Laws banning incest between brothers and sisters in Germany could be scrapped after a government ethics committee said that they were an unacceptable intrusion into the right to sexual self-determination. “Criminal law is not the appropriate means to preserve a social taboo,” the German Ethics Council said in a statement. “The fundamental right of adult […]
In a recent interview with a Spanish newspaper, British physicist Stephen Hawking claimed that ‘there is no God,’ remarking that he believes that ‘science offers a more convincing explanation’ for why the world exists than biblical Creation. Hawking, who suffers from a motor neuron disease similar to ALS but has far outlived the normal life expectancy, […]
Christians worldwide are gathering today to pray for the release of an American pastor who has been imprisoned in Iran simply because of his Christian faith. From the United States to Mexico and Kenya, over 500 gatherings are scheduled for Friday to lift up Saeed Abedini in prayer, as well as other Christians suffering or imprisoned […]
In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Barack Obama asserted that the United States is not fighting the religion of Islam in its efforts to stop the insurgency of the group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), because Islam, he said, is peaceful. “[W]e have reaffirmed that the United […]
The Israeli military has shot down a Syrian aircraft that it said had infiltrated it airspace over the Golan Heights. Tuesday’s incident was the most serious incident to take place on the strategic plateau since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. Army radio said it was apparently a MiG-21 fighter jet which […]
RAQQA, Syria — The United States and a coalition of Arab forces began airstrikes on the advancing Islamic terror group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on Tuesday, launching an offensive attack for the first time on Syrian soil. “I can confirm that U.S. military and partner nation forces are undertaking […]
A mother in the UK says she wishes someone had stepped in to stop her from aborting her baby, as she explained the years of heartache that have followed. Lora Bishop spoke out after newspaper columnist Bel Mooney claimed her decision to have an abortion was “no big deal”. Readers have been quick to respond, […]
(Morning Star News) – When Chinese authorities released Christian human rights attorney Gao Zhisheng from prison on Aug.7, we didn’t hear anything from him, presumably because of the communist state’s one-year prohibition against him saying anything publicly that might “damage the reputation or interests of the state.” His family had telephone conversations with him, but […]
An estimated 60,000 Kurds fled Syria for Turkey within a 24-hour span this weekend, as Islamic savages known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) seized dozens of Syrian villages near the border. “ISIS came and attacked, and we left with the women, but the rest of the men stayed behind,” 24-year-old Abdullah of […]
A number of false Christs have been arising in various nations worldwide, claiming to be the second coming of Jesus. While many are following these self-proclaimed Messiahs, some are speaking out against their cults, being mindful of Christ’s words in Matthew 24:5, “For many shall come in My name, saying, ‘I am Christ,’ and shall […]