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2013-10
2013-10-05	Ultra-orthodox attitudes towards gender segregation go to the core of what Israel is all about the Kotel, the Western Wall, the holiest site in Judaism. Access to the wall is divided by a metal wall, as in an orthodox synagogue, separating men and women, with 75% of the space reserved for men and 25% for women. Only the men's section has Torah scrolls for public use because, according to the rules laid down by the Ministry of Religious Affairs which administers the site, women are not allowed to pray out loud, read from the Torah or wear a prayer shawl

2013-09
2013-09-30	Muslims in hiding in Myanmar after sectarian strife flares
2013-09-30	Car bombs kill 54 in Shi'ite districts of Baghdad Violence blamed mostly on Sunni militants who view Shi'ites as heretics has killed more than 6,000 people this year, according to the monitoring group Iraq Body Count,
2013-09-30	How do religions die? one of the most interesting texts is CS Lewis's denunciation of female priests. They would, he said, constitute a new religion. Yet, when they came, we can see that they appeared as a simple inevitable, development of the old one. They are still priests. And it is this fact which illustrates better than anything the living and evolutionary nature of religions of all sorts.
2013-09-28	Are Militant Atheists Using Chemtrails to Poison Angels? Atheists shake with contempt at the thought of love and decency. Their whole lives are dedicated to nothingness, to the gaping void of pain that nihilism defines. Indeed, atheists love pain. They love pain in their sexual rituals, in their drug addictions and in their secret globalist power schemes. Why do we have war? It’s the atheists who spread contempt of God and invite such reckless notions of communism and Islam.
2013-09-28	Five myths about Jesus The primary purpose of crucifixion was to deter rebellion; that’s why it was always carried out in public. It was also why the criminal was always left hanging long after he died; the crucified were almost never buried. Because the point of crucifixion was to humiliate the victim and frighten witnesses, the corpse would be left to be eaten by dogs and picked clean by birds of prey. The bones would then be thrown onto a trash heap, which is how Golgotha, the place of Jesus’s crucifixion, earned its name: the place of skulls.
2013-09-27	Unstartable Comfort has bluntly stated “Catholics aren't Christians”. Trying to get non-believers to accept Jesus Christ as their savior is one thing, but Cameron and Comfort believe the only way a person can be “saved” is for the person to become an evangelical protestant like them. Worse, “The Way of the Master” ministry program actively encourages Catholics to leave the Catholic Church and advises its members on “How to Witness to a Catholic” and “turn them away from the erroneous doctrines of Catholicism”
2013-09-26	To tackle Islamophobia in Britain, we need to fight clever Islamophobia is firmly back on the radar of British politics. The increase in attacks against mosques and renewed support for far-right groups reminds us of the need to think seriously about how to root out anti-Muslim sentiment. Today, few serious commentators cling to the bankrupt idea that Islamophobia is not an issue, or is the product of oversensitive British Muslims.
2013-09-26	"Find Jesus in the Quran" billboard drawing attention Why Islam has been posting similar billboards across the country for more than a dozen years. The one on Peachtree Industrial Blvd. is the third in Georgia and the only one standing right now. About 60 others are posted nationwide.
2013-09-26	Only 14, Bangladeshi girl charged with adultery was lashed to death Amazingly, an initial autopsy report cited no injuries and deemed her death a suicide.
2013-09-24	Muavia-led Punjabi Taliban behind church bombing “The Christians are the enemies of Islam and Pakistan. Therefore, we have targeted them and we will continue our attacks on non-Muslims on Pakistani land,”
2013-09-23	Samantha Lewthwaite: Is 'White Widow' behind Kenya mall attack? Lewthwaite has been variously described as a financier, recruiter, and trainer for al Qaeda, and the creator of an all-women jihadist squad in Africa. She has been accused of orchestrating grenade attacks at worship centers of 'unbelievers of Islam' and believed to be behind an attack on those watching soccer in a bar in Mombasa during Euro 2012.
2013-09-22	Suicide bomb attack kills 75 at Pakistan church Generally at the end of Sunday services, he said, the 400 to 500 worshipers usually in attendance at All Saints Church of Pakistan, one of Peshawar’s oldest, are advised to break up into groups for their safety as they head out into the street.
2013-09-22	The Last Tweets From An American Jihadist In Somalia we don't really have a mechanism for people to leave al-Qaida. If you join al-Qaida, you're kind of screwed for life, because you sign up and you can't come home again, basically, without facing the prospect of life in prison and being compelled to turn in all of your friends. We have no exit strategies for a guy like Omar
2013-09-22	Israel's Masada myth: doubts cast over ancient symbol of heroism and sacrifice David Stacey, a veteran of the excavation 50 years ago, dismissed the story of mass suicide. "It was completely made up, there was no evidence for it
2013-09-21	At least 65 killed in attack in Baghdad Shi'ite stronghold "When I tried to get up, a second blast happened. My clothes were covered with blood and human flesh. I thought I was wounded, but later discovered I was lying in a pool of others' blood,"
2013-09-21	Comparative Religion studies banned in Punjab . ‘Comparative religion’ is essentially a ‘history of religion’. It is NOT merely comparing religions; we aim to educate about Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and Hinduism – and their fundamental teachings. Doing so, we believe, will enlighten our students about the importance of ‘peaceful coexistence.”
