WASHINGTON — David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned Friday as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair. The affair was discovered during an FBI investigation, according to officials briefed on the developments. They spoke on condition of anonymity […]
An evangelist with a nationally-known ministry released a post-election statement today, attributing the presidency of Barack Obama to the “Godless government gospel” being proliferated by a number of prominent evangelical leaders who demand morality in and by the government apart from the moral Lawgiver. Michael Marcavage of the Philadelphia-based ministry Repent America said that he has […]
A pastor and Coast Guard chief in North Carolina is facing possible citation or arrest over a city ordinance that bans free expression without government permission. Pastor Adam Gray says that he is going to continue to preach on the public streets and sidewalks of Elizabeth City, North Carolina despite the ordinance, which is listed […]
After a tight battle at the ballot box, the states of Washington and Minnesota have voted to reject the definition of marriage as being between one man and woman. Because the margin between the yea and nay votes was so slim, official announcements on the outcomes were not made for some time, leaving voters up […]
An evangelist who reaches out to abortion-minded mothers in Florida states that abortion workers were emboldened for their cause this morning following the reelection of Barack Obama. John Barros says that he has been ministering to mothers outside of Orlando Women’s Center for nine years. During that time, he has witnessed many women come and […]
On Tuesday night, voters in Maine and Maryland made history in becoming the first two states to approve of homosexual “marriage” by popular vote, which are now the seventh and eight states to approve of such unions. The outcomes broke a 32-state losing streak in which same-sex “marriage” had been rejected by every state that […]
Wisconsin has elected the first openly homosexual member of the United States Senate in the history of the nation. Tammy Baldwin, 50, had been running as a Democrat against Republican challenger Tommy Thompson, 70, who formerly served as governor of the state. She first held office as a state representative in 1998, and is stated […]
Roy Moore, also known as the Ten Commandments judge, edged out his Democratic opponent Tuesday to win back his seat as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. The race tightened throughout the night as poll results came in, at times tilting in the favor of Moore, and others in the direction of his opponent, […]
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Missouri Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin, who sparked a furor in August with comments about “legitimate rape,” was defeated by Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill on Tuesday. Until the rape comment, Akin was considered the favorite to beat McCaskill in a state that has trended Republican and voted for Republican presidential […]
(Reuters) – Colorado and Washington became the first U.S. states to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday in defiance of federal law, setting the stage for a possible showdown with the Obama administration. But another ballot measure to remove criminal penalties for personal possession and cultivation of recreational cannabis […]