Christians 'should wear crosses'

" A bishop is calling on Christians to wear crosses in public to demonstrate they "aren't going to disappear quietly from the market place". The Bishop of Lichfield, the Rt Rev Jonathan Gledhill said Christians...

Dalai Lama celebrates 74th birthday, promises to live to 100

On 6 July, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso celebrated his 74 birthday. "Through all your wishes, I will live longer. I do not know whether I can live for thousands years, but I am sure I will stay alive...

"Turkey is fast becoming an empire of fear"

Turkey -- Secularist coup plot foiled: "Turkey is fast becoming an empire of fear" An attempt to stem the tide of Islamization and the advance of Sharia in Turkey has been foiled. "Dozens more held in Turkish coup plot," by Suzan Fraser for AP, January 22: "ANKARA, Turkey...

I Want to Believe: Licensing Religion in South Carolina

And it came to pass that in the State of South Carolina House of Representatives and Governor Mark Sanford intended to issue license plates picturing a gold cross and a stained glass window. The words...

Educated Catholics have sown dissent and confusion in the Church, claims bishop

"The Rt Rev Patrick O'Donoghue, the Bishop of Lancaster, has claimed that graduates are spreading scepticism and sowing dissent. Instead of following the Church's teaching they are "hedonistic", "selfish" and "egocentric", he said. ... While not naming names, he...

killing of Hindu Monk sparks protest in orissa

Once its Graham Staines of Austrailia now its Laxmanananda Saraswati victim of religion fanatics. Swami Saraswati, the founder of Chakapada Ashram in Phulbani, and four others were shot dead by some unknown...

Islamic Headscarf In Turkey alowed

"Ankara, Turkey (ABCLive) – The Turkish Parliament on Saturday lifted a ban over Islamic headscarves in universities"

Turkey voted on secularism or else (updated)

On July 22, 2007, Turkey went to the polls earlier than expected. Formally, voting is about choosing a new parliament. In reality, it is about political Islam and secularism. As a high turn out voting ended,...

Turkish Diary: What's really happening in Turkey?

"The recent events in Turkey seem to have stirred many people's curiosity. Friends and colleagues keep asking me questions such as: "Are all these demonstrations real or is it just the media?" or "Is AKP really an Islamist party?" or "Why is the...

Authentic ecumenism wanted

And, also from the Catholic Herald, the brilliant composer and friend of Catholic liturgical music James MacMillan on the Kirk's less than radiantly clear ecumenical 'spirit'.

Iranian president wants to purge profs - Yahoo! News

The dumbing down of an already backward culture."Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Tuesday for a purge of liberal and secular teachers from the country's universities, urging students to return...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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