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Our point of view: Changing times, changing churches | Editorial
It is perhaps best understood as a sign of changing times. Wake Forest Baptist Church, the prominent community institution that meets on the campus of Wake ... -
10 facts you need to know before visiting Arkansas
There are many unique places to visit in Arkansas; something 36 million people enjoyed when they visited it in 2019. Its tourism sector was affected by ... -
Anti-capitalist encounter: things are collapsing
The Great Sphinx of Giza This is the summer of our discontent, and I am very worried about what is to come. In my opinion, the ... -
CNDH and State Commissions Function Effectively: Arun Mishra
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and State Commissions are functioning effectively in the service of the Indian government’s cause, NHRC Chairman Arun Mishra said on ... -
Chinese Embassy shares anti-Catholic cartoon during Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan – Catholic World Report
The facade of the Chinese Embassy in Paris, France / Pymouss|Wikimedia|GFDL St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 5, 2022 / 12:47 p.m. (CNA). On the day of a ... -
Commentary: Recent decisions are not the sweeping measures the left thinks they are | Comment
Judging by the reaction to recent Supreme Court rulings on abortion, environmental rule-making, freedom of religion and gun rights, the hard left is having as much ... -
MSU Professor Frank Ravitch Analyzes the Separation of Church and State
The First Amendment set a precedent for the United States over 200 years ago, encouraging freedom of religion, establishing the separation of church and state. This ... -
Birth of the abortion industrial complex: the “Race Betterment” club
Birth of the Abortion Industrial Complex (Complete Series)The Race Betterment Club | Mary Stopes | Eugenics is evolvingsocialism and mass sterilization in India | An empire ... -
Oli offers to couple his nationalist rhetoric with the Hindu constituency
CPN-UML Chairman and former Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli visited the Pashupatinath Temple on Monday evening and observed the “aarati”. Mondays in the Nepalese month of ... -
Awakened cult can’t see religion should trigger
I love a tough saint. One of my favorites is Saint Rita of Cascia, who died in 1457, and whose sanctuary I visited a few years ... -
How the Sudanese government legalized content categorization and filtering on the internet Global Voices Français
Image courtesy of Ameya Nagarajan Internet has been cut several times in Sudan since 2018 after the revolution. Social media shutdowns have also become common since ... -
Anti-God | The whirlwind
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CPM smuggles atheism in the name of gender neutrality: IUML Secretary of State, Dr MK Muneer – The New Indian Express
By Express press service KOZHIKODE: Why does Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan insist on his wife wearing trousers when they go abroad and why can’t he wear ... -
Anti-abortion atheists reject religious narrative
For the first time since Gallup launched a poll on the topic of religion, those who say they belong to a church, synagogue, mosque or congregation ... -
Mathematics can prove the existence of God
In a recent post, atheist biologist jerry coyne disputes a commentator who asserts that God exists in the same way that mathematics exists. Here is the ... -
ASIA/INDONESIA – Erroneous teaching on the Christian faith: after the intervention of the Bishops, the government announces the correction
ASIA/INDONESIA – Erroneous teaching on the Christian faith: after the intervention of the Bishops, the government announces the correction Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) – Erroneous teaching on ... -
22 Events in Loveland, Greeley and Northern Colorado to Host Before the New School Year Begins
As we transition from July to August, parents and children prepare for the first day of the new school year. However, before you stock up on ... -
Karwa Chauth is a choice, not madness
The Karwa Chauth festival has always been controversial due to its sexist roots. Many feminists reject the festival because it aims to value the lives of ... -
Is self-hatred the British disease?
