ACTON, Calif. — A school district in California has banned the depiction of all religious figures after a parent became offended at an assignment for students to draw the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District Superintendent Brent Woodard announced his decision on Wednesday after consulting with an Islamic expert to determine whether or […]
JOHNSTON COUNTY, Okla. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed suit against officials of a county in Oklahoma in an effort to force the removal of a Ten Commandments monument from the lawn of the county courthouse. The suit comes just weeks after a similar monument was removed from the grounds of the […]
(Sky News) — Germany is considering legislation that could legalize euthanasia. Under existing rules, assisted suicide is neither permitted nor banned in the country, if the fatal drug is administered by the recipient. But Germany’s parliament is considering four proposals—ranging from a near-complete ban, through to full legalization so long as it is not carried […]
A mother is sharing her story of how she and her husband rejected abortion for their son, born with half a heart, and is now motivated more than ever to fight for the lives of children considered “imperfect” by society. Lisa Smiley became pregnant at age 23, and during her 20-week ultrasound, it was discovered […]
DEKALB, Ill. — Officials at Northern Illinois University have agreed to remove all Bibles from the guest rooms at their campus student center following a complaint from a prominent atheist activist organization. The Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF) reports that it recently sent a letter to the university to assert that the presence of […]
The unexpected discovery of oxygen around a distant comet has shocked secular astronomers and challenges the current evolutionary models for the universe’s origins. In 2004, the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the “Rosetta” spacecraft to rendezvous with a comet. “Rosetta” arrived at Comet 67P last year and has since been orbiting the comet and relaying […]
ABUJA, Nigeria (International Business Times) — A man suspected of being one of the most-wanted members of the terror group Boko Haram has been arrested as he tried to board a flight in Nigeria’s federal capital of Abuja, authorities have said. The arrest came days after the army released a list of 100 most-wanted Boko […]
A North Carolina woman recently appeared on the television shows “The Doctors” and “Dr. Phil” to explain that she had a psychologist droplet drain cleaner in her eyes out of her desire to be blind. “It’s your body,” Amber “Jewel” Shuping said. “You should be able to do what you want to do with it.” […]
WASHINGTON — A secretly recorded video from an abortion advocates conference that is currently being reviewed by Congress features an abortionist encouraging those gathered to agree with pro-lifers that abortion is in fact the violent killing of a person. The video was reportedly leaked from a Congressional staffer to the site GotNews, and was uploaded […]
KATY, Texas — A childcare center manager in Texas says that she was recently fired for refusing to refer to a little girl as a boy at the parents’ request. Madeline Kirksey, a Christian, served as manager of Children’s Lighthouse Learning Center in Katy until late last month when she and another worker were terminated over the situation. […]