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, […]
The man behind the distinctive voice of Elmo from the popular children’s television broadcast Sesame Street, who recently came out as a homosexual after being accused by a 23-year-old man of engaging in sexual relations with him as a teen, has been leveled with a third child sex lawsuit. The latest lawsuit involves a 29-year-old […]
DALLAS (AP) — Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar, who wrote more than 30 books and focused on positivity and leading a balanced life, died Wednesday in Texas. He was 86. Ziglar, who had been suffering from pneumonia, died at a hospital in the Dallas suburb of Plano, said his personal assistant, Jay Hellwig. With an aim […]
The Republican Senate President in the state of Ohio has put a stop to the furtherance of two pro-life bills, one which would have ended abortions in the state as early as six weeks, and another that would have defunded the abortion giant Planned Parenthood. Tom Niehaus said that he will not bring either measure […]
A public educational institution in Boston, Massachusetts has put on display a controversial painting that depicts Barack Obama as the crucified Christ. Bunker Hill Community College says that it has received no complaints about a painting entitled “Truth” by artist Michael D’Antuono, which is a rendering of Obama wearing a crown of thorns with his arms […]
Time Magazine has announced its candidates for 2012 Person of the Year, and among its 40 nominees this year is feminist birth control pill activist Sandra Fluke. Sandra Fluke, a 31-year old attorney and daughter of Richard Fluke of Tatesville United Methodist Church in Everett, Pennsylvania, came into the spotlight this year when she was […]
Under the urging of a number of student groups, the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill has agreed to offer co-ed or “gender neutral” housing in order to protect transvestite or transsexual students on campus. The school’s board of trustees unanimously approved the measure this month, due to a turn-around from chancellor Holden Thorp, […]
At the Soul Train awards Sunday evening, actor and comedian Jamie Foxx caused quite a stir when he made a remark that many are now rebuking as blasphemous. As he addressed the audience during the ceremony, Foxx began to quip that the atmosphere of the awards show reminded him of a church service. “It’s like […]
A teenage actor from a popular CBS sitcom has denounced the broadcast that he has starred in for many years, stating that “a true God-fearing person” cannot be on such programs, and is urging viewers to stop watching “filth” on television. Nineteen-year-old Angus T. Jones from “Two and a Half Men” says that his newly-found beliefs […]
The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) is asking Barack Obama to ditch God and the Bible during his upcoming inauguration ceremony when he takes the oath of office for another four years as president. Following his re-election, the organization posted an open letter to Obama online, urging him to favor secularists during the ceremony and […]