Whatever one thinks of the government’s plans to send refugees to Rwanda, it was amusing to see the left in that country suddenly find all sorts ... -
The Bold Interpretation of the First Amendment by the Church of Scientology
The church countered that judicial enforcement of a contract is generally not considered a state action, citing a range of precedents from other types of legal ... -
Critique of “God Loves the Autistic Mind” (Fr. Matthew P. Schneider)
The full title of this book is God loves the autistic spirit: prayer guide for people on the spectrum and those who love us (Boston, Pauline ... -
Dave Matthews discusses politics and religion, shares album update in SiriusXM interview [Videos]
David Matthews recently sat down for an interview with SiriusXMit is Ari Fink at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. The two discussed a ... -
New Bedford police are investigating shots fired in the South Ward
NEW BEDFORD — No injuries were reported in a shooting in south New Bedford on Monday. New Bedford Police spokesman Lt. Scott Carola confirmed that around ... -
Michigan medical students speak out by anti-abortion speaker
New medical students at the University of Michigan left the school’s white coat ceremony on Sunday when the keynote speaker, a doctor known for anti-abortion rights, ... -
Unconscious Preachers and the Fate of the Ummah
By Mushtaq Hurrah A A harrowing video clip is making the rounds on various social media platforms where a young so-called Muslim preacher is seen punching ... -
Dave Matthews Talks New Album, Tour, Politics & Announces New Shows With Tim Reynolds
There’s a lot going on in the world of Dave Matthews. On Thursday, July 21, Matthews announced that he and longtime collaborator Tim Reynolds would be ... -
The joy of going to the peripheries
Visiting Ailing Patients in Clinic Provides Valuable Lessons in God’s Love Sisters visit a patient at Thien An Clinic in Dong Nai Province. (Photo: tgpsaigon.net) Posted: ... -
Crocodile tears over Kylie Jenner’s private jet use
Having a problem using Kylie Jenner’s private jet? Maybe you stop idolizing her and trying to have your cake and eat it too. Oh yeah, I ... -
Anchorage school district claims key decisions on gender identity and plans to keep parents in the dark
By David Boyle If you thought the main purpose of sending your children to public school was to teach them to read and write, you might ... -
Benue CAN asks residents to defend themselves against invaders
In view of the worsening security situation in Benue State, the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has instructed Christians to use all ... -
A little inquiry into the nature of belief
In fact, none of them were atheists, and above all, Carl Sagan, who spoke pretty well about his beliefs, because he certainly had them. “Theism” is ... -
Disney fans want CEO Bob Chapek replaced by these executives
Disney fails to recognize an important distinction between desirable racial/gender equality and false LGBTQ “equality”. Unlike racial/gender equality,LGBTQ is unnatural and anti-biological (a man’s sex organs ... -
Poetess and Stranger Offers Readings After Petoskey Divination Act Repeal
PETOSKEY — After a surprisingly complicated process, Petoskey’s outdated anti-fortune-telling ordinance has been repealed with no plans to replace it. In early 2022, Poetess and Stranger ... -
The pope cried out and Our Lady of Fatima responded
Article by Geneviève Cunningham and Gretchen Filz, OP Once upon a time, the world was in great distress. The pope was upset. His heart was filled ... -
Conscientious objection in medicine
Health care providers have a duty to provide care. However, their values can sometimes conflict with these duties. Is it acceptable to refuse care to a ... -
Useless Ruckus on Running Mate
Since the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, announced that Senator Kashim Shettima would be his running mate in ... -
Reviews | For this Supreme Court, justice is not blind. Faith is.
