The famous Winston Churchill called for the creation of a United States of Europe. That vision is alive and well. Recently, Viviane Reding, vice-president of the European Commission said that the 18 eurozone countries should form a full fiscal and…

A group of students in Arkansas were given a Common Core assignment to remove and replace two of the first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The assignment actually said that the Bill of Rights is “outdated and may not…

Recently a petition bearing 110,000 signatures was delivered to the Washington Post demanding a ban on any article that questions global warming. Public pressure to limit debate on global warming is an attack on the freedom of the press through…

The U.S. Government plans to send Federal Communications Commission (FCC) agents into newsrooms across America to investigate how the media chooses stories to publish. Critics say this is an attempt to influence, intimidate and control the media, because it is…

“Catholics are in power this Easter,” said the Sydney Morning Herald. The highest percentage of Roman Catholics ever is at the highest levels of power in Australia. Beside the Prime Minister Tony Abbott, seven of his cabinet is Roman Catholic…

A South Korean ferry sank three hours from its destination with 475 people on board, many of them high school students. The Sewol ferry was bound for the island of Jeju from Incheon when it made a sharp turn and…

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the appeal of Elaine and Jonathan Huguenin, a New Mexico photographer sued by a lesbian couple after Elaine refused to take pictures at their commitment ceremony in 2006 because of her religious convictions….

The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee voted to officially urge Attorney General Eric Holder to consider criminal charges against former IRS official Lois Lerner. The committee’s recommendation is based on evidence it has uncovered about her alleged…

After speaking strongly about religious freedom as a key American foreign policy objective in February, President Obama failed to talk about the issue with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a few weeks later. Saudi Arabia has one of the worst…

Brendan Eich was forced to resign under pressure from Mozilla, a company he help form and build. He was under severe pressure from the company because of intense controversy over a mere $1000 donation he made to the campaign for…

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter visited the Vatican March 24-26 to work out the broad issues of the Roman Catholic 8th World Meeting of Families to be held in Philadelphia in September 22-27, 2015.  The Vatican…

Lent is the Roman Catholic season of “of fasting, repentance, moderation, spiritual discipline and reflection on the teachings of Jesus Christ.” In an ecumenical effort, six churches in the Auburn, California area, are celebrating lent together. They are St. Teresa…