Wife of American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Makes Emotional Plea During Congressional Hearing

Wife of American Pastor Imprisoned in Iran Makes Emotional Plea During Congressional Hearing

Washington, D.C. — The wife of an American pastor that has been sentenced to eight years in an Iranian prison for planting house churches in the country delivered an emotional plea for help during a Congressional hearing on Friday. “Our family needs your help,” she said tearfully. “Our family needs your support.” Negmeh Abedini told […]

Ecuadorean Preacher Fined $3,000, Banned From Politics for Calling Homosexuality ‘Immoral’

Ecuadorean Preacher Fined $3,000, Banned From Politics for Calling Homosexuality ‘Immoral’

An evangelical preacher in Ecuador who ran for president earlier this year has been sentenced after he was found guilty of violating the country’s electoral code by speaking against homosexual behavior. Nelson Zavala has been fined for more than $3,000 and banned from running for office or being involved with any political party for one […]

Physicists Claim to Have Found Long-Sought ‘God Particle’

Physicists Claim to Have Found Long-Sought ‘God Particle’

Geneva, Switzerland — Nearly a year after the announcement that scientists in Geneva had possibly discovered the existence of a particle that was believed to be the key to the universe, physicists are claiming to have confirmed their suspicions. As previously reported, scientists announced last July that they had found what appeared to be the […]

Who Are the Jesuits? Why the First Jesuit Pope Could Signify the ‘New Evangelization’ of Christians

Who Are the Jesuits? Why the First Jesuit Pope Could Signify the ‘New Evangelization’ of Christians

As the conclave in Rome elected the first Jesuit pope to power yesterday, the move has turned the spotlight on the order of the Jesuits, and how the new pope may usher in the “new evangelization” of Christians and the world at large. The History of the Jesuits The Society of Jesus, which later became […]

UK Elementary Teacher Facing Disciplinary Action For Refusal to Read ‘Gay’ Penguins Book to Children

UK Elementary Teacher Facing Disciplinary Action For Refusal to Read ‘Gay’ Penguins Book to Children

London, England — An elementary school teacher in London is facing disciplinary action after she refused to read a book to her class about gay penguins. The teacher, who is only going by “Mrs. A” in the media in order to protect her identity and her job, had begun to read And Tango Makes Three […]

Congress to Hold Hearing on American Pastor Being Tortured in Iranian Prison

Congress to Hold Hearing on American Pastor Being Tortured in Iranian Prison

Washington, D.C. — A Congressional hearing that is set for this week will include testimony on an American pastor that is serving a sentence of eight years in a notoriously brutal Iranian prison. According to the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. Congress has scheduled […]

Iran’s Ahmadinejad Criticized For Claiming Hugo Chavez Will ‘Return Alongside Jesus Christ’

Iran’s Ahmadinejad Criticized For Claiming Hugo Chavez Will ‘Return Alongside Jesus Christ’

Islamic clerics are expressing outrage following comments made by Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that deceased Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez will come back to earth at the return of Jesus Christ. Chavez, a Roman Catholic, passed away on Tuesday following a two-year battle with cancer. “Give me Your crown, Jesus. Give me Your cross, Your thorns […]

Militant Muslim Mob Ransack and Torch Dozens of Christian Homes in Pakistan

Militant Muslim Mob Ransack and Torch Dozens of Christian Homes in Pakistan

Lahore, Pakistan — Hundreds of Muslims took to the streets in a Christian neighborhood in Pakistan today to ransack and torch dozens of homes after it was reported that a man from the area had spoken against Islam’s prophet, Mohammad. According to reports, the incident began on Friday, when a young Muslim man accused a […]

Obama Justice Department Fighting to Deport Christian Homeschooling Family Seeking Asylum

Obama Justice Department Fighting to Deport Christian Homeschooling Family Seeking Asylum

The U.S. Justice Department is fighting in court against a German family that came to America to homeschool their children. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike fled to the United States in 2008 after German authorities demanded that they stop homeschooling their six children. Homeschooling was made illegal in the country in 1938 under the dictatorship of […]