This trend is certainly among the drivers of the resurgent Christian right, and it might even be on the minds of the current conservative majority on ... -
LGBTQ communities face new crackdown in the Middle East | Middle East | News and analysis of events in the Arab world | DW
Most people around him don’t know he identifies as gay, the 20-year-old Iraqi student told DW. But life in his relatively conservative southern city of Najaf ... -
Victory for prayer coach as victory for First Amendment supporters | Journal-news
While other recent Supreme Court rulings have garnered a lot of attention recently, another less heralded ruling should make anyone who believes in the First Amendment ... -
Delhi court grants bail to Mohd Zubair, says dissent necessary for healthy democracy
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Friday, while granting bail to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair in a case related to an allegedly objectionable tweet, ... -
What does Madonna House do? by Theresa Davis
Jul 15 What does Madonna House do? by Theresa Davis Posted at 06:00h in staff authors by Madonna House What happens in our Madonna House mission ... -
Supreme Court puts America back on track
OPINION: The hard left has gone hysterical over recent Supreme Court rulings. Like former President Donald Trump and Stacey Abrams, he can’t stand losing. In Dobbs ... -
Americans believe religious freedom is in decline, more Christians believe in the face of intolerance
Photo by Luke Stackpoole (via Unsplash) While most Americans say religious freedom is on the decline in the country, even more believe that Christians are increasingly ... -
Supreme Court unravels separation of church and state
Comment this story Comment Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who regularly makes headlines with her inflammatory remarks, made national news again in late June. Speaking at a ... -
Unity in diversity, really? : The India Tribune
Refer to ‘Theatre of Hate’ (We Indica)’; unity in diversity is the maxim with which we Indians proudly identify. But is it so? Religion is used ... -
How the poet became famous after his death
200 years ago the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned at sea at the age of 29. At the time, his life and works were considered scandalous, ... -
‘Independent Tamil Nadu’ which DMK’s A Raja invoked, his story and such recent comments
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader A Raja recently implored Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide “statehood” to Tamil Nadu and ... -
HCSO investigates distribution of anti-Semitic material
Every aspect of the COVID agenda is Jewish, a flyer claims. Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has become ... -
Bishop Naumann: Kansas amendment not a Catholic issue
OPINION AND COMMENT Editorials and other opinion content provide viewpoints on issues important to our community and are independent of the work of our newsroom reporters. ... -
Global Initiative for Atheism
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Democrats — A Class Act | Letters to the Editor
Can you believe this Biden puppet is on foreign soil speaking ill of our Supreme Court? It shows us that he doesn’t care about America or ... -
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Maulana Azad show how to deal with hurt religious feelings
The Udaipur murder was a demonic act under the facade of religiosity. We no longer give up the intensity fueled by the faith that condones blood-curdling ... -
A war against God
You are not logged in as a Premium user; we rely on Premium users to support our reporting. Login or register today! In 1983, well-known Soviet ... -
The Supreme Court’s holy war against public schools
An interpretation of kennedy and carson is that the court favored free exercise, the freedom of individual believers, over dissolution. Or, as the jurist Micah Schwartzman ... -
Parolin in South Sudan: “Let’s close painful pages for the country
The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, left Kinshasa for Juba, the second leg of his trip to Africa on behalf of the pope. He ... -
Marxism: “Marxists are brainwashing us”: Conspiracy theory takes hold among some on the right | Company
In 2011, when far-right terrorist Anders Breivik murdered 77 people – the majority of whom were young members of the Norwegian Labor Party – in the ... -
Anglican priest: religious freedom threatened in Hong Kong under Xi
Close. Xi says his Hong Kong polity has ‘wide approval’ around the world at anniversary handover ceremony Helicopters fly overhead with the flags of Hong Kong ... -
Annapolis alderman tries to set the record straight; imperfect rowing installation commentary
In a recent letter to the editor, Ms. Susan Schneider attributed a false quote to me. In lambasting the Annapolis City Council for delaying grant funding ... -
Study shows teaching a teen to drive is the best way to improve their prayer life
GENEVA – This week, an international panel of scholars released the results of a study examining a causal link between an improved prayer life and teaching ... -
LETTERS: Owners of the Avalanche; no secondary outputs | Opinion
The owners of the Avalanche An awesome team! The Avalanche have always been fun to watch, but now they have championship pedigree to add to that! ... -
2021 Census: Bishop Coleridge and humanists note Christian decline
Reading time: 3 minutes Two people complete the 2021 census. Photo: Australian Bureau of Statistics The Church is ‘no longer the power in the earth that ... -
Spring 4th Productions is back with “Nothing Sacred: It’s Sacrilege!”
