Missouri Conservatives Rally to Akin, Blast Republican ‘Establishment’

Missouri Conservatives Rally to Akin, Blast Republican ‘Establishment’

ST CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) – Missouri conservatives say they are rallying around U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin despite his controversial comments about rape because they are outraged that “establishment” Republican Party leaders tried to railroad him out of the race. A backlash has set in here in Akin’s suburban St. Louis congressional district, where supporters […]

Pakistan Christian Girl Held, Accused of Blasphemy

Pakistan Christian Girl Held, Accused of Blasphemy

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities have arrested a young Christian girl after hundreds of furious neighbors gathered outside her house and accused her of violating the country’s strict blasphemy laws by burning pages of the Muslim holy book, police and neighbors said Monday. The girl’s age was not immediately clear, with reports ranging from 11 […]

Alabama Democrats Remove Ten Commandments Judge Opponent After Remarks Opposing Homosexuality

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The Alabama Democratic Party disqualified Harry Lyon as its nominee for chief justice after a hearing today over online comments the Pelham lawyer made that party officials deemed improper for a judicial candidate. Lyon said afterward he would file a lawsuit and seek criminal charges against the party chairman, Mark Kennedy, alleging […]

California Legislators Push Law Barring Parents From Obtaining Help for Children Dealing with Homosexuality

Sacramento, California — A first-of-its-kind state law that would restrict parents from trying to “cure” their minor children’s same-sex attractions seems headed to the governor’s desk. If both state houses can agree on the final language, the legislation, which would ban all sexual orientation change effort (SOCE) treatment for minors, will be sent to Democratic […]

Mysterious Galaxy Baffles Scientists

WASHINGTON – Scientists have found a cosmic supermom. It’s a galaxy that gives births to more stars in a day than ours does in a year. Astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-Ray telescope to spot this distant gigantic galaxy creating about 740 new stars a year. By comparison, our Milky Way galaxy spawns just about one […]