“Judge Edward Rubin, a Louisiana judge, has ruled that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional…” on the basis that the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires that states give “full faith and credit” to each other’s laws….

Two new studies suggest a link between sleep-deprivation and obesity. A new study at UC Berkeley has shown that food choices change for the worse after a sleepless night. According to the study published in the journal Nature Communications in…

Justin Welby admitted he sometimes has doubts that God exists, and questions why God doesn’t intervene to prevent injustice. The comments were made during an interview with the BBC in Bristol cathedral. “Do you ever doubt?” asked the BBC interviewer,…

On September 19, 2014, Pope Francis met the President of the Republic of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan. They discussed the problems facing Christians in the Middle East and the humanitarian crisis there. The discussion highlighted the role of the Catholic Church…

In August 2014, Target, the giant retail chain announced that it supports gay marriage. It signed an amicus (friend of the court) brief. “It is our belief that everyone should be treated equally under the law, and that includes rights…

Pope Francis visited Albania in September. The Pope said that Albania is an “inspiring example” of Christian-Muslim coexistence, and denounced how extremists are “perverting” religion to justify violence. “The climate of respect and mutual trust between Catholics, Orthodox and Muslims…

According to the August issue of the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, community hospitals in the southeastern U.S. have had a 500% increase in the number of dangerous superbugs that are drug-resistant in the last five years. Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae,…

Darrell Littrell, a Seventh-day Adventist living in Asheville, North Carolina, was offered a job as a donut maker at a Citi Brands, a manufacturing facility of Dunkin Donuts near Arden, North Carolina. When the plant manager offered him the job…

Sierra Leone, one of four countries worst hit by the Ebola outbreak, has announced a three-day lockdown in an effort to stop the disease. People will not be able to leave their homes from 19 to 21 September. The purpose…

During his visit to the Vatican in September 2014, retired Israeli President, Shimon Peres, proposed a UN style organization called “United Religions” to counter religious extremism. Peres said that the UN is ill suited to handle today’s conflicts, since most…

On the Frontlines of Prophecy “Pastor Mayer,” wrote Reed from Germany, “I ‘religiously’ follow your prophecy briefings as time closes in on us here in Europe… I was reading yesterday your most recent Prophetic Intelligence Briefing this morning on “Declaration…

Pope Francis sent a message to the Waldensian-Methodist annual synod held 24-29 August 2014 in Torre Pellice, Italy. The Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin signed the telegram on behalf of the pope. The letter offered the Waldenses the…