BANGUI — Thousands of Christians have sought refuge at the Central African Republic’s (CAR) airport, fleeing violence from mostly Muslim ex-rebels. The French military, which controls the Bangui airport, guarded the area as the Christians sought safety from Seleka soldiers with machetes and guns. The UN Security Council had passed a motion last week to allow […]
OKLAHOMA CITY –– A Hindu organization in Reno, Nevada has announced its intent to apply for permission to erect a statue of the Hindu monkey king Hanuman next to a Ten Commandments monument in Oklahoma City. The announcement comes just days after a Satanist organization also made known its offer to erect a public ‘homage to […]
DENVER — A woman in Colorado has filed a complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Division, alleging that her supervisor forced her to attend a lunch-hour Bible study against her will. The twice-a-week Bible studies were held by Norma Lawanson of the Office of Professional Services and Educator Licensure at the Colorado Department of Education. Theresa […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Sentencing has been postponed in the case of a Florida man who tricked his girlfriend into taking abortion-inducing drugs to end the life of their unborn baby. John Andrew Welden, 28, accepted a plea deal in September after admitting to giving his girlfriend, 27-year-old Remee Jo Lee, the pill Cytotec (misoprostol) to […]
An American pastor imprisoned in Iran has repeatedly been robbed and threatened at knifepoint since being relocated to a new and more dangerous prison, reports state. As previously reported, Pastor Saeed Abedini of Idaho, a former Muslim, left Iran in 2005 and moved to the United States with his wife and children to find religious […]
JERUSALEM – The president of Israel recently expressed support for homosexual ‘marriage’ as a controversial tax break for homosexual parents stalls in Israeli’s legislature. Shimon Peres has held numerous positions in the Israeli government, including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister. Since 2007, Peres, who is now 90 years old, has served as Israel’s […]
EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA — Abortion advocacy groups in the U.S. and around the world are praising the legacy of the late former South African President Nelson Mandela for his role in legalizing abortion in the country. Mandela, a Nobel Peace Prize winner known for his work to end apartheid, passed away on Thursday at […]
SHREVEPORT, La. — Shreveport City Council is expected to vote on Tuesday on a proposal that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to its list of protected classes. While Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover signed an executive order in 2009 declaring protections for all city employees who are homosexual or transgender, the proposed Fairness Ordinance […]
On a recent broadcast of The View, former ABC news anchor Barbara Walters took issue with the practice of taking an oath on the Bible, asserting that it violates the separation of church and state. During Thursday’s broadcast, Walters and others discussed a new campaign advertisement by Arkansas Senatorial candidate Mark Pryor, who states that […]
WASHINGTON — Republican Representative Chris Smith of New Jersey has divulged that abortion coverage is included in nearly all the health insurance plans available to Congress and their staffers–with the exception of 9 out of 112. Lawmakers have until December 9th to sign up for an insurance plan, but Smith says that Obama is breaking […]