2013-09-21	From praying to preying? Pastor accused of raping his parishioners "The suspect allegedly preyed upon the victims' vulnerability," the news release said. "He did this by invoking fear by threatening to tell the victims if they reported him he would have the victims deported, while additionally threatening to expose the victims to public embarrassment and ridicule."
2013-09-21	Suicide Car Bomb Kills 50 At Funeral In Shiite Area Of Baghdad The AP says the attack killed 51 people, a number it attributes to Iraqi officials. The number of dead has risen sharply since initial reports of the attack emerged Saturday.
2013-09-21	'All Muslims leave... we only want to kill non-Muslims': Gunmen massacre at least 30 in Kenyan shopping mall after releasing anyone who could prove they were Islamic by reciting a prayer "It is a possibility that it is an attack by terrorists, so we are treating the matter very seriously," Mutea Iringo, the principal secretary in the Ministry of Interior told Reuters.
2013-09-20	Sumner schools cut field trips to religious venues Mike Connor said he complained after learning during an open house that the field trip for his stepdaughter would include only a mosque and a Hindu temple.
2013-09-20	Christian slaughtered in Karachi over blasphemy charges “We were told that Asif kept shouting that my father was an infidel and had spoken derogatory words against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) as he mercilessly stabbed him and then slit his throat with a dagger,” - See more at: http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/09/20/news/national/christian-slaughtered-in-karachi-over-blasphemy-charges/#sthash.7dSc4Cn3.dpuf
2013-09-20	Over 50 Percent of Christians Believe Prayer, Bible Reading Alone Can Cure Mental Illness "I applaud those out there who really believe in the power of God," Clinton told Moody Radio show host Chris Fabry on Thursday. "It's an encouraging time. People continually look for out for God spiritually for hope, for help."
2013-09-20	Tunisian women 'waging sex jihad in Syria' Jihad al-nikah, permitting extramarital sexual relations with multiple partners, is considered by some hardline Sunni Muslim Salafists as a legitimate form of holy war.
2013-09-20	Message to Richard Dawkins: 'Islam is not a race' is a cop out The argument that Islam is not a race is a cop out. It's time that we dispensed with it once and for all, because it prevents us from identifying acts motivated by hatred for what they really are. Islam might not be a race, but using that as a fig leaf for your unthinking prejudice is almost certainly racist.
2013-09-20	'Invisible Man' is banned from libraries in a North Carolina school district You must respect all religions and point of views when it comes to the parents and what they feel is age appropriate for their young children to read, without their knowledge. This book is freely in your library for them to read.”
2013-09-19	Why are my fellow feminists shamefully silent over the tyranny of the veil, asks JULIE BINDEL In all its medieval barbarity and misogyny, Sharia should have absolutely no place in our justice system, which is meant to be based on the idea that we are all equal before the law.
2013-09-18	ATHEIST PAC LAUNCHES TO PROMOTE EQUALITY FOR NONBELIEVERS On Wednesday, the Center for Humanist Activism launched the Freethought Equality Fund, which it's billing as the first nontheist political action committee with a full-time paid staff.
2013-09-18	POLL RESULTS: EXORCISM Do you personally believe in the existence of the Devil or not? Yes . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .57% No . . .. . . . . . . . 28% Don’t know . . . . . . . . . 15%
2013-09-18	Obama Administration Invites Atheists to Interfaith Planning on Campus When President Obama invited atheists to a White House interfaith discussion in 2010, Bishop Harry Jackson Jr. accused him of widening the tent too much, saying "I think we're being set up -- for people of living faith who believe in a born-again experience who follow the Bible -- to be seen as knuckle-dragging Neanderthals who need to come into the 21st century."
2013-09-18	Ten things we can learn from the slaughter of the Amorites in the Old Testament all people on earth, belong to God (Psalm 24:1) and he can do whatever he chooses with his own possessions. If he decides to wipe a nation out, in this case by using the nation of Israel as his instrument, then that is his prerogative. God is sovereign over the nations and gives them to anyone he wishes (Daniel 4:17, 5:21).
