An atheist family in Massachusetts is about to petition the Massachusetts Supreme Court to have the phrase “under God” removed from the Pledge of Allegiance.
The executive director of the American Humanist Association, one of the plaintiffs in the case, said they are taking a different stance in their attempt to eliminate God from the pledge. Continue reading
An earthquake killed at least one person and disrupted operations at some electronics factories in central Taiwan on Wednesday morning, but the rest of the island was largely unscathed. Continue reading
A series of earthquakes rattled southern Mexico Tuesday driving residents into the streets as quake alarms squealed through the countryside.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported two quakes within ten minutes of each other with the first striking at 8:04 a.m. Central Time. The 5.5 magnitude quake centered on the Pacific Coast and was 227 miles south-southeast of Mexico City. The 5.5 magnitude was a downgrade from the initial reports of 5.9. Continue reading
An Alabama church is stepping out on faith and sponsoring a billboard aimed at making men think twice about their decision to patronize a local strip club.
The Rock Church in Birmingham, Alabama has placed a billboard directly behind a strip club that reads “Strip for me. – Jesus” along with the scripture reference Hebrews 12:1. Continue reading
Florida Atlantic University, facing tremendous pressure from Christians and other groups outraged over an exercise that asked students to stomp on the name of Jesus, announced Monday afternoon they would be clearing the student who blew the whistle of all charges related to violating the student code of conduct. Continue reading
Police in Pakistan have arrested an Islamic couple who have admitted killing their 18-year-old daughter in an “honor killing.”
The unmarried girl was pregnant. The parents chopped her up with an axe when they found out. Continue reading
A homicide bomb attack on a police station in the eastern Afghanistani city of Jalalabad has killed five police officers along with the terrorists.
Four others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. Continue reading
The Cyprus central bank has declared that all banks in the nation will be closed through Thursday as measures are put in place connected to the nation’s bailout.
President Nicos Anastasiades called the moves “very temporary restrictions” and said that controls to keep money from leaving the country has been put in place. Continue reading
Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram launched an major assault on the eastern Nigerian city of Ganye killing at least 25 people.
Terrorists attacked a prison, police station, bank and bar. The dead included the prison warden, a policeman and a major local politician. Continue reading
