The Democratic National Committee released the text of its party platform earlier this week, which many are noting has undergone significant additions and subtractions since the last election. Some state that the most glaring exclusion from the platform, called “Moving America Forward,” is the mention of God. “We need a government that stands up for […]
A number of evangelists from across the country have descended upon the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina to reach out to attendees of the Democratic National Convention. As thousands gather in preparation for Thursday’s acceptance speech of Barack Obama, the evangelists state that they are using the opportunity to call the nation to repentance. “We […]
Over thirty Christians gathered outside of a Planned Parenthood rally this afternoon at the Democratic National Convention to be a voice for the thousands of children that are murdered everyday in America through abortion. The rally, entitled “Women Are Watching,” which is part of a nationwide tour, was meant to speak on political issues pertaining […]
The family of a 24-year-old Chicago woman who died in July along with her second trimester baby during an abortion procedure at Planned Parenthood has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the abortion giant. Dorsey Jones says that Planned Parenthood’s Loop Health Center, located at 18 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, was careless in properly […]
A group of nine men that attended the Southern Decadence Festival in New Orleans yesterday were arrested and jailed for violating a new city ordinance that prohibits religious and other free speech after sundown on the city’s famed Bourbon Street. The ordinance, which was passed in October 2011, is called “Aggressive Solicitation.” While it aims […]
An atheist delivered the invocation at Thursday night’s city council meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Instead of praying to God, Dan Nerren, a founder of the Humanist Association of Tulsa, “prayed” to those gathered. Some heads were bowed and some eyes were closed as Nerren offered a contemplative moment from his secular, humanist perpective. “I’ll be invoking […]
Dallas, Texas — Former state Rep. Glen Maxey is driving to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in a van dubbed “Priscilla, Queen of the Convention.” Eight people will travel in the van, decked out in rainbow colors and an 8-foot banner that reads “Gays for Obama,” through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina […]
A Muslim organization is hosting events in Charlotte, North Carolina this weekend to coincide with the upcoming Democratic National Convention. The Bureau of Indigenous Muslim Affairs (BIMA) began by hosting a Jumah prayer service in Marshall Park yesterday afternoon. Jumah is another word for the high Islamic prayers that are regularly offered up on Fridays. While the […]
The National Atheist Party has announced that it has canceled its upcoming convention due to a lack of sufficient funds. The political organization states that it had planned to host its second annual rally in October of this year in Boston, Massachusetts, but the lack of ample donations threatened the financial stability of the party. […]
The Republican National Convention came to a close Thursday night, featuring a Mormon invocation and Catholic benediction, an acceptance speech from nominee Mitt Romney, musical entertainment, and numerous speeches from politicians, Olympic stars and celebrities across America. In the evening, the invocation was delivered by former Massachusetts Mormon stake president Kenneth Hutchins as per Romney’s request. […]