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CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Va. Mosque Vandalism

Muslim individuals and institutions are being asked to review advice on security procedures in CAIR’s "Community Security and Safety Tips.”

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) tonight called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism at a Virginia mosque as a possible hate crime.

Reports indicate that the Islamic Center of the Shenandoah Valley in Harrisonburg, Va., was vandalized sometime Thursday night with obscene hate graffiti...

US/Pennsylvania: Commute Terrance Williams` Death Sentence

William Nicholas Gomes appeals for the life of a death row inmate in Pennsylvania.

(SALEM) - How could it be that the U.S. state known for its role in the Revolutionary War, be a national embarrassment with regard to courtroom practices?

Pennsylvania is the only U.S. state that does not inform juries that the alternative to a death sentence is life without parole.

The Crucifixion: Mistaken Identity? John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ by Agron Belica

What you will read may change you forever... published online for free download.

(BOSTON) - Perhaps one of the most important books written about religion in the modern age, The Crucifixion: Mistaken Identity? John the Baptist and Jesus the Christ by Agron Belica explores what came to be known as "The Crowned Theory."

The bottom line regardless of all else, is that his theory makes too much sense to easily dismiss.

Obama Surrenders Again on Palestine but Will he Benefit?

The whole spectacle also damaged the Democratic Party which since the 1960’s has championed voter’s rights.

(BEIRUT Al Manar) - As a former law professor President Obama knows something about international law and US constitutional law which he taught at the University of Chicago.

He hurt his campaign on 12/5/12 by ordering the Democratic Party to summarily change earlier a twice debated and unanimously adopted plank of the Democratic Platform on the subject of the status of Jerusalem.

The Politics of Power: Burying Truth through Resolutions

“in any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel Defeat Jihad” - (Pamela Geller, San Francisco ad campaign)

(LA VERNE, CA) - The California Assembly’s resolution passed on August 23, 2012, HR 35, purports to condemn “anti-Semitism” in public post-secondary institutions of higher learning.

How? By denying expression of opinions or statements that might be construed as critical of the state of Israel.

Legislation Would Help Prevent Wrongful Convictions

The Innocence Project urges Congress to act quickly.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Lawmakers in both houses of Congress introduced legislation to help prevent wrongful convictions.

Proposed changes would bring reliable, science-based standards to forensic evidence.

Warrior Monks: The Untold Story of Buddhist Violence

It seems clear that Westerners of the Judeo-Christian tradition have no leg to stand on when they single out Islam.

(SALEM) - The basic plank of Islamophobia can be summed up as follows: Islam is uniquely violent compared to other world religions.

Of course, it’s just not true. In previous articles, I’ve taken a Thor-sized hammer to shatter this myth by proving that Judaism and Christianity are scripturally and theologically just as violent, if not more so.

School Voucher Recipients More Likely to Enroll in College, New Study Finds

New research shows significant increase in college enrollment for African American students.

(WASHINGTON DC) - A new study shows that African American participants in a private school choice program were 24 percent more likely to enroll in college as a result of receiving a voucher.

This reinforces previously-released data showing improved graduation rates, parental satisfaction, and academic achievement among voucher students.

Message from the Former Chairman of Oregon Commission on Black Affairs

Former Chairman was scheduled to remain on the commission until next year.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Two senior members of the Oregon Commission on Black Affairs received termination notices in June from the Office of Oregon State Governor, John Kitzhaber.

The Commissioners have in essence been muted; they no longer have a vocal public role in the future toward improving the lives of Oregon's African-American community.

Site of Muslim Prayer Service Desecrated with Bacon

Muslim civil rights group asks for hate crime investigation; urges elected officials to denounce growing Islamophobia

(NEW YORK) - The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate uncooked bacon scattered at the site of a planned prayer in Staten Island.

CAIR-NY also asked political candidates seeking office in the November elections to stop promoting and exploiting anti-Muslim prejudice and urged all elected officials to repudiate growing anti-Muslim hate.