These three key religious texts all offer justifications for defensive wars. But they also stress the importance of peace.

Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war?Authors ...

One of the most popular figures in the Orthodox Church, he died at the age of 65. A writer and poet, he was among those who ...

On October 27, 1978, only five years after Egypt started the Yom Kippur War with a surprise attack on Israel, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named ...

The transition to the Messianic Age is called the birth pangs of the Messiah. The birth of a redeemed Messianic world may be the result of easy or difficult labor. If everyone would simply live ...

THE Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, yesterday said that its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu's only call, was for a peaceful referendum and not war.

The prophet Isaiah proclaimed, "Hear me, O coastlands, listen, o distant peoples. The Lord called me from birth, from my mother’s womb He gave me my name. He made of me sharp-edged sword and ...

Moreover, on the crucial occasion of the declaration of his prophethood, no one supported Muhammad except Ali. Your eminent ulema, like Bukhari and Muslim, in their Sahihain, Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal in ...

He shaves off his hair and dices it with a sword like he’s a theatrical chef at a hibachi restaurant. He plays the role of the fuzzy scape-goat on the Day of Atonement. He even lies on his side eating ...

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) John Turner, holds a copy of his book, “Joseph Smith: The Rise and Fall of an American Prophet,” photographed in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.