It is an important and popular fact (as Douglas Adams would say) that Spring 4th Productions’ Tobin Gollihar and Ian Paul Sieren are two of Portland’s ... -
Kreator’s Mille Petrozza – Albums should be a statement
Kreator’s Mille Petrozza was the final guest on Full Metal Jackie’s weekend radio show, available to discuss the thrash legends’ latest album, Hate Uber Alles. The ... -
Supreme Court scores a touchdown for religious freedom
Jhe Supreme Court scored another huge victory for religious freedom today, further closing the lid on the garbage on the misguided notion that government must be ... -
Will they get away with it? – OpEd – Eurasia Review
Religion is a system of faith or worship that influences the way a person thinks, sees, and interacts with the world. A person’s religion is often ... -
An Evening with Richard Dawkins
The controversial evolutionary biologist – who coined the term ‘meme’ – is touring Australia and New Zealand for a series of unscripted conversations about religion, science ... -
Firearms and Abortion: Contradictory or Consistent Decisions?
These are the most polarizing issues in American life: abortion and guns. And two landmark Supreme Court rulings in two days did anything but resolve them, ... -
Organized atheism also at fault
I’m quick enough to point out that the terves largely share the blame for recent losses on women’s rights. Transphobia has been one of the levers ... -
Ulysses as a sacred text? by Declan Kiberd
On Joyce’s faith, Bloomsday as a holy day, and an intriguing alternative setting for the novel… For sunday miscellaneous on RTÉ Radio 1, listen Ulysses as ... -
Biden will have his man at the ATF. But what will Steve Dettelbach do?
“I think there’s a feeling that people on all sides need to be more engaged, that’s number one. Secondly, I think Dettelbach is a lot less ... -
Brotherhood | The whirlwind
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A helicopter rained bullets on the natives of southern Kaduna, giving the rampaging bandits the advantage – SOKAPU spokesperson
In this interview with GODWIN ISENYO, the spokesman of the Union of Peoples of Southern Kaduna, an umbrella organization of the people of the southern part ... -
Is America ditching religion – or just remixing it?
June 22, 2022 June 22, 2022 A new Gallup poll shows that belief in God is at an all-time low in America. Here’s everything you need ... -
‘How Long Gone’ Co-Host Chris Black on Sobriety and Fitness
GETTY PICTURES; ALEXANDER BORTZ; ILLUSTRATION BY CHLOE KRAMEL/MH LATELY, CHRIS BLACK and Jason Stewart, co-hosts of the hit podcast Since when, have made a habit of ... -
CFC signs Supreme Court brief defending wedding website designer’s religious freedom
The California Family Council, along with 15 other family policy councils, has signed a amicus briefurging the United States Supreme Court to preserve conscience rights and ... -
15 great summer reads that will have you turning the pages | UB today
Our fiction and non-fiction list has something for everyone Today is the official start of summer (known as the time to kick back, sit outside with ... -
Properly Subversive: Democrats Don’t Own Nevada’s Hispanic Voters
Sherman R. Frederick/ Correctly subversive Sherman R. Frederick Nevada is Nevada and Texas is Texas. Has always been; will always be. But in 2022, may I ... -
West Virginia AG Leads Coalition Calling on SCOTUS to Correct Lower Court’s Anti-Religious Ruling | New
CHARLESTON— West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey leads a 24-state coalition in filing an amicus brief, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an ‘anti-religion’ ruling ... -
Islamic State says Gurdwara attack in Kabul is response to Prophet’s insult
The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the attack on Karte Parwan Gurdwara in Kabul on Sunday. ISKP released a statement claiming responsibility ... -
Letters to the Editor: June 17, 2022
don’t pay I am surprised that a member of the city council complains that measures 5 and 50 exhaust the financial reserves of the city. ... -
China appoints new Religious Affairs Bureau chief who considers ‘erasing religion’
The Chinese regime has announced a new director of religious affairs. Cui Maohu was appointed on June 7 to succeed Wang Zuoan, who had been director ... -
