LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan have taken into custody a Christian convert from Hinduism and his Hindu co-worker for allegedly burning a Koran and a chart of Koranic verses. The Christian’s family and attorney, however, said Islamist extremist groups have falsely accused the two men in response to an increasing number of […]
WASHINGTON — In his speech to the nation Wednesday night, Barack Obama vowed to eradicate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), while claiming that the group does not represent Islam. “Now let’s make two things clear: ISIL is not Islamic,” he […]
INDIAN SPRINGS, N.V. — A nationally-recognized humanist organization is threatening to sue military officials after an atheist airman stationed at an Air Force base in Nevada was told that he must accept ‘so help me God’ in the reenlistment oath or his application will not be accepted. According to the American Humanist Association (AHA), the unidentified […]
PITTSBURGH — A county council in Pennsylvania has voted against a proposal to display the national motto, ‘In God We Trust,’ at the county courthouse. The Allegheny County Council voted 8-6 against the display on Tuesday, with all of those in opposition being Democrat. One Democrat voted in favor of the motto. The plaque bearing […]
Recent data released by the Florida State Department of Education indicates that the growth rate of home education programs has now exceeded the growth rate of enrollment in public schools in the state. According to the most recent report by the department, “In the last five years, the total number of students participating in home […]
BALTIMORE — A community college in Maryland has been leveled with a second lawsuit for allegedly rejecting a student because of his Christian faith. The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has filed a legal challenge against the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) on behalf of student Dustin Buxton for denying him entry […]
PORTLAND — Officials in Maine are backing down after the governor of the state expressed his support for a teenage mother who has been fighting the agency over a ‘do not resuscitate’ order imposed on her baby. As previously reported, Aleah Peaslee was six months old when her father, Kevin Peaslee, 22, allegedly shook her as […]
Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy died Monday at age 93, and was hailed by a wide range of leaders for his generosity and for putting his Christian convictions before his business success. Cathy, who started in 1946 with one small restaurant selling his signature chicken sandwich, growing his business over the next 70-plus years into nearly […]
WASHINGTONVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to a year to 18 months behind bars for illegally giving abortion pills to her teenage daughter. Jennifer Whalen, 39, of Washingtonville, was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty last month to purchasing the $45 drugs from an online site based in Europe. Whalen’s 16-year-old daughter had become pregnant […]
As the sin of homosexuality becomes more of an accepted behavior in American culture, satellite television provider DirecTV and drug store giant CVS have become the latest to join the bandwagon of major corporations pushing homosexuality in marketing campaigns. In a commercial entitled Rivalry, DirecTV uses two men who state that they are “just like any couple” to promote […]