And Karzai tried to shame them into releasing the women hostages: Afghanistan’s top political and religious leaders invoked Afghan and Islamic traditions of chivalry and hospitality Sunday in attempts to shame the Taliban into releasing 18 female South Korean captives. A purported Taliban spokesman shrugged off the demands and instead set a new deadline for…

There is widespread persecution of Christians going on in Iraq, not only from the Islamists but ordinary Muslims who are trying to gain from the persecution of Christians. The persecution is so widespread that there are few areas of refuge for the Christians. They have been forced to remove the crosses from their churches, conceal…

If you haven’t read William Lobdel’s story of his loss of faith after years of covering the priest sex abuse scandals, the treatment of Mormons who leave the church and the prosperity gospel of TBN, go read it now because it’s pretty powerful stuff. It can be hard reconciling the teaching of Christ and his…

If you haven’t read William Lobdel’s story of his loss of faith after years of covering the priest sex abuse scandals, the treatment of Mormons who leave the church and the prosperity gospel of TBN, go read it now because it’s pretty powerful stuff. It can be hard reconciling the teaching of Christ and his…

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