Why I Don’t Eat Pig Meat . The information on this website has not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration or any other medical body. We do not aim to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any illness or disease. Information is shared for educational...
Trump’s Syria withdrawal has handed a huge gift to Islamic State . The president’s announcement will destroy any trust in the US among local allies fighting terror. US forces with Kurdish YPG fighters in northern Syria, 2017. Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty...
Buy organic food to help curb global insect collapse, say scientists . Urging political action on pesticide use is another way to help stem ‘collapse of nature’… (By Damian Carrington, Environment editor). ‘There are a lot of studies that show that organic...
The real story of the Green Book, the guide that changed how black people traveled in America . A new documentary, The Green Book: Guide to Freedom, looks at how the historic travel guide helped black motorists… ( By P.R. Lockhart). From the 1930s to...
Were Priscilla, Phoebe and Junia friends? Priscilla, Phoebe and Junia are three women mentioned in the New Testament who were associated with the apostle Paul. Their ministries sometimes involved travel which enabled the women to meet. Did these women...
He was a KKK member, then a neo-Nazi: How one white supremacist renounced hate . For years, Ken Parker lived in a world of bigotry and hate. He wore the green robes of a grand dragon in the Ku Klux Klan. He stood at lecterns and shouted racist catchphrases....
7 Things Toxic People Do To Manipulate You . We all have our insecurities, but when people you trust are toxic, you start believing you’re worthless. These people will gaslight you and make you feel unwanted. They will destroy your confidence and you...
Israeli singer turns down Eurovision gig to keep Sabbath . Israeli singer Omer Adam (Jorge Novominsky/Flash 90). Keeping the day of rest is more important to Omer Adam than being heard by millions of people… By Batya Jerenberg, World Israel News . Omer...
Rolls-Royce Cullinan: the Chris Harris verdict. The call from Rolls-Royce to come and drive its new SUV was unexpected. In fact, the vestige of teenage rebel still lurking in me was mildly affronted that Rolls felt my rude and sarcastic utterances about...
Finland among most racist countries in EU, study says . Compared to 11 other European countries, Finnish residents with African backgrounds experience the most racism, according to a new EU report. File photo. Image: Henrietta Hassinen / Yle . The Being...
Is It Gluten Or Glyphosate? 5-Year-Old Research Says It’s The Latter. By KJ McElrath. 20 years ago very few people had even heard of gluten intolerance. Today, almost everyone knows at least one person whose digestive systems cannot handle wheat or other...
30 THINGS PEOPLE REGRET MOST OFTEN WHEN THEY’RE OLDER . When people come to the end of their life there are a number of common regrets which surface. Here is a list of 30 things people regret most as they reflect back on their lives: 1. Less Traveled...
How the north ended up on top of the map . A cartographic history of what’s up . By Nick Danforth @NicholasDanfort McArthur’s Universal Corrective Map of the World.Flickr . A world map drawn by the Moroccan cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi for King Roger...
Tower of Babel: The Hidden Transcript . The Tower of Babel story is a marvelous tale about the ambition and hubris of primal humanity, with a biting political message and dark insights into the human condition… By Prof. Ronald Hendel. The Tower of Babel...
Nazareth to Bethlehem . In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register....
Study: James Bond Has A Drinking Problem . A fun new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia has come to a conclusion pretty much all the rest of the world has long known – James Bond has a drinking problem. The study authors found that in...
8 (Mostly) Ridiculous Things Couples Argue About . Arguments and disagreements in a relationship are commonplace. While in general, couples may get into arguments due to logical differences in opinions, there may be times when they’ll end up quarreling...
DEBORAH . “44. Is female pastoral ministry supported by the Old Testament example of a female judge? Yes. “Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at the time. And she would sit under the palm tree of Deborah between Raman...
Aston Martin Rapide . The Aston Martin Rapide isn’t the most technologically advanced car that you can buy. Nor is it the most environment-friendly. But it is hard to argue that this could be one of the most beautiful vehicles you will ever see in your...
Surrogacy : Stop the buying and selling of human beings . In a column published in French national daily Le Monde, a number of personalities, including philosopher Sylviane Agacinski, ecologist activist and MEP José Bové, and obstetrician René Frydman,...
The hard truths about renewable energy and subsidies . By Ryan M. Yonk, Ph.D., contributor, and Jordan Lofthouse. Getty Images . In a recent Washington Post article, author Griff Witte laments how the British government has cut renewable energy subsidies....
Going Direct: Swallowed Entirely By The World’s Biggest Plane . By Isabel Goyer I’ve seen some amazing planes and had the chance to fly some equally incredible ones. The ones that have left a lasting impression might surprise you, as they include some...
How Do Christians Fit Into the Two-Party System? They Don’t . The historical Christian positions on social issues don’t match up with contemporary political alignments… By Timothy Keller. Singing hymns at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., before an...
Fears far right street gang ‘getting bolder’ in Helsinki . The Soldiers Of Odin were filmed ‘patrolling’ a shopping centre in an area with a large immigrant population. Image: Minna Aula / Yle . A leading member of Helsinki’s Somali community says the...
Tanzania orders destruction of Monsanto/Gates’ GM trials due to illegal use for pro-GM propaganda . Dar es Salaam 23 November 2018 . Tanzanian civil society organisations (CSOs) welcome the decision of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture,...
