Pope to visit Middle East in May, will meet Israelis, Palestinians and Orthodox. Would this be a chance for Francis to move beyond his impressive public relations effort and bureaucratic reshuffling? What if he played a role in bringing peace?[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Religion’
January 12th, 2014 - 8:00 am § in The Ave Scene
THE Ave Scene: Plagiarism in Seattle’s Own Fundamentalist Church?
Will Christian Publishers Stand Behind Mars Hill’s Sketchy Legacy? By Becky Garrison at Religion Digest Update 12/30/31: NavPress just issued the following statement via e-mail. “We have chosen to respond to Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill Church directly and will keep the conversation pri[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Why Science is Biblical
“We’re in for a thrill,” Based on a UCSF news release If religions are based on stories of miracles, this account of a symposium recognizing the winners of the 2014 Breakthrough Prizes is biblical. Chancellor of UCSF, Susan Desmond-Hellman, MD, MPH, started the meeting o[...]
Sunday Revelations: from Kampala
On Backsliding Christians and their Yawning Lovers June 20, 2011 in Christianity, Ugandan Media | by James Onen | Leave a comment Eddie Ssemakula’s article yesterday, titled “When Your Lover Yawns” (from the Sunday Monitor of 19th June) was an interesting one. In it, he speculates about what [...]
December 21st, 2013 - 12:53 am § in Misc.
Shabe Yalda: Happy Midnight in Iran
Iranians to Celebrate Longest Night of Year, Yalda TEHRAN (FNA)- Since many centuries ago Iranians home and abroad stay awake on Yalda night, the year’s longest night, to mark the victory of light over darkness. ( 14:05:49 – 2012/12/20)[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: When Humans Act LIke Leeches
From last week’s HA Bible Study at HorsesAss: Proverbs 30:15 The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. 4. God spews: “The horseleech hath two daughters that say: Bring, bring. There are three things that never are satisfied, and the fourth never saith: It is enough.”[...]
Praise God: And Man Said, “Let The Deaf and Dumb Speak and Hear!”
Washington, Nov. 4 : A team of researchers has developed a translator that is able to convert signs into spoken and written language – and vice versa. The translator features a computer and a Kinect camera which is capable of recognizing signing gestures, then gives a spoken and written transl[...]
Eid Mubrarak: The Caliphate: a golden age
The feared caliphate: Is this what the West fears? This is the historic extent of the last caliphate .. before the Turkish conquest. Moreover … note the final version .. th Abassid. This regime existed in what the West calls its Dark Ages … but in truth it was a golden age of learni[...]
September 26th, 2013 - 8:49 am § in Religion
The “Good” Pope shows his muscles
From THE AGE: Church dumps rebel priest Dissident priest Greg Reynolds has been both defrocked and excommunicated over his support for women priests and gays – the first person ever excommunicated in Melbourne, he believes. The order comes direct from the Vatican, not at the request of [...]