Celebrating Lailat al Miraj, FBI Hate Crime Change, Jew vs Jew

June 6, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Muslims Celebrate Lailat al Miraj Lailat al Miraj is a Muslim holiday that commemorates the Prophet Muhammad's nighttime journey from Mecca to the 'Farthest Mosque' in Jerusalem where he ascended to heaven, was purified, and given the instruction for Muslims to pray five times daily. On the Islamic calendar, Lailat al Miraj (also known as Isra and Mi'raj, Al Isra'wal Miraj or Laylat al Miraj) is generally observed on the 27th day of the month of Rajab. Lailat al Miraj 2013 falls on June 5, although the observance begins at sundown on June 4. Continue reading... FINALLY: FBI Makes Big Changes On Hate Crimes Religion Pits Jew vs Jew In Polarized Israel Norway's Surprising Best Seller This Native American Wore An Eagle Feather To Her High School Graduation And Was Fined $1000 Can A Christian Watch 'Game Of Thrones?' LOOK: Muslim Fashion Stomps Down The Indonesian Runways Christian Prophet Says Native American Bloodlines Must Repent Drinking Starbucks Is Anti-Christian, Evangelical Says This Native American Wore An Eagle Feather To Her High School Graduation And Was Fined $1000 Christian Prophet Says Native American Bloodlines Must Repent Drinking Starbucks Is Anti-Christian, Evangelical Says CHRISTIAN PIATT Stop Telling Me What Is Anti-Christian While I affirm the right of any Christian to boycott a product, show or the like, and even to explain why in the public square, I'm weary of the heavy-handed tendency of Christians to slap the "anti-Christian" label on anything they find objectionable. Continue reading... PETER A. GEORGESCU When God Talks Back You pretend that God is there beside you listening with utmost attention to your questions and concerns. Eventually, the game becomes what is experienced as an actual conversation -- or maybe becomes an actual conversation. Continue reading... NATHAN LEAN Tony Blair Is Wrong About Islam Blair refuses to consider the possibility that the disastrous foreign policies of the West might possibly have aggravated tensions in the Middle East and throughout the world leading to occasional acts of violence. Continue reading... RABBI DAVID WOLPE Why Can't We Worship Idols? The Hebrew Bible contains no prohibition on atheism, but is filled with prohibitions against idolatry. The Torah teaches that it is safer to worship no God than to worship the wrong one. Continue reading... STEVE PEIFER On An Unlikely Journey to End the Tears of Hunger Perhaps the greatest gift Africa has given me is the gift of tears. I'd been afflicted with cynicism most of my life. But Kenya has managed to pierce my hard heart again and again. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003