At least one group of scientists is hoping that religion can save the planet. An essay, published in the journal Science, has argued that scientists and faith leaders should unite to fight climate change and habitat destruction. Engaging religious leaders…

Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, is urging that schools across the globe teach “the virtue of religious respect.” Blair says that “education is a security issue,” because not doing so increases the risk of “worsening ideology in the…

Colorado’s Civil Rights Commission has ordered a local baker to undergo sensitivity training after he refused to bake a cake for a gay wedding. The commission ruled that Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, could not refuse to bake cakes…

Archbishop Giorgio Lingua, the Vatican’s nuncio to Iraq said “that something had to be done, otherwise [the Islamic State] could not be stopped.” The unprecedented call for war follows Pope Francis’ call for “Prayer and action,” to “stop these crimes.”…

According to the Economist (October 7, 2014 article entitled Why did they take a pass?), “Never has a US Supreme Court decision not to hear a case had such a quick and profound impact on the rights of so many…

Dannel Malloy, the governor of Connecticut, signed an order declaring a public health emergency. The order allows the state health commissioner to require quarantines and isolation for individuals who are infected with Ebola or who are believed to have been…

The City of Houston has summoned a group of pastors to turn over their constitutionally protected sermons and communications to see if the pastors have ever opposed the mayor, homosexuality, or an unpopular non-discrimination ordinance known as the “bathroom bill”…

In late September the Australian senate passed legislation that would give its spies the authority to monitor the entire Australian Internet with just one warrant, while journalists and whistleblowers will get 10 years in jail for disclosing classified information. The…

California is so desperate for water that it has resorted to unconventional and controversial methods to prevent this water crisis from escalating. The governor, Jerry Brown, has declared a state of emergency and the Department of Water Resources is reducing…

The World Health Organization’s European director Zsuzsanna Jakab has said that it is “quite unavoidable that the Ebola virus will spread across Europe.” The warning comes as four people were in a Spanish hospital after a nurse became the first…

Have you noticed how many people are being publically and cruelly beheaded lately? The internet has become a sea of blood and violence as Islamic State (IS) fighters have gone on a beheading spree. Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani…

The Ebola virus, one of the deadliest viruses known to man, causes severe muscle pain, vomiting, diarrhea and — in many cases — unstoppable internal and external bleeding and death within days of infection. The current Ebola crisis began in…