Despite recent comments that he would never again make statements on political matters that could be construed as public declarations, Rick Warren, author of the best-selling book The Purpose Driven Life and pastor of Saddleback Church in California, recently posted a message on Twitter to his 800,000 followers reinforcing his opposition to a largely church-supported homosexuality bill […]
A pastor from the central Asian country of Uzbekistan has been released from prison and granted asylum in Europe after being held for three months on charges that he practiced religion outside of state regulations. Pastor Makset Djabbarbergenov, 32, was first detained by police in Kazakhstan in September of this year after he fled to the […]
Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is a road that was traveled by Jesus and the disciples in the ancient town of Bethsaida. In conducting a dig near the Northeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel, which was originally meant to serve as a mission to find artifacts from the Roman period, archaeologists […]
Sick children are being discharged from NHS hospitals to die at home or in hospices on controversial ‘death pathways’. Until now, end of life regime the Liverpool Care Pathway was thought to have involved only elderly and terminally-ill adults. But the Mail can reveal the practice of withdrawing food and fluid by tube is being […]
Blood is seen on the floor of a mosque as Indian Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during a holy procession. Shi’a Muslims all over the world pay their respects with the flowing of their blood as they mourn the slaying and martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad. He was killed by his political […]
Legislators in the East African country of Uganda are set to criminalize homosexuality just one month after Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni led the nation in a prayer of repentance. Members of Uganda’s parliament say that they plan to pass the law before the end of December due to the urging of Christian groups in the nation, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Only a day after a peace agreement was reached between Israel and Palestine, the leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood organization has denounced efforts to halt fighting in Gaza, stating that Palestinians should wage Jihad on the Holy Land. Mohammed Badei urged Muslims to “back your brothers in Palestine. Supply them with what they need, seek […]