Culture

Pro-Life Nurses Win Over Hospital Abortion-Assistance Requirements

A New Jersey hospital that performs abortions has promised a dozen of its pro-life nurses that they will not be required to assist...

Dave Bohon December 28, 2011

Ariz. Student Emerges From “Irreversible” Coma

Dave Bohon December 27, 2011

Twenty-one-year-old Sam Schmid (left) had an extra-special gift for his family, presented to them just in time for the Christmas holiday. Days after...

Christianity Still Dominant Faith, But Global Makeup Has Changed

Dave Bohon December 25, 2011

The Pew Forum’s just released study Global Christianity: 2011 Report on the Size and Distribution of the World’s Christian Population, shows that at...

Calif. Air Force Base Stands up to Secularists over Nativity Display

Dave Bohon December 24, 2011

Officials at Travis Air Force Base in California decided days before Christmas that the nativity scene and menorah gracing the grounds of the...

Songs for the Hapless Holidays

Jack Kenny December 24, 2011

Oh, the weather outside is awful, But a fire would be unlawful, 'Cause particulates fill the breeze — Let 'em freeze, let 'em...

L.A Cathedral Hosts Geodesic ‘Nativity’ Scene

R. Cort Kirkwood December 24, 2011

For those who haven’t gotten the news, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles has divulged that Jesus Christ...

Federal Court Rules for Street Preachers at Minnesota Christmas Festival

Dave Bohon December 23, 2011

A federal court in Minnesota ruled December 20 that the city of Duluth had no right to prevent two men from sharing the...

“The Economist” Rewrites History

Bob Adelmann December 21, 2011

In last Saturday’s print edition of The Economist magazine (left), staff writers attempted to compare today’s Internet with the publication of Martin Luther’s...

The Unending Battle over Nativity Scenes

Raven Clabough December 21, 2011

Lately it seems that there is nothing more contentious or detestable to some people than the sight of a Nativity scene, regardless of...

SNL Mocks Quarterback Tim Tebow’s Faith

Raven Clabough December 20, 2011

Weeks ago, The New American reported on Denver Broncos’ quarterback Tim Tebow’s (left) passionate faith and the flak he has taken for it....

Anonymous Donors Pay Off Layaways for Struggling Kmart Customers

Raven Clabough December 19, 2011

The New American has been reporting on the controversy surrounding the Christmas season, particularly when Christians attempt to display the Nativity scene or...

Christian Leaders React to Death of Outspoken Atheist Christopher Hitchens

Dave Bohon December 17, 2011

Christopher Hitchens, the outspoken atheist columnist and author who took delight in ridiculing the Christian faith and its adherents, but who also shared...

Bill of Rights Day: a Day of Celebration or of Mourning?

Bob Adelmann December 16, 2011

The Cato Institute’s newspaper ad reminding citizens that December 15th was Bill of Rights Day summarized the desperate shape those first ten amendments to the...