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Antichrist Many churches are obsessed with the issue of the antichrist, emphasizing the Book of Revelations and defining it as a specific single person. A large sect in La Paz, Bolivia, even claims Bill Gates is the antichrist. Yet, if we study the Bible carefully we see a different definition: 1 John 2:18 Little children, it is the last time: …

This refers to the report “Governor among 20 killed in Afghan blast” (Oct. 9). When a crazy pastor tried to burn the Qur’an, we protested rightly to express our anger. However, we don’t realize that every time a mosque is attacked by a suicide bomber, it not only kills the worshippers, but also brings destruction to the mosque, and, in …

India’s Hindutva dominated army is killing Kashmiri Muslimswith religious hatred and vengeance. This is how one could describe the manner in which the brutalized Kashmiri Muslim youths in peaceful demonstration were killed by the Indian army. Kashmiri Muslims have been some of the most peaceful people in this planet. They endured with great patience the waves of unprecedented terror and …

The report of the fact-finding mission of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the Israeli attack on the Gaza flotilla released last week shows conclusively, for the first time, that US citizen Furkan Dogan and five Turkish citizens were murdered execution-style by Israeli commandos. The report reveals that Dogan, the 19-year-old US citizen of …

  The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign moves ahead in Washington, California, British Columbia, Harvard and Brown Universities, and the Netherlands,  In July, in Rachel Corrie’s hometown of Olympia, Washington state, the popular Food Co-op announced that no Israeli products would be sold at its two grocery stores. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a principal endorser of this new Israel Divestment Campaign, issued a statement …

  Report of the Independent Fact Finding Committee On Gaza – "No Safe Place" On September 21, the UN Human Rights Council's independent fact finding Committee issued its report titled, "No Safe Place," (Read report here) assessing "investigat(ions) and report(s) on violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law during" Operation Cast Lead. Its members included: Professor John Dugard, Chairman, …