Pilgrimage in different religions – IslamOnline
The pilgrimage is an allegory of human life on earth. It is the externalization of an inner journey towards truth, or an adventure of spiritual discovery. ... -
We take the ramp – Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters
There are seventy “faces” in the Torah, says the Midrash. Like a prism refracting disparate colors of light, the Torah illuminates the entire spectrum of humanity ... -
LETTER: The decline of Christianity in Canada and around the world is not surprising
According to the latest Gallup poll, Christianity continues to decline in Europe, North America and other “Western” countries. Their latest poll found that only 47% of ... -
New US rules for charter school funding face pushback
President Joe Biden’s administration is considering new rules on federal funding for public charter schools. Charter schools are different from traditional public schools. They operate in ... -
Mother insisting on baptism of children against wishes of atheist father sparks debate
A married mother-of-two has sparked heated discussions online after revealing her plans to baptize her two children despite vociferous opposition from her atheist husband. Religion can ... -
W.Va. AG leads coalition of states asking SCOTUS to fix lower court’s anti-religious ruling
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 24-state coalition in filing an amicus brief, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to ... -
Russian Jews have long been forced to sacrifice one freedom for another
(June 12, 2022 / Jewish newspaper) In early 1917, shortly after the deposition of the last Russian Tsar, the Provisional Government of the Russian Empire abolished ... -
Efforts to divide society, says Akhilesh
LUCKNOW Samajwadi (SP) National Chairman Akhilesh Yadav, in an apparent reference to Friday’s clashes in various UP districts and elsewhere in the country, said the administration ... -
Vatican archives of Pius XII begin to shed light on WWII pope – Daily Ardmoreite
Nicole Winfield Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has long defended its World War II pope, Pius XII, against criticism that he remained silent ... -
The rise and fall of Aamir Liaquat
I won’t call him a freak but rather a Machiavellian operator who exploited problematic attitudes in society. Aamir Liaquat, politician and famous television (TV) personality, left ... -
June is supposed to celebrate Pride, but it’s also leading to an increase in hate crimes in Utah
At the start of Pride Month, tens of thousands of Utahns took to the streets of Salt Lake City over the weekend to participate in the ... -
Latest Chennai News, Latest Tamil Nadu News, Covid-19 Cases, MK Stalin News
Chennai, Tamil Nadu News Live Updates Today: Tamil Nadu registered 195 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday although 21 of the 38 districts have not recorded ... -
Political Corruption and Injustice Threaten US National Security, by Austin Bay
The United States must take seriously its own survival as a republic dedicated to protecting individual life and liberty. If this strikes readers as a pessimistic ... -
The simple things in life
Dr. Chris Luke isn’t wacky but has an appreciation for the simple things in life – and sees similarities in some of the health issues Jhe ... -
Arab Parliament denounces BJP’s remarks against the Prophet Muhammad
Cairo: The Cairo-based Arab Parliament has strongly condemned and rejected the “irresponsible remarks” made by two former spokespersons for India’s ruling party against the Prophet Muhammad. ... -
Minister – The New Indian Express
Express press service CUDDALORE: The state government will act as a bridge between the Dikshithars of the Nataraja Temple and the devotees, and resolve the issues ... -
Jabe Nicholson: House of the Happy God
Jabe Nicholson Do you think God is happy? The Bible calls him thus: the happy God. (1 Tim 1:11, lit.) He is infinitely happy! But how ... -
RAY’S PICKS: ‘Kimi’ Thriller Takes a Page From ‘Back Window’ | Ray’s Picks
RAY IVEY Do you like old or unusual films, but you never know when they will be on? Here are several that I recommend. “Kimi” (2022): ...