(COMMENTARY) Canada serves as a warning to the United States of the tricky balance that the legalization of same-sex marriage brings with it. The Supreme Court must protect the religious freedom of all American citizens. Should justices rule otherwise, the U.S. could be headed down the same downward spiral that Canada finds itself in today.
Read MoreThe drama surrounding the Kenyan presidential elections seems far from over as Kenyans enter the new year with new levels of anxiety. Tensions were raised over the holidays when opposition leader, Raila Odinga, reiterated that he was going ahead with plans to be sworn in as ‘The People’s President’ in early 2018.
Read MorePeople across Africa are mourning the death of peace icon Bishop Cornelius Kipng’eno Arap Korir of the Catholic diocese of Eldoret in Kenya. In the days and weeks since his passing, people continue to find ways to commemorate his death and honor his memory.
Read More(OPINION) U.S. President Donald Trump and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi may differ in their leadership styles and values, but the two share common ground when it comes to their rise in popularity in conservative nationalist movements in their countries.
Read MoreKenya's election commission has, once again, postponed voting in the country's presidential election due to rampant violence and bloodshed there.
Read MorePope Francis elected the first ever Nordic Cardinal earlier this year. Some say Sweden´s gender equality and liberal attitude to immigration might have influenced the Pope´s decision.
Read MoreSince politics in Kenya took on a tribal dimension, church leaders have not been immune to tribal influences. Churches appear neutral on the outside, but they are partisan inside, according to a former political candidate who is now a pastor.
Read MoreTen years on from election violence that left 1,000 dead, and after the 2013 elections were marred by allegations of vote tampering, Kenya will have another chance on August 8th, 2017, to peacefully vote in the opposition or stay with the current administration.
Read MoreRather than filling the neighborhood with political signs backing candidates during the last campaign, one pastor instead passed out trilingual signs welcoming refugees to his small Virginia town. The signs have since made their way across the country.
Read MorePERSPECTIVE - The Daily Mail, The Times, and other outlets report that claims that cutting government spending on sexual education would lead to a rise in teen pregnancy have now been shown to be untrue. Yet none bothers with issues of deeper ethical or religious motivations in the controversy.
Read More(OPINION) Reports that Russians are calling for the restoration of the monarchy and the crowning of Vladimir Putin as Tsar are circulating -- all built on the traditional Western construct that the Russian mind is mysterious, sententious, or ludicrous.
Read MoreIslamic terror groups laid a destructive siege to Marawi City in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, battling soldiers out to arrest their leader. They have taken hostages including a Catholic priest and church workers.
Read MoreSince Narendra Modi become prime minister of India in May 2014, a nuisance of cow politics and vigilante "cow protectors" have moved to the forefront across India.
Read MoreIn Buddhist-majority Burma, tension between the infamous nationalist monk U Wirathu and a prominent journalist and critic has dominated the country's news since early in 2017.
Read MoreThe defeat of Jakarta’s Christian governor (Ahok) on April 19 after an ugly campaign featuring mass rallies by hardline Islamists and a trial for blasphemy revealed the extent to which Saudi-inspired Salafis have made inroads into Indonesia.
Read MoreMEXICO -- Corruption cannot be beaten with weapons, pistols, police, or prosecutors. Corruption is not just in politics. It's also in business. In sports. In the academe, and the family. So what remedy can we possibly find?
Read MoreThough progressive Muslims push for a secular public life, a growing demand for Islamic criminal punishment codes, known as hadd or hudud, which set Pakistan on the road to ruin, is worrying.
Read MoreIn his first statement related to gay rights, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said a definitive no to same-sex marriage, to the delight of the Catholic Church.
Read MoreVery suddenly, migrants are of great interest to politicians, media, and organs of civil society within Mexican public life. Where were these advocates before Trump became president?
Read More(OPINION) “Cognitive dissonance” is a mellifluous phrase I’ve heard bandied about in the media during these first days of the Trump administration.
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