Peoria, Arizona — A photo showing an unborn baby grasping the finger of the doctor performing a c-section on her mother has gone viral. In October, Alicia Atkins gave birth to a baby girl named Neveah at a hospital in the Phoenix area. Her husband Randy was in the room with a camera ready to […]
Karachi, Pakistan — A mob stormed a police station in Pakistan and burned a man to death for destroying a copy of the Koran, reports state. The incident happened on Saturday, after a man, who is only being identified as a traveler, spent the night at a local mosque. When the remains of a charred […]
Texas can cut off funding to Planned Parenthood’s family planning programs for poor women, a state judge ruled Monday, requiring thousands to find new state-approved doctors for their annual exams, cancer screenings and birth control. Judge Gary Harger said that Texas may exclude otherwise qualified doctors and clinics from receiving state funding if they advocate […]
Youcef Nadarkhani, who was acquitted of apostasy and released from an Iranian prison this past September, has been arrested again by Iranian authorities and put back in prison to serve another 40 days. Reports state that the director of Lakan Prison explained that Nadarkhani was released too early because his attorney Mohammed Ali Dadkhah was […]
A divided federal appeals court has temporarily barred the U.S. government from requiring an Illinois company to obtain insurance coverage for contraceptives, as mandated under the 2010 healthcare overhaul, after the owners objected on religious grounds. More than 40 lawsuits are challenging a requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that requires most […]
Tel Motza, Israel — Archaeologists in Israel have announced the discovery of a pagan temple and a number of figurines that date back to the time of King Solomon. The Israel Antiquities Authority states that it uncovered the items while excavating in Tel Motza, west of Jerusalem. “The ritual building at Tel Motza is an […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]