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In a corner of a cemetery in Surrey stands a century-old “kibla” stone engraved with burial instructions. Graves, it reads, should be “dug so as to allow the body to lie with its face towards Mecca”. Shaded by pine trees, this small plot at Brookwood cemetery, 30 miles from London, is the oldest recorded Muslim space in the country, acquired in 1884 for the burial of visiting Indian students attending a nearby oriental institute and the Shah Jahan mosque, which was Britain’s first purpose-built mosque, in Woking. It’s also at the heart of a Muslim heritage trail being opened today...

FULL TITLE: “Sacrificial Virgins” – A Must-See Film About Young Girls Being Severely Damaged By HPV Gardasil Vaccines “I would never give my daughter, or my son the shot… This is a massive PR event by the company that makes Gardasil, and the same is the truth for the company that makes Cervarix… I think one needs to do a lot of research, and I think parents are in the best position to do that.” – Dr. Christopher Shaw – University of British Columbia This is a great point, and one that was further emphasized by Dr. Peter Gotzsche, co-founder...

Johnson wants to drop the backstop - an insurance policy to keep the border between British-run Northern Ireland and EU member Ireland open under all circumstances after Brexit - from the stalled deal. ..The rest of the EU, including Ireland, say the backstop is crucial to maintaining peace on the island... Below are the main points in the Alternative Arrangements Commission report Johnson praised ahead of meetings and the response it received in Ireland and Northern Ireland. ..The Commission’s interim report proposed what it described as a multi-layered approach of various measures that would harness “existing technologies and customs best...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP/VICE PRESIDENT- MIKE PENCE and AMERICA: Government, Family, Military, Business, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 1 JOHN 5:14 Religion Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

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You know what to buy her. Wish Jill St. John, who played smart, sassy smuggler Tiffany Case in DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971) a very Happy Birthday. (8/19/19) She’s a woman with purpose. Happy Birthday to Carole Bouquet who played courageous, crossbow wielding marine archaeologist Melina Havelock in FOR YOUR EYES ONLY (1981). (8/18/19)

The long-awaited title of the next Bond film has finally been revealed. The 25th official James Bond movie will be called No Time To Die - the news was revealed by producers on Twitter.

MORE than 1,000 children were caught carrying knives in schools last year - with the youngest aged just four, figures show. Weapons seized by police included machetes, hunting knives, a samurai sword and even a highlighter pen which had its nib changed to a blade. ... In Manchester, an 11-year-old, who had replaced a highlighter nib with a blade, told another pupil: "Listen to me or else I'll stab you." Former teacher David Simmons, who set up the Changing Lives charity, said he was confronted by a six-year-old brandishing a knife while working in a north London school. "He was...

In a time when gun control is such a hotly debated topic, why are so many of those who are in favor of destroying the 2nd Amendment so completely uninformed when it comes to guns & weapons? This is my all-time favorite "DUMB" things that have been said by social justice warriors and politicians over the years. It is quite clear to me that these people have no idea what they are talking about and want the citizens of the United States to go along with their law proposals and policy suggestions. There is no doubt that there are good...

We don't even know how to describe J.D. Davis' value to the New York Mets at this point. The man seems to deliver in virtually every clutch at-bats for the club: just last night, the 28-year-old completed the Amazins' 10th-inning comeback against the Indians with a walk-off single. Flash forward less than 24 hours later, the outfielder was doing his best Willie Mays impersonation on a remarkable no-look basket catch against the Indians on Thursday night. What more is there to say about this guy? He's flat-out electric and it's about time he gets the recognition he deserves as one...

What is this attention whoring but making a mockery of American governance and elected office? She did this in front of her son and daughter, teaching them the same contempt for America. These know-nothings haven’t the vaguest idea of the singular greatness of America and what it was our founding fathers achieved. NEWLY ELECTED MISSOURI COUNCIL MEMBER SWORN IN ON DR. SEUSS BOOK INSTEAD OF BIBLE By Daniel Avery, Newsweek, August 21, 2019: A newly elected member of the St. Louis County Council chose to be sworn in with a Dr. Seuss book rather than a Bible. Earlier this month,...

August 23 2019 Friday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time Reading 1 Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22 Once in the time of the judges there was a famine in the land;so a man from Bethlehem of Judahdeparted with his wife and two sonsto reside on the plateau of Moab.Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died,and she was left with her two sons, who married Moabite women,one named Orpah, the other Ruth.When they had lived there about ten years,both Mahlon and Chilion died also,and the woman was left with neither her two sons nor her husband.She then made ready to...

French President Emmanuel Macron told Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday that there was not enough time to wholly rewrite Britain’s Brexit divorce deal before an Oct. 31 deadline.

President Trump said last week that “we are all Americans. We all share the same home” and “the same heart.” He warned that “radical Democrats are trying to tear this country apart” with identity politics. Left-wing activists are using the same divisive ideology to hijack our kids’ young minds. Across the country, leftists are demanding public schools teach “ethnic studies.” Many of these courses demonize America, label whites as oppressors and indoctrinate students to become “social justice organizers.” California Democrats are pushing to make ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement statewide. Their draft curriculum defines ethnic studies as the...

Federal court undercuts progressive efforts to nullify Electoral College, rules electors can vote freely In a major blow to state-by-state progressive efforts to effectively replace the Electoral College with a nationwide popular vote, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that presidential electors in the Electoral College have the absolute right to vote for presidential candidates of their choice. Democrats have increasingly sought to erase the Electoral College's influence by promoting state laws that would force electors to vote for the national popular vote winner -- and those laws were now in jeopardy as a result of the court's ruling,...

To the editor: Women voters are going to make the difference in the 2020 election — just like we did 100 years ago in the 1920 election. A century ago, Iowa women were celebrating their victory in pressuring their state government to ratify the 19th Amendment. It was 99 years ago this week that those same women learned they would have the right to vote in a presidential election for the very first time. Republican women, in particular, took the initiative back then by registering to vote, allowing them to play a key role in giving the GOP landslide election...

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Thu Aug 22, 2019 - 4:28 pm EST Multi-faith committee set up to spread Pope Francis’ claim that God wills ‘diversity of religions’ August 22, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – A multi-faith “higher committee” was announced this week to implement the “Human Fraternity” document signed by Pope Francis and a Grand Imam in February that stated, among other things, that a “pluralism and diversity” of religions is “willed by God.” Prominent members of the committee that has been set up in Abu Dhabi include Pope Francis’ personal secretary Monsignor Yoannis Lahzi Gaid, Bishop Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, President of the Pontifical Council...

President Trump, who sparked controversy with this comments about purchasing Greenland, at one point joked about trading Puerto Rico for the Danish territory, a former White House official told The New York Times. Trump joked about trading the American territory for Greenland last year, according to the former official, who reportedly overheard the president. Trump has frequently sparred with Puerto Rican politicians, calling them "corrupt." Trump has repeatedly made the incorrect claim the island received $92 billion in disaster relief for Hurricane Maria, and Puerto Rican officials have criticized the president for not doing more in the aftermath of the...

Canada: Jihadi Jack’s dad says Canada could “be enlightened world leader” by bringing son “home” AUG 22, 2019 1:00 PM BY CHRISTINE DOUGLASS-WILLIAMS The father of Jack Letts, who has been dubbed “Jihadi Jack” by the British media, is advocating for his son to come home to Canada (he held British and Canadian citizenship, but has been stripped of his British citizenship). Playing Canadians for fools, he stated that “Canada could prove itself an enlightened world leader” if Jihadi Jack is brought back to Canada. Never mind the unspeakable acts that Jihadi Jack has committed and the threat he poses...