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Religious News From Around the Web June 8, 2020
Polls: Policy Decisions Forcing Religion's Decline in U.S., Religious freedom and Public Health, Racism a "spiritual virus," Tulsi Gabbard Addresses Hindu Commencement, Abraham Lincoln and Shavu'ot, #Sikh...
Is Iran the Eternal Enemy of the West? By L. Arik Greenberg, Ph.D.
I grew up in the 1970s, when the U.S. first had overtly negative dealings with Iran. In 1953, we had helped to topple the democratically elected Mosaddegh administration, installing a puppet government...
Religious News from Around the Web, Feb 3rd 2020
Iran vs. Religion, Mass Wedding, Same-Sex Adoption, Religious School Funding, Christians Released, Should Churches Report Child Abuse? William Barr Warns of Militant Secularism, Catholic Schools in Trouble 80...
The Missionary Who Became a Superhero By Randolph Dobbs
There must be some kind of missionary muscle some people develop during the course of their religious service. Nayyereh Aminian would become a virtual superhero during hers. She and her husband, Ata, waited...
Twitter Suspends Several Iranian State-run News Accounts
Iran news outlets blocked for harassing followers of the Baha'i Faith The social networking site . The suspensions alleged harassment endured by those of the Baha'i Faith by the government. Originally,...
Ten Persecuted Christian Share Their Stories
Persecuted Christians speak at the U.S. State Department's Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom last week. Thirty people were invited to share their or their loved ones stories of religious persecution....
Pope Sends Flood Relief to Iran
The Church's own Caritas is already on the ground The sudden massive amount of water caused significant infrastructural damage. There was consequent suffering not only in the villages and rural areas...
Activist Masih Alinejad Says Iran Has Turned Her Family Against Her
Iranian activist Masih Alinejad believes women must always have a choice on what they wear. was, in her own words, horrified and angry when she saw her own sister speaking against her on state TV. Mina,...
Iran and Saudi Arabia Fight War of Words Over Muslim Holy Sites
Religion Becomes Part Of Geopolitical Struggle Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, has attacked Saudi Arabian control over Mecca and Medina, the two holiest sites in Islam. He sharply...
Supreme Court Upholds Trump's Travel Ban, Ignores His Anti-Muslim Speech
President Trump's "Muslim Ban" Gains Huge Win In a historically significant Supreme Court decision, President Trump's ban on travelers from several countries, mostly Muslim-majority nations,...