Religion

2020-05-29

German IKEA Lends Parking Lot to Local Mosque So 800 Muslims Could Celebrate End of Ramadan Together

David McNamara International, Joy & Wonder, Religion 0

Article Link: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/muslims-celebrate-end-of-ramadan-in-ikea-parking-lot/

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

An IKEA outlet in Germany is being praised for opening up its parking lot to local Islamic communities so they could celebrate the end of Ramadan while still respecting social distancing guidelines. Although the nation suspended religious services back in March as a means of curbing the COVID-19 outbreaks, they recently started allowing worshippers to gather in groups of up to 50 people at a time. These restrictions have prevented many Muslim communities from attending prayer services during the holy month of Ramadan. This weekend in particular was Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the month of fasting.

2020-05-29

‘Cannabis burned during worship’ by ancient Israelites – study

David McNamara Cannabis, History, International, Religion 0

Article Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52847175

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

Ancient Israelites burned cannabis as part of their religious rituals, an archaeological study has found. A well-preserved substance found in a 2,700-year-old temple in Tel Arad has been identified as cannabis, including its psychoactive compound THC. Researchers concluded that cannabis may have been burned in order to induce a high among worshippers. This is the first evidence of psychotropic drugs being used in early Jewish worship, Israeli media report. The temple was first discovered in the Negev desert, about 95km (59 miles) south of Tel Aviv, in the 1960s.

2020-05-27

Ayatollah Khamenei and the Unhinged Mind of a Religious Zealot

Arye ben-Shaoul International, Opinion, Politics, Religion, War & Terrorism 0

Article Link: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/05/ayatollah-khamenei-and-unhinged-mind-religious-ari-lieberman/

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Iranian authorities organized and orchestrated anti-Israel demonstrations in commemoration of Quds Day. The hateful rallies came with all the expected banalities including the requisite burning of Israeli and American flags and effigies. The demonstrations were accompanied by the usual over-the-top rhetoric by Iran’s so-called Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who likened Zionism to a “virus,” and Israel to a “cancerous tumor,” that must be destroyed and whose destruction is imminent. In a twitter rant, the mercurial supreme mullah leader called for a “final solution” to Israel’s existence, invoking Nazi-like genocidal language and promised that “Palestine [would] be free.”

2020-05-26

Afghanistan to free 900 Taliban, urges ceasefire extension

CA Member International, Religion, War & Terrorism 0

Article Link: https://calgarysun.com/news/world/afghanistan-to-free-900-taliban-urges-ceasefire-extension/wcm/7f87247c-7338-4ce8-8959-29db73ff3bf9

Discussion posted by: TheRage

KABUL — The Afghan government urged the Taliban to extend a three-day ceasefire set to end on Tuesday night, while announcing it would free 900 members of the insurgent group in the biggest such release yet.The release is part of a prisoner swap under a deal struck by the Taliban and the United States in Doha in February, as a precursor to peace talks between the Islamist militants and an inclusive Afghan delegation aiming to end a two-decade-old war. Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan forces had intensified before the ceasefire, and the government said it would resume an offensive against the militant group in the wake of its deadly attacks nationwide this month. So far, the government has released just 1,000 prisoners and the Taliban 105

2020-05-22

Raping and impregnating infidels: “Another form of Jihad”

Arye ben-Shaoul International, Law & Crime, Religion 0

Article Link: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/05/raping-and-impregnating-infidels-another-form-raymond-ibrahim/

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Because more numbers equate more power and influence, Muslims from all walks of life—including Muammar Gaddafi—have made clear that the act of procreating is a form of jihad. Thus, in the U.K., “Muslim hate fanatics plan to take over Britain by having more babies and forcing a population explosion,” a report revealed back in 2008: “The swollen Muslim population would be enough to conquer Britain from inside.”… There is, however, an even more sinister and largely unknown way of prosecuting this “procreation” jihad—a way of killing two birds with one stone: seize and seed non-Muslim women with Muslim babies. Doing so depletes the infidels’ ranks of women and the non-Muslim babies they might have birthed, while simultaneously increasing both for Islam.

2020-05-19

CNN, willing accomplice to CAIR

Arye ben-Shaoul International, Religion, War & Terrorism 0

Article Link: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/05/cnn-willing-accomplice-cair-joe-kaufman-0/

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Wilfredo Amr Ruiz is a representative for the Florida office of the Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). As such, he is involved with a group that has foundational and financial ties to the terrorist organization Hamas. So why would a news network like CNN wish to provide him and his group with a platform to speak? Regardless of the reason, it should not have taken place and it should never again take place any time in the future. CAIR was established in June 1994 as an integral part of the US chapter of the Palestine Committee, a now-defunct Hamas support network headed by then-global leader of Hamas, Mousa Abu Marzook. CAIR is the only member of US Palestine Committee (under its original name) to still be in existence.

2020-05-19

Canadian archbishop: Selling euthanasia as ‘solution’ to suffering is ‘misguided’

David McNamara Canada, Health & Living, Religion 0

Article Link: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-archbishop-selling-euthanasia-as-solution-to-suffering-is-misguided

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

OTTAWA, May 15, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa said that trying to sell euthanasia and assisted suicide as a “solution” to a problem will lead to a different kind of “infection” in Canada of the continued devaluation of human life. Prendergast said these words as part of his homily as the celebrant for the National Mass for Life, which was shown live from Ottawa’s Notre-Dame Cathedral on May 14 (watch video here beginning at minute 21:29). The National Mass for Life kicked off the fourth day of the 23rd annual Canadian March for Life. The event is taking place virtually this year because of the coronavirus.

2020-05-17

Pakistan girls shot dead over mobile video

Arye ben-Shaoul International, Law & Crime, Misfortune & Tragedy, Religion 0

Article Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52696032

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Two teenage girls have been murdered in a so-called “honour killing” in north-west Pakistan following a video circulated on the internet. They are said to have been shot dead by a family member earlier this week in a village on the border of the North and South Waziristan tribal districts. The killing occurred after a short mobile video of them with a young man surfaced on social media, police said. Police have been sent to the remote area to investigate the case.

2020-05-13

“Non-Muslim Dogs Deserve to Lick Muslims’ Boots”

Arye ben-Shaoul International, Religion 0

Article Link: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/05/non-muslim-dogs-deserve-lick-muslims-boots-raymond-ibrahim/

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

The following are some of the abuses Muslims inflicted on Christians throughout the month of March, 2020, thematically arranged: The Kidnap, Rape, and Forced Conversion of Christians

2020-05-10

These Nuns Are Empowered With Kung Fu to Break Bricks – And Fight Human Suffering (WATCH)

David McNamara International, Joy & Wonder, Religion 0

Article Link: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/kung-fu-nuns-great-big-story/

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

These nuns are spending three hours every day exercising the physical, alongside the spiritual—and you wouldn’t want to face them down in a fight. The Buddhist Drukpa Order is the only one in Nepal in which the nuns practice martial arts. Their empowering claim to fame includes daily training, during which they break bricks with their bare hands. Real super heroes in the Himalayas, these strong women were able to deliver supplies after an earthquake struck Kathmandu in 2015—successfully aiding hard-to-reach villages.

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