Pope Approves Permanent Catholic-Muslim Forum

Interesting…

clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk

In a ground breaking move Pope Benedict XVI has approved the setting up of a permanent Catholic-Muslim Forum – the first of its kind – which is to hold its inaugural summit meeting in the Vatican in November.
The historic move follows three days of talks in Rome between Vatican officials and a Muslim [...]

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New York Times: Mainstream vs. Traditional MSA

The New York Times takes a look at the current controversy within the American Muslim Students Association (MSA). This time the hot button is gender issues. The debate that is discussed in this article is whether or not Islamic values and Sharia compliant codes of conduct should be applied to the standards of [...]

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3 Men Charged in Mosque Burning

Recently, in Nashville Tennesee three men belonging to the Christian Identity Movement – a radical group with a Eurocentric interpretation of Christianity – have been arrested by federal agents, as suspects in connection with the burning of a mosque (masjid) called the Islamic Center of Columbia. The fire completely destroyed the mosque and [...]

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Update on Religion Around the World

I’ve been trying to make as much use of my iPod as possible. One of the ways I’ve trying to accomplish this is by keeping up with current events through podcasts. This morning I ran across a very interesting podcast hosted by NPR (National Public Radio) which made mention of three new developments in [...]

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NASA Releases Troubling Air Safety Survey

NASA, the national Aeronautics and Space Administration is an agency of the United States government. Its primary function is to control and administer the nation’s public space program, this replaced the previous administration of aeronautics, astronautics and space exploration which was generally a responsibility held by the U.S. military. In the end and currently what [...]

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