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ChristianityToday.comDuke vs. Franklin Graham: Which Christian Spaces Are Off-Limits to Muslim ...ChristianityToday.comDuke University's reversal of today's plan to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer from its historic chapel tower has reinvigorated a debate over shared worship space. The Durham, North Carolina-based school had authorized Muslim students to recite the ...and more » |
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The 'Boy Who Came Back from Heaven' Retracts StoryChristianityToday.com(UPDATED) Alex Malarkey's mother, grandmother, and publisher weigh in on retraction of best-selling book; John MacArthur first raised concerns two years ago. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra. [ posted 1/15/2015 06:03PM ]. The 'Boy Who Came Back from Heaven' ...and more » |
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Raw StoryPope Francis: Religious beliefs must never be allowed to be abused in the ...Raw StoryPope Francis urged respect for human rights as he began a two-nation Asia tour in a windswept Sri Lanka Tuesday, bearing a message of peace and reconciliation after a decades-long civil war. His visit, days after the surprise election of a new ...and more » |
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BBC NewsAirAsia flight QZ8501: First video of 'black box'BBC NewsIndonesian divers have retrieved the flight data recorder of crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501, say officials. They believe they have also located the cockpit voice recorder, the second part of the so-called black box, but divers have not yet managed to ...and more » |
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BBC NewsCharlie Hebdo: Police surround hostage warehouseBBC NewsFrench police have surrounded a building in a northern town where two men suspected of the Charlie Hebdo massacre are said to have a hostage. Shots were fired and several people are said to have been wounded as events unfolded in ...and more » |
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BBC NewsCharlie Hebdo attack: Suspected gunman 'nice and helpful'BBC NewsPolice in France are hunting for two brothers of Algerian descent following Wednesday's shooting at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead. The attack has sparked fears among French Muslims, some of whom fear a ...and more » |
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Raw StoryLegendary 'Atlantis' metal possibly found in 2600-year-old shipwreck off SicilyRaw StoryThe sunken ship was probably bringing its cargo from somewhere in Greece or Asia Minor, say scientists, when it went down just outside the harbor at the port city of Gela, possibly while trying to make landfall during a storm. The ancient wreck is ...and more » |
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Raw StoryWhy the eyewear industry is an incredible rip-offRaw StoryBased in Milan, Italy, Luxottica owns and operates LensCrafters, Sears Optical, Target Optical, Pearle Vision, Sunglass Hut, Ilori, and other chains in the United States, along with yet more chains throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, India, the Antipodes ... |
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Patheos (blog)French imams: Muslims must condemn 'barbaric' attack on newspaperPatheos (blog)Vatican City, Jan 7, 2015 / 02:29 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Two French imams visiting the Vatican have called on Muslims to respond to the deadly attack on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo by rising up to express their disgust at the criminals who have ...and more » |
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Christian ExaminerTail of AirAsia jet found, black boxes still missingChristian ExaminerAn Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320-200 passenger prepares to land at Sukarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta Jan. 30, 2013. AirAsia Bhd, Asia's largest budget airline by passengers, reported a net profit of 1.9 billion Malaysian ...and more » |
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Opposing ViewsNYPD Slowdown Sends Mixed Message During De Blasio FeudOpposing ViewsIn the two weeks since the murder of officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, the amount of NYPD arrests have been uncharacteristically low. The trend was first reported last week, after tickets and arrests for minor offenses dropped 94 percent compared ...and more » |
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BBC NewsLebanon-Syria border 'almost empty' after new restrictionsBBC NewsHome · US & Canada · Latin America · UK · Africa · Asia · Australia · Europe · Mid-East · Business · Health · Sci/Environment · Tech · Entertainment · Video. Media playback is unsupported on .... Radio presenters at a Christian radio station. 2:17. The ...and more » |
