BERLIN (AP) — German pastor Gabriele Stangl says she will never forget the harrowing confession she heard in 1999. A woman said she had been brutally raped, got pregnant and had a baby. Then she killed it and buried it in the woods near Berlin. Stangl wanted to do something to help women in such […]
Former Republican presidential candidate and current United States Senator John McCain told reporters this morning that politicians should stop pushing the issue of abortion. McCain explained to Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday that he believes that there are more pressing matters in the nation. “I can state my position on abortion, but other than […]
Despite threats and complaints from the ACLU, as well as a variety of naysayers nationwide, a district court judge in Oklahoma is defending his recent decision to sentence a teenage boy to ten years of church attendance. As previously reported, 17-year-old Tyler Alred was convicted of manslaughter this past August after he was involved in […]
The Miami-Dade County Commission is poised next month to reinstate nondenominational prayers to kick off their meetings, after a group of commissioners approved the policy shift last week. But the change was not spontaneous: The conservative Christian group pushing to restore prayer has been laying the groundwork for nearly a year and a half. The […]
Several Christians were recently barred from sharing the Gospel in a public park in Duluth, Minnesota during an annual event called the Tour of Lights. Steve Jankowski states that he and three other friends were forced to move to a “free speech zone” outside of the event under threat of arrest when police saw that […]
The Biblical city of Rome has announced that it plans to soon allow the public to tour ancient tunnels for the pagan god Mithra, which it has been restoring for some time. The tunnels are said to be located under the Baths of Caracalla, and are separate from the Mithraeum, which was discovered last year. […]
Several atheist activist organizations are continuing to sue cities nationwide in an effort to stop the prayers that open city hall meetings and other gatherings. Cities in California, Florida, Missouri, New York and Tennessee are all currently fighting lawsuits from atheists groups that seek to remove God from government, a battle that has raged in […]
A number of incidents are being reported of hectic and sometimes violent scenes in stores nationwide as crowds push and shove their way to a discount this Black Friday. In Moultrie, Georgia, one eyewitness filmed the large crowds forcefully shoving each other at the local Wal-Mart in an effort to be among the first to […]
Barack Obama delivered his annual Thanksgiving address from the White House yesterday, speaking on current issues such as the election and Hurricane Sandy. But it was the one subject that he omitted from his address that continued to sadden those who have observed the same pattern over his first four-year term, as he avoided discussing […]
Researchers in England have been using 4D ultrasound technology to study developing babies as they yawn in the womb. Nadja Reissland of Durham University’s Department of Psychology has been spearheading the research efforts, along with professors from Lancaster University. While there is a consensus that babies hiccup and swallow in the womb, there has been […]