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Visiting the Rhine River Valley never gets old. It’s storybook Germany, a fairy-tale world of legends, rugged cliffs, half-timbered towns and robber-baron castles. One of Europe’s great thrills is zipping along the Rhine River on a fast train, or gliding slowly on a relaxing old steamer boat. |
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With debts of gratitude to Cate Martel and Jesse Rifkin. ARMS RACE: Michael Bloomberg -backed Everytown for Gun Safety President Barack Obama called on to take executive action in response to the Umpqua Community College shooting, and offered five suggestions: (1) direct ATF to clarify who's exempt.... |
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The boldest, most risky venture of his life took him to Israel itself in 1977 for the first public, face-to-face meeting between an Israeli and Arab leader. It was a visit that raised peace hopes enormously - and stirred intense hatred toward Sadat by the militants and radicals of the Arab world. |
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'It'll be gone forever. Annihilated.' McCann bases his apocalyptic predictions on those made by Christian radio host Harold Camping who hit the headlines after he told listeners to his Family Radio station in California that the world would end on 21 May 2011. |
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Daniel Sloss is only 25 but he already talks like a seasoned professional... probably because he started out at the age of 16. Where he used to talk about trivial teenage preoccupations such as computer games and embarrassing schoolteachers, his new show, Dark, finds him moving dramatically up through the gears. |
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Eritrean priest Mussie Zerai in front of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on 4 October Getty.
An Eritrean Catholic priest living in Switzerland has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for alerting the Italian and Maltese coastguards to help migrants at sea after he receives calls from boats in distress. |
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If you’ve got any loose ends to tie up best do it quickly, for the world is set to end TOMORROW, a Christian group has warned. Presumably hoping to save face after the world failed to cease as suggested on 28 September, Chris McCann of the eBible Fellowship has outlined his predictions in a handy online PDF. |
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If you have plans for Thursday you might want to move them forward a day, because a Christian group in the United Sates is predicting the end of the world, on Wednesday. The eBible Fellowship, an online group based in Philadelphia (it does not call itself a church), is assuring anyone who will.... |
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Actions speak louder than words. The pope showed compassion and humility when he had bathrooms and showers built at the Vatican for use by homeless people, and again when he celebrated his birthday by giving each one a sleeping bag. At the same time the Dalai Lama, head of Tibetan Buddhism, says how.... |
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Every year, as we approach LGBT History Month and national coming out day, we’re reminded of just how difficult it is for a large number of people to reveal who they really are to those they love the most. This is especially true within communities where traditions are strong, religion runs deep and change has been slow to come. |
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On Oct. 9 and 10, a group of loosely connected protesters plan to host anti-Muslim demonstrations in front of at least 20 mosques, community centers and government offices. While some organizers have urged participants to leave their weapons at home, others are urging protesters to exercise "ALL of your Constitutional Rights. |
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