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Raw Story'Moderate' Malaysia has so many fatwas there's a website to keep track of themRaw StoryAnd Valentine's Day. Malaysia is a bastion of Islam in tropical Southeast Asia. It's also a nation of mall-goers and Instagram addicts. Many in Malaysia see themselves as both devout and cosmopolitan. Their ethos extols mosques and skyscrapers alike.and more » |
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BBC NewsAirAsia QZ8501: Search for 'black boxes' continuesBBC NewsSearch teams trying to find the main part of AirAsia flight QZ8501, which went down in the Java Sea, say they have still not detected any signal from the plane's "black box" flight recorders. An intense search by ships is now under way close to where ...and more » |
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Raw StoryAfghanistan faces economic timebomb as NATO war endsRaw Story“As the withdrawal got nearer, investors in Afghanistan moved their money abroad — they transferred it to Dubai, China, Pakistan, India, Turkey,” he said. A recent survey of more than 9,000 Afghans by the Asia Foundation, a US NGO, found unemployment ...and more » |
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Raw Story13 species we might have to say goodbye to in 2015Raw StorySadly, even the most fervent conservation efforts are being hampered by habitat change and increases in poaching due to severe poverty and rising black market demand for rhino horns, particularly in Asia. Just 4,848 individuals are left in the world.and more » |
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Raw StoryEurope and Asia kick off New Year with spectacular fireworks displaysRaw StoryEurope began to usher in 2015 on Thursday with a spectacular fireworks display in Moscow after Hong Kong led the party in Asia. Red and green fireworks lit up the sky over St Basil's Cathedral in the Russian capital after Dubai had laid on a similarly ...and more » |
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Christian ExaminerSurabaya churches lose members to AirAsia crashChristian ExaminerIndonesians hold up candles during a vigil for the victims of AirAsia flight QZ8501 at Surabaya December 31, 2014. Rescuers searching for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people pulled bodies and wreckage from the sea off the coast of Borneo on Tuesday, ...and more » |
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Christian ExaminerChristians in China brace for persecutionChristian ExaminerIn an article published by Radio Free Asia, "Fu said the main focus of Zhejiang's church and cross demolition campaign has been the coastal city of Wenzhou, which has been unofficially dubbed 'China's Jerusalem.' "There are a great many Protestants ...and more » |
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Raw StorySydney spectacular to set off global New Year celebrationsRaw StoryAcross Asia, millions will be partying with Hong Kong's dazzling skyline along Victoria Harbour set to light up during an eight-minute pyrotechnic display. In China, Beijing's bid to stage the 2022 Winter Olympics was to be the theme of celebrations ...and more » |
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Christian ExaminerSouth Korean missionaries remembered as AirAsia flight wreckage & bodies ...Christian Examiner"Park has been committed to missionary work from his teenage years," Kim said noting Park began traveling Southeast Asia to share the Gospel after finishing his military duty with the Korea International Cooperation Agency. "When he was staying in ...and more » |
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Christian PostAirAsia Flight QZ8501 Found: Young Family of Christian Missionaries Among ...Christian PostFamily members of passengers onboard missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 pray at a waiting area in Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia, December 30, 2014. A young Korean family of Christian missionaries was among passengers on board AirAsia ...and more » |
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Opposing ViewsWhy Asia Needs to Forgive JapanOpposing ViewsLike many developed nations, Japan has a history full of great accomplishments and notable controversies. While the West often tends to cast a light on Japan's numerous achievements, in Asia, the country's political and ethical failures of yesteryear ...and more » |
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BBC NewsHeseltine raised Libyan security concerns during Westland rowBBC NewsMichael Heseltine tried to stop a US-led bid for the Westland defence firm in 1985 by warning Margaret Thatcher over possible Libyan involvement in the takeover, newly published files show. The then defence secretary told the prime minister any such ...and more » |
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Christian ExaminerChristian missionaries on missing AirAsia flight 8501Christian ExaminerFamily members of passengers onboard missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 cry at a waiting area in Juanda International Airport, Surabaya on Dec. 29, 2014. The missing AirAsia plane carrying 162 people is presumed to have crashed off the Indonesian coast, ...and more » |
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