The catechism is the summary of the principles of the christian religion, and it defines god like this: "god is the supreme spirit who alone exists of himself and is infinite in all perfections". karen armstrong thinks that this definition is mistaken. why?

Karen Armstrong was a nun. She left her convent in the 1960s and maintained distance from the organized religion for thirteen years. Meanwhile, she worked in television and assignments on Jerusalem. She has studied the major religions of the world. Later she started writing books and published many of them. Her latest book is The Case for God. According to her, the divine personality mentioned in the religious scriptures is simply a symbol of greater transcendence which lays beyond it and hence we cannot tie down the god to one single instance of being but God means being itself that is everything around us.

after a more than a decade and a half of combating al qaeda (aq) in afghanistan and pakistan,

the united states faces a diverse array of threats from al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and

africa. while senior al qaeda figures reportedly remain based in pakistan, the network includes

a number of affiliates across the middle east and africa including al qaeda in the arabian

peninsula (aqap), al qaeda in the islamic maghreb (aqim), and al shabaab. al qaeda also

retains a small but possibly growing presence in afghanistan. u.s. officials have stated that al

qaeda still maintains a foothold in syria through its ties to hay’at tahrir al sham (formerly

known as the nusra front), though the exact nature of that relationship may be evolving. this

report examines the threat posed by al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and africa as described

by u.s. officials and outside observers, as well as the u.s. approach to date in responding to these

threats. this was all i could find hope this : )