Tag: Religion

Sisi portrays himself as the Copts' champion, which only makes them more a target of the Islamists. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Beltway Confidential

Coptic optics: What explains Egyptian Christians’ growing disillusionment with President Sisi?

Daniel Allott · December 13, 2016 10:50 pm

Stewart rolls out tenuous relationships and 15-year-old quotes to make this case. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

NYT op-ed tries, fails to paint Trump’s education pick as religious extremist

Jason Russell · December 13, 2016 7:03 pm

The Recipe for Church Growth

David Millard Haskell · December 10, 2016 11:00 am

An American Muslim group is upset about the German chancellor's stance. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

National Security

Merkel expresses support for burka ban

Kyle Feldscher · December 6, 2016 5:54 pm

Rev. Francis Stanley Rother, left, an American missionary priest killed in Guatemala 35 years ago was officially declared a martyr by the Vatican on Friday, making him the first from the U.S. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Pope Francis approves first martyrdom decree for US priest

Daniel Chaitin · December 3, 2016 5:14 am

Kerry lamented Friday that technology has allowed the quick spread of false information. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Kerry: People can’t tell ‘what’s real and what isn’t’

Joel Gehrke · December 2, 2016 8:23 pm

A group of lawmakers, including Minnesota's Keith Ellison, sent a letter Thursday urging Obama to rescind a program launched in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that included a registration component for men from primarily Arab and Muslim countries. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Dems ask Obama to block Muslim registry

Nicole Duran · December 2, 2016 1:56 am

"I'm endorsing Bernie because he is talking about the issues that are important to American families," saidÂ Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Muslim’s DNC bid dogged by anti-Semitism charges

Nicole Duran · December 1, 2016 9:49 pm

The Americanization of the Jesuits, and Vice Versa.

Patrick Allitt · December 1, 2016 3:00 pm

Decorated Christmas trees

War on Christmas: VA threatens to toss tree, ornaments

Pete Kasperowicz · November 29, 2016 9:53 pm

The photocopied letter sent to Islamic centers in Long Beach, Claremont and San Jose addresses Muslims as the "children of Satan," calls them "vile and filthy people" and advises them to "pack your bags and get out of dodge." (Screenshot)

National Security

California mosques threatened by letters praising Trump

Daniel Chaitin · November 27, 2016 2:38 pm

Looking Outward

Patrick Allitt · November 24, 2016 6:00 am