The Public Square
Source: NY Times. A short video on Terry Jones’s hate speech attempt in Times Square, 2011. Click here to play the video.
Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Sikhism on Prayer
Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Sikhism on Prayer Source: http://www.reviewofreligions.org
Christmas – A Time to Reflect on Islam and Christianity and follow the teachings of Messiah
by Imam Shamshad A. Nasir (Baitul Hameed Mosque – 11941 Ramona Ave. – Chino, CA 91710 – ph. 909-627-2252 – Email: shamshadanasir@gmail.com – http://www.alislam.org – Fri. Sermon in English 1:30pm; […]
Controversy over Jesus’ tomb reaches Petah Tikva court
Journalist and filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici is suing anthropologist Joe Zias, who in recent years has been doing his utmost to disprove his provocative theories on early Christianity. By Nir Hasson […]
Why Jesus did not Die on the Cross?
By Jonathan M.A. Ghaffar “The standard explanations for the crucifixion of Jesus created a deep mystery of motive and consequence, raising many questions about what truly is God’s plan for […]
Islamic perimeters of interreligious dialogue
(The writer is director, Shah-i-Hamadan Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar) Peace, harmony and Islam: Peace indicates tranquility, mental calm, quiet, serenity, reconciliation, amity, accord, concord, friendliness, harmony, […]
Christmas Is Weird!
Huff Post: Alan Jones. I wonder if there’s anyway to recapture just how weird and peculiar Christmas is? We’re so used to it. The religious observers take it for granted and the Winter Solstice crowd keep dreaming of a White one. Christmas trees are everywhere and Christmas carols are heard […]
Why Christ Doesn’t Need Christianity
Huff Post: Shane Hipps. The long slow decline of religion in America has produced much hand wringing among Christians. The grief and anxiety are inevitable, but not entirely necessary. After all, Jesus didn’t come into this world to start a new religion. His stated purpose was actually to announce the […]
From Religious Polarization to Religious Peacemaking
Huff Post: Salam Al MarayatiThis week, a historic convention will take place involving American Muslims and All Saints Church in rosy Pasadena — the first national Muslim convention at a church. We will move to how we collectively work for a cultural climate change that ends the paradigm of polarization. America’s religious […]
‘Jedi’ most popular alternative faith in UK – 4 Million leave Church-Census
Russian TV: ‘Jedi’ is now the most popular faith in the ‘Other Religions’ category in England and Wales. Those identifying with the Star Wars creed outnumber atheists, taking seventh place […]
Vatican official warns of mediocrity in American Christianity
SOURCE: CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY Vatican City, Dec 11, 2012 / 12:03 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An official for the Vatican’s Latin America commission has warned against a “gray pragmatism and mediocrity” that he believes has infiltrated Christianity in America. Professor Guzman Carriquiry, secretary for the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, made […]
What the Pope will tweet and what I will tweet back?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=bestoftv/2012/12/08/exp-pope-twitter-spokesman.cnn I am following Pope Benedict XVI in Twitter. He has some 24000 followers and is following some 200 accounts. I would […]
OIC chief seeks cultural tolerance
VIENNA: SULTAN AL-TAMIMI ARABNEWS Tuesday 27 November 2012 OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu yesterday emphasized the importance of cultural and religious tolerance to promote global peace. “It should be given a […]
Black Friday Shopping-Thanksgiving
Huff Post: Black Friday has now officially invaded Thanksgiving and pretty soon it will just be Black Thanksgiving — a holiday when Americans will give thanks for bargin prices. Seeking wisdom to staunch the “shop till you drop” stampede, HuffPost Religion offers these quotes from Jesus and the New Testament in hopes that they might […]
A Cordial Invitation to the Pope Benedict XVI to Islam
By Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Abstract As the Christian masses are leaving theist paradigm in droves, your Holiness, your love of them and God, makes it incumbent on you and all the theists to first strive for theism and then for any particular brand, […]
An Open Letter: A Cordial Invitation to the Pope Benedict XVI
Epigraph: “In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful. Say, ‘He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Independent and Besought of all. He begets not, nor is He begotten; […]
Hijrah calendar: A Landmark of the World History
Source: ARABNEWS, Friday 16 November 2012 By Abu Tariq Hijazi The word Hijrah, which stands for migration, is a full message of Islam in itself. It strikes the mind with several […]
Germany Catholics wary about major Luther festivities
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor REUTERS PARIS | Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:25pm EDT PARIS (Reuters) – It’s rare to be invited to an event five years off and even rarer to bicker about its details, but Germany’s Catholic Church finds itself in that delicate situation thanks to an overture […]