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…

“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,…