JERUSALEM – Nearly 70 years after their initial discovery, several fragments of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls are being sold to the general public. Even though many are excited that the ancient relics are finally being made available to private collectors, the decision to auction off the scrolls has brought heavy amounts of criticism, controversy and […]
WASHINGTON — The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal regarding whether the state of Indiana has the right to bar the abortion provider Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds, allowing a lower court ruling to stand. The high court issued the denial with no comment on Tuesday, which disappointed pro-life organizations […]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — A national pro-life group is calling for a government investigation after it states that it has uncovered new evidence that indicates that the medical waste company Stericycle illegally dumped the bodies of babies killed by convicted abortionist Kermit Gosnell into a municipal landfill. As previously reported, earlier this month, in addition to being […]
PARIS — Just over a week after French President Francois Hollande signed a bill into law legalizing homosexual marriage and adoption in the country, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on Sunday to show their opposition. While reports state that approximately 150,000 people filled the streets of Paris to stand for marriage […]
Denver, CO. — The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument on Thursday surrounding the popular craft chain Hobby Lobby and its desire to obtain a federal injunction against the abortion pill mandate in Obamacare. As previously reported, the company takes no issue with covering the birth control costs of its employees, but refuses […]
Washington, D.C. — Just weeks after the Pentagon released a report outlining a significant increase of sexual assault cases in the military, Barack Obama and Congress alike are looking for ways to remove what they call a “scourge” upon the nation’s Armed Forces. “[W]e must acknowledge that even here, even in our military, we’ve seen […]
Springboro, Ohio – Residents of a small Ohio town packed a board of education meeting this week to discuss a controversial proposal to the school’s curriculum. The public school district of Springboro, a town of 18,000 in southwestern Ohio, is considering adding new educational policies designed to give students more balanced viewpoints on a variety […]
Sebastian, Fla. — Debate is stirring nationwide over a case involving a Florida teenager who has been charged with felony child abuse for engaging in a sexual relationship with a female teammate, who is a minor. Kaitlyn Hunt is an 18-year-old senior at Sebastian River High School — that is, until recently, when she was […]
ISTANBUL (Morning Star News) – Security forces arrested an Iranian pastor in Tehran after raiding his house and pressuring his church to close as a crackdown on Christians intensified ahead of June elections. Robert Asserian was arrested Tuesday during a prayer meeting at his Central Assemblies of God Church after authorities entered his house and […]
Sharofat Allamova, a Protestant from north-western Khorezm Region, has been given one and half years of corrective labor after being convicted under criminal charges of the “illegal production, storage, import or distribution of religious literature.” Fines have also been imposed on people for meeting in a private home and having Christian literature, as well as […]