Amy Levin
Two nights ago, in a historic and inspiring speech about the debt ceiling, bipartisan harmony, and taking care of all of America’s hard-working citizens, President Barack Obama ended the segment with a ritualistic “Thank you, God bless you, and may God bless the United States of America.” While for many, this utterance may [...]
If potential presidential candidate and current Texas Governor Rick Perry had ties to a religious leader who said, “Stop voting for Catholics,” or “Stop voting for Jews,” those ties would be eliminated immediately – or else he would be swallowed in a firestorm of controversy that would all but destroy his chances.
However, today I [...]
Roberta Stewart has chosen a national church-state watchdog group to help her get the Wiccan emblem recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Since her husband’s death Sept. 25, when his Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan, the Fernley resident has sought a memorial plaque that recognizes her husband’s religion.
Stewart said her personal [...]
Washington (CNN) — Al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda-affiliated militant group in Somalia, has recruited more than 40 Muslim-Americans and 20 Canadians, U.S. Rep. Peter King said Wednesday as he opened a third congressional hearing on Muslim-American radicalization.
Wednesday’s hearing of the Committee on Homeland Security will focus on al-Shabaab and the results of a committee investigation [...]
The man accused of the killing spree in Norway was deeply influenced by a small group of American bloggers and writers who have warned for years about the threat from Islam, lacing his 1,500-page manifesto with quotations from them, as well as copying multiple passages from the [...]
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