Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system saying the “cult of money” has tyrannized the poor and has turned humans into expendable consumer goods. As many popes have done in the past, Francis called for reform of the global…

Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia, who is a prominent political leader in the nation, has said that he changed his position on same-sex marriage. Rudd defended himself against those who accused him of playing to political advantage with…

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and Pope Francis met recently and discussed the economic crisis in Europe. Apparently, the pope got her ear. After the meeting, as you might expect, Merkel called for “stronger market regulation.” In other words, Merkel…

The Boy Scouts of America opened itself to gay Scouts. The decision, which does not permit gay Scout leaders was fiercely contested and could lead to the loss of members. The vote of the national council was 61% in favor…

One day after Pope Francis made his famous and surprising statement that Atheists can be saved if they do good works because Jesus died for everyone, the Vatican felt the need to clarify his remarks. Of course, his statement was…

France has passed a same-sex marriage and adoption law. Though the nation is split over the issue and there have been large protests, France has joined a growing number of nation states that permit the practice, which led to the…

British Member of Parliament Tory Nick Herbert, and gay former minister of Great Britain for Police and Criminal Justice “Across much of the western world, the tide of change on equal marriage is running astonishingly rapidly, because public attitudes to…

Minnesota has become the 12th U.S. State (plus Washington DC) to authorize gay marriage. “What a day for Minnesota!” declared Gov. Mark Dayton as he signed the legislation, and as rainbow flags flapped in the breeze. And what a day…

The stock market’s dizzying heights has some people worried. They say it is distorting a frightening reality. The United States “is being eaten alive by a horrific cancer that will ultimately destroy the economy and impoverish the vast majority of…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that there is no German “hegemony” in Europe, though she insisted that the Eurozone nations should give up more of their sovereignty to Brussels to overcome the economic crisis. Merkel said that Germany “seeks to…

Nothing happens in Europe without German approval. And that is exactly what happened when German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved legislation that would grant the European Central Bank (ECB) the authority to oversee a banking union of the continent’s largest…

It is as if the world is being synchronized through globalization. And big multinational corporations stand to benefit. Both the United States and Europe are simultaneously taking sweeping control of agriculture. President Obama recently signed legislation that places Monsanto and…