Governments critical to the United States are meeting in Turkey to discuss the idea of an alternative "World Parliament". The project is designed to "advance mutual respect for religious beliefs and traditions and to reaffirm humankind's interdependence in all areas."
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's opening comments to those assembled included this: "No one has the right to put the name of a religion in front of the word terror. We will never accept the term Islamic terror, in the same way we cannot say Christian or Jewish terror. [...] Just like antisemitism is considered a crime against humanity, I hereby declare that Islamophobia is a crime against humanity."
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Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
