Christianity Today's split with Trump highlights deeper issue in white evangelical America
After evangelical publication Christianity Today published a blistering editorial on what it called U.S. President Donald Trump's "grossly immoral character," some church leaders and the president himself denounced the criticism as elitist and out of touch. The Dec. 19 editorial sparked a Christmas holiday debate ...
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Anti-Semitism vile and wrong, U.K. Labour leader says after accusation from top rabbi
Anti-Semitism is vile and wrong and will not be tolerated in any form under a Labour government, party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Tuesday after Britain's chief rabbi accused him of failing to stem the "poison" gripping the opposition party. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, in ...
'Poison' of anti-Semitism has taken root in U.K.'s Labour: Chief Rabbi
The poison of anti-Semitism "sanctioned from the top" has taken root in Britain's opposition Labour Party, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said in an article published on Monday, warning the "soul of our nation is at stake" in next month's election. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, a ...
The eastern German city of Dresden has declared a "Nazi emergency" as officials warned of a rise in far-right support and violence. The city is the birthplace of the Islamophobic Pegida movement, which holds weekly rallies here, while the anti-immigration Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) party ...
Led by Bernie Sanders, Democratic candidates vow to press Israel on Palestinian state
Democratic presidential contenders vowed Monday to switch gears sharply from Donald Trump's hawkish embrace of Israel, pledging they would press for a peace settlement that leads to a Palestinian state. Half a year after Democratic candidates all shunned the annual conference of AIPAC, the historic ...
Far-right 'terrorist' group on trial in Germany over attack plot
The trial of a neo-Nazi "terrorist" cell accused of plotting violent political upheaval in Germany opens Monday amid reports the country's far-right scene is growing more armed and radical. Eight members of the so-called Revolution Chemnitz group aged between 21 and 32 will answer to ...
Japanese comedians apologize for racist joke about Naomi Osaka needing 'bleach'
A Japanese comedy duo apologized after reportedly making a racist quip that tennis star Naomi Osaka, of Japanese and Haitian heritage, needed to pick up some "bleach." The relatively unknown female comedy pairing A Masso and their management firm released the apology on Tuesday after ...
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau admits to using brownface makeup at party 18 years ago
As he scrambled to get on top of a fresh blow to a re-election campaign dogged by controversy, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Wednesday for wearing brownface makeup at a party 18 years ago. Time magazine published the photograph one week into a federal ...
Ramaphosa says South Africa must stop attacks on foreigners after five deaths, nearly 300 arrests
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told officials and business leaders on Wednesday that he was committed to quelling attacks on foreigners that have threatened to cast a cloud over an economic forum aimed at boosting intra-African trade. Police have arrested almost 300 people and confirmed ...
South Africa vows crackdown on xenophobic attacks after five people are killed
Five people have been killed in a surge of xenophobic violence in South Africa, police said on Tuesday, as President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to clamp down and the African Union, Nigeria and Zambia condemned the attacks. Hordes of people — some armed with axes and ...
Japan's Shukan Post apologizes after being blasted for discrimination toward South Koreans
A weekly magazine's editorial department has apologized for what has been widely slammed as discriminatory coverage of South Koreans, with the magazine having branded them as pathologically quick-tempered and insisted that Tokyo cut ties with Seoul because the neighbor is "troublesome." In the latest edition, ...
