NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng arrived in the United States on Saturday and declared “equality and justice have no boundaries” after China let him leave a Beijing hospital to quell a sensitive diplomatic rift between the two countries. Chen escaped from house arrest in northeastern China last month and sought refuge […]
A federal judge in Virginia has ordered a local school district to remove the first four of the Ten Commandments, which it has posted in each of its public schools. District Judge Michael F. Urbanski issued the order after the Giles County School District was sued by the ACLU for purportedly violating the First Amendment […]
“The Quran is our constitution; the Prophet is our leader; jihad is our path and death in the name of Allah is our goal,” Mohamed Mursi, leader of the Freedom and Justice Party and Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate, said in his election speech to students at Cairo University on Saturday. “Today, Egypt is as close […]
Two Kansas cities have passed legislation prohibiting businesses and landlords from firing or evicting individuals who are found to be involved in the homosexual lifestyle. The Hutchison City Council voted 3-2 today despite much opposition to pass a measure that protected homosexuals from being discriminated against due their lifestyle choices. City leaders explained to the […]
The constitutionality of state laws that require women to obtain an ultrasound prior to an abortion may soon be in the hands of the United States Supreme Court. Plaintiffs in the case of Texas Medical Providers Performing Abortion Services et al. v. Lakey et al. must file an appeal with the Supreme Court this month if they wish to contest […]
The popular department store JC Penney is coming under fire for advertising a same-sex couple in its May catalog. The advertisement is entitled “Freedom of Expression” and features a woman identified as “Wendy” with “her partner Maggie,” and their daughters Raven and Clover. The women are embracing each other and smiling. The photograph was in […]
A bill prohibiting courts and other government officials from using Sharia Law to make legal decisions has passed both houses of legislature in the state of Kansas. Although it is known as the “Sharia Bill,” the measure never mentions Islamic law, but broadly prohibits foreign laws from being used as reference guides in the state. […]
ABC has canceled “GCB” after its first series due to a lack of sufficient viewership. The program had angered many Christians nationwide, who called the drama series “blasphemy at its worst.” Originally entitled “Good Christian B——s,” the Sunday night soap opera featured popular female actors who portrayed scantily-clad churchgoing women that wielded sarcastic attitudes. Because […]
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney addressed a packed football stadium today as he gave a commencement speech at the world’s largest Christian university. While he did not speak directly about the Mormon religion, he made ecumenical efforts to appeal to the crowd on the basis of “common ground.” Referencing Billy Graham, C.S. Lewis, Chuck Colson […]
A plane crash has claimed the lives of three male alumni and one former teacher from Oral Roberts University. The plane carrying Stephen Luth, Luke Sheets, Austin Anderson, Garrett Coble and Hannah Luce went down Friday afternoon in southern Kansas shortly after 4:30 p.m. The group was headed to a Teen Mania conference in Iowa, […]