Religion

...Birds of a feather flock together....

...The decision comes after a divided Ninth Circuit last month rebuked Gilliam for “abuse of discretion” by blocking interim versions of the rules in December 2017 in all 50 states....

...Hirono asked, “If confirmed, do you intend to end your membership with this organization to avoid any appearance of bias?”....

"...I stand strongly against those who are fomenting religious bigotry, citing as disqualifiers Buescher’s Catholicism and his affiliation with the Knights of Columbus...." -- Rep Tulsi Gabbard

...they resisted a request from the Christian Brothers to set aside over a million dollars in potential costs for sex assault lawsuits from the past....

...Her progressive domestic politics are at odds with her support for authoritarians abroad, including Modi, Sisi, and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad....

...Lord Ganesha was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to adorn one’s feet for mercantile greed....

... Greetings from your local, Capitol Hill-area Knights of Columbus Council, Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Council 11302 ....

... Teresa Shook Demands Resignation of Muslim-Aligned Co-Chairs ....

...the first full bilingual Hawaiian-English Bible with modern diacritical markings....

...The public is invited to prepare submissions for the contest, which is held as part of the traditional Honolulu City Lights celebration....

...The ACLU has also requested that Honolulu, Maui, and Kauai counties respond....

...On July 8, 2017, Kang swore an oath of loyalty, known as “bayat,” to ISIS and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a ceremony conducted by the purported ISIS sheikh....

...Suzuki's guidance was "clearly an intimidation tactic leveled at Hawaii's houses of worship to frighten them into silence on the upcoming elections for political office."....

...after allegedly stealing a police vehicle in Kaimuki, smashing into a bread truck, leading officers on a cross-island chase, getting shot in the shoulder, and running into the jungle near Waiahole, Jaya Keahonui Titcomb has been arrested by Honolulu police.... 

...Permits will be issued for five display sites through a lottery. The lottery drawing will take place on Friday, September 21....

...Gay Cakes or Muslim Ban?....

...Each charge involved a different boy and carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years....

...and 44% non-religious, 8th-least religious in USA....

...“This is unacceptable in a progressive coalition or any political coalition. Antisemitism has no place in American society. We must reject this, left right and center,” Schatz wrote on Twitter....

...Mallory received backlash for attending Farrakhan's annual Saviours' Day address, an event where the Nation of Islam leader attacked "that Satanic Jew," called Jews "the mother and father of apartheid," and proclaimed that "when you want something in this world, the Jew holds the door...."

...“What you’ve got to do is get one of these kids to run for office,” Butler said....

"Gabbard’s life would be unrecognizable without Butler’s influence.”

'...it continues to effectuate the President’s unrepudiated promise to exclude Muslims from the United States...."

...The Obama administration winnowed the definition of religious freedom down to the narrow idea of “freedom of worship.” This was rebutted in the first line of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ memorandum....

...“Are you or have you ever been …. ”

...it has not been easy going for Saleem Ahmed....

...Non-profit organizations wanting to create a display on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Center grounds during the annual Honolulu City Lights exhibition must apply by September 1, 2017....

...Honor and Respect: We Will Remember....

...The court will be hearing the Appeal THIS FRIDAY, and you are invited to sit in....

...because a caliphate is in place, more and more Muslims are beginning to practice their religion....

On the trail to Hawaii Islam Day: Saudi money, Libyan assassins, Palestinian Jihad, London bombers, Malaysian sodomy, and laughing Islamists....

Another black eye for Ebay and Paypal owner, Hawaii luxury resort developer, and Civil Beat publisher Pierre Omidyar....

The Honolulu Police Department has opened a terroristic threatening investigation into a phone threat to Temple Emanu-El that prompted the evacuation of a preschool there on Monday....

...how you can raise your voice for life, family and religious freedom in Hawai'i....

...the 32nd annual Honolulu City Lights goes bright on Saturday, December 3, 2016....

Candidate Answers to the HFF Questionnaire ....

In 2009, Muslims tricked the Hawaii Legislature into celebrating 'Islam Day' on September 24--which is September 11 in the old Julian calendar.  Seven years later, UH Manoa professors are still feeling the thrill ....

...what happens in blue states doesn’t stay in those states....

Hassan Maan Melhem later pleaded no contest to fourth-degree sexual assault and was given a deferred sentence and probation....

There are now 36 million yoga practitioners in the United States alone, with another 80 million Americans preparing to practice for the first time in the next 12 months. Practitioners are spending $16 billion per year on clothing, products and classes.....

The Primary Election is just around the corner....

The deadline to submit proposals is 4 p.m. on August 19, 2016....

The complaints describe the actions of a number of serial pedophiles active in the 1950s through the 1970s....

...Leon Siu discusses with host Keli`i Akina the historic relationship between Christianity and Hawaiian history....

...Pew Research Center’s most recent Religious Landscape Study....