amnesty for most of his Alawite supporters. To […]
Greatest Law Givers in Human History, Muhammad (SAW), Recognized by US Supreme Court in 1935
wnd.com and Youtube: While Muslims engaged in violent protests worldwide over caricatures of Muhammad have insisted any image of their prophet is considered blasphemous, a prominent frieze in the U.S. […]
Jordan: Man finds, returns JD320,000 ($450’000)
Petra | Jan 07, 2013 | JORDAN TIMES ZARQA — A man on Monday found JD320,000 in a bag in Zarqa Governorate. Zarqa Police Department Director Brig. Gen. Mohammad Thaher said the man called a radio station and informed them about the money he had found. He noted that the […]
US senator calls for gradual cut in aid to Israel
ARON HELLER | AP ARABNEWS Tuesday 8 January 2013 .JERUSALEM: US Sen. Rand Paul on Monday called for a gradual reduction of American foreign aid, delivering the message in an unlikely venue — since Israel is among the top recipients of American assistance. Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, told reporters […]
Qadianis are declaring themselves Muslims Openly on Internet: SC should take Suo Moto Notice
Source: Daily Ummat: Salimuddin-tweet- News Item in Urdu appeared in Daily Ummat. Muslim Clergy is protesting that Ahmadies are declaring themselves openly as Muslims on the internet and have requested […]
God Is Not A Christian: Desmond Tutu And The Dalai Lama’s Extraordinary Talk On God And Religion
Huff Post: Adapted from THE WISDOM OF COMPASSION: Stories of Remarkable Encounters and Timeless Insights by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Victor Chan by arrangement with Riverhead Books, a member […]
What Happens When Atheists Die?
Huff Post: Jaweed Kaleem. Most nones have some kind of belief in God, spirituality or a higher power without attributing it to a specific religion, but unlike followers of many religions, they don’t always have a concrete belief in the afterlife. And among the nones, the increasing number of atheists […]
Restaurant bill sparks deadly religious riot in India
Express Tribune: MUMBAI: A row over an unpaid restaurant bill in a western Indian city escalated into a riot between Hindus and Muslims that left four people dead and 175 injured, police said on Monday. The unrest broke out in Dhule in Maharashtra state on Sunday, special inspector general Deven Bharti told AFP. […]
Managing Seven Common Conditions Without Medication
Science Daily: Mar. 26, 2008 — We’ve gotten used to taking pills for everything that ails us, but medications have side effects and cost money. The April 2008 issue of the Harvard Health Letter takes a look at how to manage seven common conditions without taking medication. It takes some discipline, […]
Egypt army ‘foils bid to attack Coptic church’
Daily Times: CAIRO: The Egyptian army foiled a bid early Monday to attack a Coptic church in the Rafah border town with Gaza as the minority Christian community began celebrating its Christmas, MENA news agency reported. “Army units foiled an attack against the Rafah church at 1am (2300 GMT Sunday) and […]
Cordoba, Once There Was
By Nasir Gondal MD, New York Lying within the wrap of alwadi alKabir the river, is the pearl of Cordova. The seat of the power, knowledge, wisdom, and wealth of […]