The oldest son of one of the militant Hamas founders is set to plead his case for asylum in the United States tomorrow, citing his work as an Israeli spy and conversion to Christianity. Mosab Hassan Yousef says he will be killed if he is deported to the West Bank.
Full ArticlePope Benedict’s decision to open a new office in the Vatican for the re-evangelization of countries that formerly had a deep and vibrant Christian faith was a startling admission of just how far secularization has gone in what was once known as Christendom.
Full ArticleUnlike in the time of Thomas Jefferson, when “Creator”, “religion” and “church” represented three distinct ideas, “religion” today is a very loaded term. It is entirely inaccurate, as Bill Maher and other atheists often do, to lump belief in God, organized religion and the evil that adherents of a particular religion engage in, together under…
Full ArticleThe United Methodist Church has rescinded its warning against a Southern California seminary. Claremont School of Theology was placed on public warning earlier this year for reorienting its mission to offer clerical training to not only Christians but also Muslims, Jews and eventually those of other faiths. Funds toward the UMC-affiliated school were suspended in…
Full ArticleA joint congress of Muslim organizations demanded the Bekasi regency and municipality administrations immediately implement Islamic sharia law to deter the growth of Christianity in the area. “We will urge the [Bekasi] regency and municipal administrations to pass more sharia-based bylaws and regulations to limit apostasy and squeeze out attempts to weaken Muslim unity in…
Full ArticleThe investigation into sexual abuse in Belgium’s Roman Catholic Church was thrown into more turmoil on Monday when a committee set up by the church to hear victim complaints said it would close down to protest a raid in which all of its records were seized.
Full ArticleIt is now easier than ever to spread information, and thus reformation.
Full ArticleNorth Korea on Thursday threatened to impose harsher punishment on an imprisoned American citizen who had illegally entered the country earlier this year.
Full ArticleIt appears to be true. Ergun will no longer hold the position of Dean following an investigation into his background, and many contradictory reflections on his youth and early life as a Muslim.
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