WASHINGTON — A United States congressman has chosen to ‘adopt’ the cause of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran as part of a congressional effort to raise awareness of the plight of those persecuted worldwide for their religious beliefs. Representative Trent Franks (R-Az.), a Christian, spoke briefly on the House floor last week during “Defending […]
(DETROIT NEWS) — A photograph snapped by a citizen and distributed to the media led to the arrest of two police officers who allegedly robbed and assaulted two citizens last week, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Monday. The two men — one a sergeant and 20-year veteran of the Detroit Police Department; the other holding […]
PORTLAND — A Republican congresswoman from Washington has given birth to a ‘miracle baby’ after refusing abortion as an option when told that the chances of the child’s survival were small. Representative Jamie Herrera Beutler and her husband Daniel announced the birth of the child, a girl, on her Facebook page on Monday. “With great […]
In a recent broadcast of the talk show Real Time on HBO, political commentator and host Bill Maher and his panel of guests debated their thoughts about the Bible, asserting that God is a “pro-slavery,” “homophobic,” “psychotic mass murderer.” Included on the panel was liberal “minister” Jim Wallis, editor of Sojourners Magazine and adviser to […]
KING, N.C. — A professor in North Carolina is defending a veterans memorial that is at the center of controversy surrounding a lawsuit filed by a church-state separation group. Last year, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AUSCS), led by Barry Lynn, an attorney and licensed “minister” in the United Church of Christ, filed […]
HOUSTON — An investigation into the Medicaid billing practices of a Texas-area chapter of Planned Parenthood has resulted in the organization being found responsible for committing fraud, and will cost the abortion provider $1.4 million. The payment surrounds a settlement that was reached with Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, which had been sued by a former […]
CULLMAN, Ala. — A school district superintendent in Alabama plans to defy demands from a nationally-recognized atheist activist organization to cancel a prayer event slated for next month. The Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) had sent a letter to to Cullman County School District Superintendent Billy Coleman earlier this week, urging him to scrub […]
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama celebrated the Islamic holiday of Ramadan on Thursday by hosting his fifth annual Iftar dinner, a tradition that began with then President Bill Clinton and was continued by Bush and Obama. Members of the Obama administration, Congress and others of the Muslim religion were present at the event, which was held […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment this week that reinforces the military’s current ban on atheist chaplains. The amendment, which passed 23 to 173, was attached to the 2014 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill, and was introduced by Louisiana Senator John Fleming. “The notion of an atheist chaplain is nonsensical; it’s […]
FAIRFAX — A new video posted by the Media Research Center (MRC) shows a number of university students in Virginia signing a petition to legalize 4th trimester abortion — that is, murdering the infant after birth. The video was part of an experiment by MRC’s Dan Joseph to see if students at George Mason University […]