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At Least 300 Villagers Killed by Suspected Boko Haram Members
Islamic militants opened fire on a market, killing over 300 in the northeast city of Gamburu in Nigeria this week, a local senator claims. The senator believes the attacks are from the terror group Boko Haram, which recently sparked international out..
- 05/08/2014
- 4 Comments
- Tag: Islam Conflict/War
OKC's Kevin Durant Delivers Emotional MVP Speech Thanking God for 'Changing My Life'
Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder delivered an emotional and heartfelt speech when he accepted the NBA's Most Valuable Player award for the 2013-2014 season at a crowded reception event in Oklahoma on Tuesday evening.
- 05/07/2014
- 3 Comments
- Tag: Sports
Cousin of 'Duck Dynasty' Clan May Run for Vance McAllister's Congressional Seat
The Robertson family of "Duck Dynasty" fame is reportedly trying to convince a close relative to run for the state's 5th Congressional District race, now that current Congressman Vance McAllister has announced he won't be seeking re-election after ne..
- 05/07/2014
- 0 Comments
- Tag: Politics television
NC Public University 'Disregards' Professor's Ban on God During Graduation
A public university in North Carolina is seeking to clarify the First Amendment rights of its students after an assistant professor emailed undergraduate chemistry majors, telling them they couldn't thank God during their departmental graduation cere..
- 05/07/2014
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NJ Woman Films Own Abortion to Show 'Positive' Experience, Says It Was 'Birth-Like'
A New Jersey abortion activist who recently filmed her abortion procedure said she did so to show women that "there is such thing as a positive abortion story," adding that to her the procedure felt "as birth-like as it could be."
- 05/07/2014
- 168 Comments
- Tag: Abortion
8 More Girls Kidnapped By Boko Haram Gunmen, Nigerian Police Say
Gunmen with the terrorist group Boko Haram reportedly kidnapped 8 more girls this week near one of their strongholds in northeast Nigeria, police and local residents claim.
- 05/06/2014
- 4 Comments
- Tag: Islam Conflict/War
'God Particle' Pioneer Dies of Heart Attack at Age 77
Gerald Geralnik, one of the leading pioneers in the theory of mass that led to the discovery of the "God Particle," recently passed away of a heart attack in Providence, R.I., at the age of 77.
- 05/06/2014
- 6 Comments
- Tag: Science
Ala. Chief Justice Roy Moore Says First Amendment Applies to Christians Only?
Alabama's Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is receiving some criticism over recent comments in which he suggested the First Amendment only applies to Christians because it mentions a "creator God."
- 05/06/2014
- 7 Comments
- Tag: Religious Freedom
Fla. Teacher on Bible: 'Those Books Not Permitted In My Classroom'
A religious freedom legal group is coming to the aid of a fifth grade student from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who says his First Amendment rights were recently violated when his teacher told him he could not read the Bible during a classroom free-reading..
- 05/06/2014
- 36 Comments
- Tag: Youth Free Speech Education Bible
Calif. Mom Says Cop Who Saved Drowning Daughter 'Angel From God'
A California mother says the police officer who saved her drowning 4-year-old daughter from death is an "angel of God."
- 05/05/2014
- 0 Comments
- Tag: Inspirational
Guinness Book of World Records Broken: 87-Y-O N.C. Woman as Longest Church Organist
A church organist in Southmont, N.C. has set the new Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest career as a church organist or pianist.
- 05/03/2014
- 1 Comments
- Tag: Inspirational
Bible That Survived Titanic Finds Home in Tenn. Museum
The Bible that survived the sinking of the infamous Titanic ship in 1912 will now be on display at a museum in East Tennessee for the remainder of 2014.
- 05/03/2014
- 4 Comments
- Tag: Bible
Ohio Pastor Sits on Roof of Church, Offers Prayers to Passerby on Nat'l Day of Prayer
An Ohio pastor marked the annual National Day of Prayer Thursday with a quirky tradition he has been observing for the past eight years: sitting on the roof of his Baptist church to pray.
- 05/03/2014
- 2 Comments
- Tag: Pastors Inspirational
Chinese Authorities Destroy Christian Statues Depicting Passion of Christ in Wenzhou
Chinese authorities in the city of Wenzhou recently removed all statues representing the Passion of Jesus from a hilltop Catholic site in the city, saying that the statues violated construction regulations.
- 05/03/2014
- 12 Comments
- Tag: Religious Freedom
20-Week Abortion Ban Advances in South Carolina Senate
A law criminalizing abortion at 20-weeks of pregnancy advanced to South Carolina's Senate on Wednesday, with proponents of the bill arguing fetuses can feel pain at 20 weeks gestation.
- 05/02/2014
- 0 Comments
- Tag: Abortion
'Duck Dynasty's' Alan Robertson: 'Prayer Encourages Positive Thinking'
In celebration of the annual National Day of Prayer, the Rev. Alan Robertson of the A&E reality show "Duck Dynasty" told a crowd in West Monroe, La. that "prayer is the most positive thing you can do," adding that he believes prayer "encourages posit..
- 05/02/2014
- 2 Comments
- Tag: television
Report: Terrorist Attacks Up 40 Percent, Al-Qaeda Still Major Threat to U.S.
The al-Qaeda terrorist organization and its affiliates still present an aggressive and real threat to the U.S. and its allies, read a recent U.S. State Department report.
- 05/02/2014
- 1 Comments
- Tag: National Security
Two Men Publicly Crucified in Syria; Jihadist Group Tweets Photos
Gory images posted to the social media site Twitter showed two men being publicly crucified in Raqqa, Syria, allegedly by members of an Islamic extremist group.
- 05/02/2014
- 3 Comments
- Tag: Islam Conflict/War
Wis. High School Accused of Replacing 'God' in Pledge of Allegiance With 'Peace'
A high school in Madison, Wisconsin is clearing the air after it was recently accused of omitting "God" from the Pledge of Allegiance, allowing students to say the word "peace" instead.
- 05/01/2014
- 23 Comments
- Tag: Family issues Education Religious Freedom