Nickelodeon, an American children’s channel owned by Viacom, made dubious history by airing the first animated cartoon show featuring a happily “married” same-gender couple in an episode called, “The Loud House.” Social media lit up with glowing reviews of the…

Hillary Clinton has chosen former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine for her vice-presidential running mate. Kaine is also a junior senator in the U.S. Congress, hoping to close the “God-gap” in the Democratic Party. In light of Donald Trump’s capture of…

“When I die I hope I’ll have a chance to hit God in the face. If there is a God he already knows about this and he’ll get away – and as an agnostic I probably won’t get the chance….

And 18-year-old German Iranian man shot and killed nine people plus himself. He also wounded 16 others at a shopping mall in Munich in an attack about 6 pm on Friday evening July 22. Apparently he lured people to the…

The Anglican Church of Canada has voted to approve same-sex “marriage,” if the diocesan bishop authorizes it during its general synod July 7-12. This is the same as saying that same-sex marriage is up to the local unit of the…

The Republican Party, at the Republican National Convention, has adopted the most conservative platform ever. And it has Christian conservatives cheering it, partly because it is the “the most pro-life platform ever.” It also continued opposition to homosexual marriage and…

“Over two thirds (68 percent) of consumers across Europe are interested in using biometrics when making a payment, especially when integrated with other security measures.” Visa says its research shows that 73 percent of Europeans believe that two-factor authentication is…

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an anti-terrorism bill into law that severely restricts religious freedom in Russia. The new law, known as the “Yarovaya law” after Irina Yarovaya who authored the text was drafted in the aftermath of the deadly…

In the 2016 Presidential race the important Evangelical vote may be more critical than ever. And they are being courted especially by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. After Trump’s private meeting with over 1000 Evangelical leaders the question is…

The Iowa Civil Rights Commission claims it has the right to control content of church services that are “open to the public.” “Where qualifications are not related to a bona fide religious purpose,” the commission said in response to a…

The massive truck bombing at a busy shopping center in war-weary Baghdad killed at least 215 and wounded more than 200 early Sunday morning July 3, making it the largest death-toll in years. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, the…

In the aftermath of the Brexit vote, German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, along with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault published a position paper announcing the EU’s transformation into a “political union” and called for the EU’s comprehensive military buildup for…