New pope will emerge from the loggia overlooking St. Peter’s Square Cardinals elected a new pope to lead the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics on Wednesday, overcoming deep divisions to select the 266th pope in a remarkably fast conclave. Tens of thousands of people who braved cold rain to watch the smokestack atop the Sistine Chapel [...]
Christian Timothy Kurek came out as gay in Christian community By Kevin Olenick In his book The Cross in The Closet, Timothy Kurek tells his story of how he pretended to be gay for a year to experience what life is like for individuals in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community (LGBT). He says his [...]
Troy Media – by Eva Sajoo The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt once famously claimed “Islam is the answer” to that nation’s social and political problems. While they have nuanced their political platform in the wake of the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, the slogan catches the spirit of Islamist movements at large, with their aspiration [...]
