Hobby Lobby has appealed a federal judge’s decision denying the craft supply chain’s request to not provide employees with insurance that covers morning-after and week-after birth control pills, as mandated by the Obamacare law. The Christian-owned company asked for relief in the face of fines they say could reach $1 million a day for not […]
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 […]
An atheist activist group has filed a federal lawsuit against the IRS for failing to investigate complaints lodged against a number of churches and religious organizations that have been accused of being involved in “electioneering” this past election season. The Freedom from Religion Foundation (FFRF), headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, says that many non-profit religious organizations […]
A violent attack on a senior citizen that was collecting signatures for a pro-life petition this past July has led police to naming a suspect in a previously unresolved string of rape cases. As previously reported, 69-year-old Everett Stadig was attacked by a bystander while gathering signatures for Personhood USA at a local grocery store […]
Government officials in Turkey recently approved a plan to preserve and reconstruct areas of the ancient and Biblical city of Ephesus. The Selcuk Municipality Assembly said that part of the plan includes the creation of new walking lanes and gates leading into the city, making the area more visitor-friendly for tourists. The city will be […]
A federal judge appointed by former president George W. Bush has ruled against the Christian-owned craft chain Hobby Lobby, mandating it to provide coverage for abortion pills to its over 13,000 employees under Obamacare. Oklahoma U.S. District Judge Joe Heaton released a 28-page ruling yesterday, opining that Hobby Lobby and its bookstore chain Mardel are […]
In an article released by GQ Magazine yesterday, Florida Senator Marco Rubio outlined that he is unsure whether or not the Biblical account of creation is literal. Rubio, who is a practicing Roman Catholic, recently told the publication when asked about the age of the earth that although he understands what the Bible says about […]
An atheist group at a Wisconsin university is set to receive nearly $70,000 of student fees to fund its programs and events for the 2013-2014 school year. The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently approved $67,400 in funding for the group Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics (AHA). The allocation is said to be the largest amount ever given to any […]
Islamic Sharia law is on the rise in Great Britain as members of the UK parliament are seeking to ban self-established Muslim courts in the nation. There are approximately 85 Sharia tribunals throughout Great Britain, all of which are run by Islamic judges who rule according to the Koran. There are no appeals following judgment […]
A teenager in Oklahoma received a surprising sentence this week following a manslaughter conviction. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Alred was involved in a deadly car accident last December, during which he was driving under the influence of alcohol. After slamming his truck into a tree in the Hopewell Park area at approximately 4 a.m., Alred’s passenger, sixteen-year-old […]