Ramadan 2009 Calendar: When does it start this year?

For Muslims around the world, the holy month of Ramadan is commencing by the end of this week. Ramadan celebrates the revelation of Qur'an to the Prophet Muhammad. In accordance with tradition, Muslims will fast,...

Presidents in a Nation under God

United States of America, a nation founded under God by believers who trusted in Him, a group a pilgrims that offered the first Thanksgiving dinner. On March 4, 1933 prior to his swearing‐in ceremony,...

'New School Prayer' Exposed As Lies

I'm not atheist but the remarks made about this prayer make sense. The prayer probably not written by a child is spreading the same old lies about prayer in school. That prayer is prohibited, that God is prohibited. These are the same lies that have been...

Charlotte-Area Mother Found Alive In 'Miracle' Mountain Rescue

"CALDWELL COUNTY, N.C. -- Rescuers found an injured mother who disappeared five days ago in Caldwell County, N.C. Her truck crashed down a 70-foot ravine.Amber Pennell, 21, was pinned in her truck for five days...

Archbishop leaps from 12,500ft

" The Archbishop of York leapt from 12,500ft amid billowing orange smoke today in a parachute jump for a military charity. After landing safely Dr Sentamu said: “It was fantastic," He added: “I was praying...

Blast at Yemen mosque kills 18, wounds 60

At least 18 people were killed and 60 wounded when a bomb hidden under a vehicle went off as worshippers left a mosque in Yemen's northern city of Saada. Most of the killed and wounded were police officers who...

Praying for the Apocalypse

"The global nightmare that leads to the end of history is a visceral and disturbing expression of what believers feel about themselves and our world. The horror of apocalyptic violence—the final aesthetic of the movement—at once terrifies and thrills followers. It feeds...

Sleepless For The Sopranos

"Anxious anticipation. It's had its grip on me over the last few years, at times for months, sometimes years. I've been wondering, hoping, praying, and begging that it would go away but to no avail. Sleepless nights spent pondering the future and trying to remember the past."

Christian Chaplain vs Muslim Chaplain

"You are probably aware of Navy Chaplain James Klingenschmitt who was fired for praying 'in Jesus name". He lost his job, pension, home, was publicly ridiculed and court-martialed. There is a real double standard when you compare Klingenschmitt to a Wahhabi-trained Muslim...

Muslims in Spain demand the right to worship at Cordoba Cathedral

"Spanish Muslims have written to the Vatican to demand the right to worship at Cordoba Cathedral. Spain's Islamic Board wrote to Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, calling on him to grant them permission to worship in the cathedral, parts of which were built as a mosque during...

Deposed Fiji PM leaves capital

"The deposed Fijian prime minister has left the capital of the South Pacific island state, a day after being ousted in a bloodless coup. Laisenia Qarase is believed to have gone to his home on the remote islands...

Jack and Jill Politics: Political Correctness = Psychological Terrorism?

Political Correctness = Psychological Terrorism? Apparently better to be racist than at any risk, no matter how small. Is that the ticket? Give me a break. Take a look at this Washington Times article: Air marshals, pilots and security officials yesterday expressed...

How the imams terrorized an airliner

"Muslim religious leaders removed from a Minneapolis flight last week exhibited behavior associated with a security probe by terrorists and were not merely engaged in prayers, according to witnesses, police...

Raising a Child in Iran's Cultural Divide

"Coping with the gulf between Iranian private and public life is a difficult skill even for adults to manage. So what should we teach our children? My friend's eight-year-old son brought a DVD home from school the other day, a 10-minute collection of "highlights" from his...

Immigration Activist Seeks Sanctuary In Church

Claiming the ancient right of sanctuary inside a church, in the United States, is no protection from arrest (according to federal officials).

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