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Undercover Cross: Fake Rabbi Outed as a Christian Missionary

April 29th, 2021

A Christian man went undercover in Jerusalem, posing as a rabbi but secretly working to convert Jews to Christianity. He even performed circumcisions and had his wife claim to be the daughter of Holocaust survivors. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 72 Comments »

Israeli Space Chief: Aliens Exist, and We Are Not Ready

December 10th, 2020

In a fitting conclusion to 2020, the former head of the Israeli Space Defense program turned some heads when he recently said that there is a secret underground base on Mars with both human and alien representatives. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Science & Technology | 20 Comments »

Who Are the Black Israelites? Inside the Obscure Group That Fueled the Covington Catholic Controversy

January 22nd, 2019

Amid the media firestorm surrounding the standoff between students from a Catholic high school and a Native American man, the role that Black Israelite protesters played in starting the conflict was largely overlooked. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Progressive Spirituality | 36 Comments »

Why Evangelicals Want Jews to Take Over Jerusalem

May 17th, 2018

An unlikely ally of Israel has emerged: evangelicals. Indeed, few cheered the recent U.S. Embassy move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem louder than evangelical Christians in the United States. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Christian | 25 Comments »

How Two Beauty Companies Ended up in the Middle of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

January 30th, 2018

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is capable of being reignited at any moment. Just as tensions appeared to be cooling off, a pair of international cosmetic companies inadvertently revamped the hostilities. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 25 Comments »

Does Jerry Seinfeld Hate Palestinians?

January 17th, 2018

Famous Jewish comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld is under fire after a visit to Israel earlier this month. The outrage began when he took his family to a so-called “anti-terror fantasy camp” in Jerusalem’s West Bank. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 38 Comments »

ULC Minister in the White House? Reports Indicate Jared Kushner is Ordained

January 4th, 2018

In an explosive new book titled “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,” author Michael Wolff reports that Jared Kushner, one of the president’s senior advisors and husband of Ivanka Trump, is a ULC minister. Anyone who feels so-called can become a Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Celebrity Ministers | 100 Comments »

Trump Says Jerusalem Is the Capital of Israel. Now What?

December 12th, 2017

When it comes to city politics, it doesn’t get much more complicated than Jerusalem. Now, a U.S. decision to officially recognize it as the capital of Israel puts an already-hostile situation at even higher risk of boiling over. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 137 Comments »

Honor Killing? Father Murders Own Daughter For Taking Muslim Boyfriend

July 25th, 2017

An Israeli Christian man has been taken into custody after allegedly murdering his own daughter in a fit of rage. Henriette Kara, just 17 years old, was stabbed multiple times in the neck and bled to death on the floor of her family’s home. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy, Christian | 201 Comments »

Broken Down Politics

April 16th, 2015

In politics we assume that when we see one side as wrong, the other side must be right. Reality doesn’t always conform to that notion and often times, both sides are wrong. Continue Reading »

Posted in: Political & Religious Controversy | 26 Comments »

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