Berlin, Germany — A new shoe manufacturing company in Germany is selling atheist footwear for those who want to get their ‘soles’ dirty. The company simply calls itself Atheist and was launched in May of this year. Creating retro style casual shoes that look more like a dress shoe or bowling shoe than a sneaker, […]
Continue reading …Brookfield, Wisconsin — A school district in Wisconsin is asking the United States Supreme Court to rule on whether it is permissible for high school graduations to be held in church buildings. The Elmbrook School District has filed a petition to the nation’s highest court surrounding a case that began in 2009, when it was […]
Continue reading …Istanbul, Turkey — The Supreme Board of Radio and Television (RTUK) in Turkey recently fined television network CNBC-e for blasphemy, reports state. The network had allegedly aired an episode of The Simpsons called “Treehouse of Horrors,” in which God is depicted as taking orders from the devil, who requests a cup of coffee. Additionally, a […]
Continue reading …A council candidate in the United Kingdom has been suspended after recommending that the National Health Service consider mandating mothers to abort their disabled children. Geoffrey Clark, a professing Christian, had been running for Kent County Council. However, Clark stirred up a firestorm recently when he made the recommendation as a means to decrease national […]
Continue reading …A new book released by a British journalist warns that Christianity is in danger of being wiped out in the Middle East. In Christianophobia: A Faith Under Attack, Rupert Shortt asserts that over the past 100 years, half to two-thirds of Christians in the Middle East have either been killed or have left their homeland […]
Continue reading …A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a California law from going into effect that would have banned counselors and therapists from providing conversion therapy to youth that struggle with homosexuality. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down an emergency restraining order on Friday against SB112, a law that was signed this past fall […]
Continue reading …During a tour stop to Princeton University this week, United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia reiterated his opposition to homosexuality and expressed the need for discussion on morality in America. Scalia was visiting the university as part of a promotional effort for his new book Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts. During his […]
Continue reading …The popular children’s television broadcast Sesame Street has decided to breach the subject of divorce, airing a 13-minute segment on the matter during one of its recent web episodes. The segment features a puppet named Abby Cadabby, a pink fairy with sparkles in her fur. Cadabby is joining other Sesame Street members as they draw pictures […]
Continue reading …A new reality show that centers on the lives of preachers’ kids is scheduled to air on the Lifetime Television Network in 2013. Preachers’ Daughters is said to give a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of teenagers whose fathers are Christian ministers, and how they handle worldly temptations with the guidance of their parents. Broadway World reports: […]
Continue reading …A school district in Pennsylvania is continuing its battle against a well-known atheist group over a Ten Commandments monument that has been on display at a local middle school for over 50 years. Officials with the Connellsville Area School District in Southwest Pennsylvania filed paperwork in court this week to defend the monument, despite accusations […]
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