For a lesson in what Hasan Rowhani’s reformist-backed presidency could mean for Iran, a promise Sunday by the ultra-powerful Revolutionary Guard to cooperate with him is a good guide. Continue reading
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Weekend Interviews – June 8, 2013
Journalists Tour Temple Mount
A group of leading journalists, most of them with religious backgrounds, toured the Temple Mount Thursday, and were accompanied by Temple Movement activists. Continue reading
The Return of Crusader Theology
Last month, the World Council of Churches (WCC) convened in Lebanon and issued the following statement: Continue reading
Despite secrecy, interest builds around mysterious First Temple find outside Bethlehem
A mysterious First Temple-era archaeological find under a Palestinian orchard near Bethlehem is increasingly gaining attention — despite attempts to keep it quiet. Continue reading
Days before vote, huge majority of Iranians favor Sharia law
Iranians favor implementing Sharia law in Iran by a huge majority — 83 percent to just 15 opposed — according to a new survey of Iranians published Tuesday by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. Continue reading
The Two-State Solution Was Tried 91 Years Ago
In 1920, Great Britain was given the responsibility by the League of Nations to oversee the Mandate over the geographical territory known as Palestine with the express intention of reconstituting within its territory a Jewish National Home. Continue reading