2013-09-17	Contentious Turkish mosque project stirs sectarian Sunni-Alevi unrest We thought it was just another mosque, but when we found out we started to protest. You cannot have a cemevi next to a mosque, our beliefs are different,”
2013-09-17	Brazilian Believers Of Hidden Religion Step Out Of Shadows "Candomblé was once very hidden, very isolated," he says. "Candomblé wasn't accepted here. People always had a preconception about it because it was African — black people aren't accepted in society here. We do animal sacrifice. Our religion is very different than any other. People didn't understand it."
2013-09-17	Pat Robertson Explains Faith Healing: It's Just Like Santa Claus This isn't the first time Robertson has defended the practice. Last year, Robertson said that failed healings are not the result of the pastors (like Robertson) who conduct them but due to a lack of faith among people asking for a healing. - See more at: http://thecontributor.com/religion/pat-robertson-explains-faith-healing-its-just-santa-claus#sthash.VGxbh2v9.dpuf
2013-09-17	Christian TV prophet claims she can re-grow cheek bones and heal Satanic tumors “And I said, ‘Reach up and feel it.’ And she did. And as she rubbed her hand over her cheek, when she moved it away, you could see, God had grown the bone right under her hand.”
2013-09-17	Church braced for new child abuse complaints It comes amid warnings that a child abuse inquiry that began in Australia yesterday is likely to reveal further allegations of abuse involving New Zealand priests.
2013-09-16	Al-Qaida leader issues jihad guidelines And in an apparent nod to those who say al-Qaida's focus on the US weakens their battle against governments at home, he endorsed the right of militants to fight Russians in the Caucasus, Indians in Kashmir and Chinese in Xinjiang.
2013-09-16	'Blue Mass' honors Maine's emergency responders Members of public safety agencies attended the Mass in uniform. Color guards were on hand and the Maine Public Safety Pipe and Drum Corps performed outside the church before and after the Mass.
2013-09-15	'The Witness Wore Red': A Polygamist's Wife Finds A New Life here was this man who was supposed to be God in mortality and then to see the very human, the very carnal side of this man was incredibly overwhelming because I could no longer deny the reality of the incongruity. What we were taught versus what was really going on.
2013-09-14	Why should open atheism preclude elected office? Advocacy on behalf of racial minorities, women, or gays and lesbians would never disqualify a candidacy, but for some reason we seem to see it as toxic in the context of secular advocacy.
2013-09-14	He's an INFIDEL, and Proud of It Michigan rejected Michael Matwyuk's request for INFIDEL plate under its "offensive to good taste and decency" provision.
2013-09-14	Wife of Scientology critic details alleged church harassment She also said she believes the church tried to drive a wedge between her and husband using other tactics — private investigators calling on friends and family, a sex toy anonymously sent to her workplace and surveillance cameras installed recently in an undeveloped lot next to their new home, a remote house outside San Antonio.
2013-09-14	Indonesians hold 'Islam's answer to Miss World' The finalists, from Iran, Malaysia, Brunei, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Indonesia, will parade Islamic fashions in what Shanti says is an opportunity to show young Muslim women they do not need to show their "immodest" parts -- including their hair and bare shoulders -- to be beautiful.
2013-09-14	Ceasefire shattered as fighting intensifies in Philippines Four decades of conflict in the south have killed 120,000 people, displaced two million and stunted growth in the poor but resource-rich area. Muslims account for about 10 percent of the total population of 97 million.
2013-09-14	To fight Islamophobia, we need social mobilization That social mobilization will necessitate for Muslims to form increasingly deep and meaningful alliances (as some people have already done) with civil rights organizations, African-American organizations, Hispanic organizations, immigrant rights organizations, women’s rights organizations, gay/lesbian groups, and others. That approach of situating Islamophobia alongside other forms of prejudice and injustice is a key towards coming up with equally holistic solutions
2013-09-13	Controversial Mormon writer gets the word: He’s out of the church Snuffer, author of a controversial book alleging contemporary Mormonism bears little resemblance to the church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830
2013-09-13	Controversial Church of Wells accused of brainwashing young woman The 57-member ‘Evangelical’ church is run by three young “elders,” Ryan Ringnald, Jacob Gardner and Sean Morris. According to media reports they believe that Catherine is a former Satanist, and that they are merely trying to help her get saved — a process they believe would be hindered by her parents.
2013-09-13	Hijab, the illusion of choice to save the society from adultery and other evils of the flesh, women must be kept hidden, segregated and completely covered in public, so that they are not able to arouse the carnal desires of men.
2013-09-13	Holy Water In Austria 'Is Contaminated With Faecal Matter' "Holy water in churches and chapels may cause infections via wetting of lips and sprinkling on persons,"
2013-09-13	China sentences three men to death over attack blamed on Islamists Bloody clashes have killed at least 56 people – and possibly many more – over the last several months as Uighur resentment continues to simmer over heavy restrictions on Islam and Uighur culture

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