German Court: Circumcision of Young Boys Constitutes “Illegal Bodily Harm”
A regional court in Cologne, Germany, has determined that religious circumcision of young boys constitutes “illegal bodily harm,” even when performed with the...
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Eugenics Becomes Hot Political Issue in Europe
Eugenics is a system of controlling life through sterilization of unwelcome members of a species or through the destruction of those unwelcome members. In...
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Charlotte, N.C., Police Chaplains Told to Stop Praying in Jesus’ Name
The Charlotte, North Carolina, police department has made it clear that Jesus is not welcome at its functions. According to the Associated Press,...
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Congressmen Ask Defense Secretary to Halt Air Force Attack on Religious Faith
Sixty-six members of Congress have penned a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta asking him to address what they say is an “alarming...
Read moreBus Monitor Bullied by Students Receives Astounding Payback Via Viral YouTube Video
A viral YouTube video showing a 68-year-old bus monitor in New York being verbally abused by students on the bus has resulted in...
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Ill. Atty. Gen. and Cook County Atty. Refuse to Defend State Marriage Law
Two of Illinois’ top government attorneys charged with the responsibility of defending the state’s laws have balked at defending the state’s marriage protection...
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224th Anniversary of the Ratification of the Constitution
Two hundred and twenty-four years ago, on June 21, 1788, after three days of debate and by a final vote of 57-47, members...
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Supreme Court Ruling Frees FCC to Crack Down on TV Network Indecency
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 21 that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over-enforced its own laws when it fined the Fox and...
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Catholic Bishops Launch “Fortnight for Freedom”
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a "Fortnight for Freedom" campaign in the wake of the contraception coverage mandate under the...
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Positive Benefits: Animal-Visit Therapy in Nursing Homes, Hospitals
More and more nursing homes, hospitals, and other facilities are using programs based on the positive therapeutic effects that animals such as dogs...
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People Without Fathers
The children conceived from anonymous clinical sperm donations are growing up and wondering who they really are. ...
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Southern Baptist Convention Elects First Black National Leader
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), America’s largest Protestant denomination, made history June 19 when it elected the Rev. Fred Luter its president, the...
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Texas Town Defies Atheist Group, Reinstitutes Prayer at Government Meetings
A small Texas town has taken a bold stand for prayer and patriotism. CBS News reported that on June 12 the city council...
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General Mills Declares Its Opposition to Traditional Marriage
Minnesota's General Mills has come out against a proposed state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as only between a man and a...
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Fifty Years After the Port Huron Statement
Fifty years ago, on June 15, 1962, the radical left-wing SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) issued their Port Huron Statement opposing capitalism,...
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