During a recent speech in Washington U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito suggested that religious freedom might be “in greater danger” than the right to free speech. “I am reminded of a song by the latest recipient of the Nobel…

“Democracy, with its promise of international peace, has been no better guarantee against war than the old dynastic rule of kings.” Jan C. Smuts, (1870-1950) South African and British Commonwealth politician and military leader, Prime Minister of South Africa (1939-48),…

Big tornadoes are coming in bigger and bigger swarms. The number of twisters in extreme, multi-tornado outbreaks are increasing. And scientists aren’t sure why. The quantity of killer tornadoes in big outbreaks have doubled since the mid-1960s, according to a…

“The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.” James Fenimore Cooper, (1789-1851) American Novelist. Source: The American Democrat, XIV, 1838. Source Reference James Fenimore Cooper Quote

Pope Francis confirmed that he will visit Ireland in August of 2018. Roman Catholic Irish head of government Taoisigh Enda Kenny was on hand at the Vatican to receive the confirmation. The pope had already announced that he or his…

“Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we deserve.” George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950) Irish comic dramatist. Source Reference George Bernard Shaw Quote

Just before the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Paris agreement to combat climate change, Pope France gave a speech on one of the core principles of his Papacy to the members of the Pontifical Academy of Science (PAS),…

“Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; and have, in general, been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their deaths.”…

As fires raged in Gatlinburg, dozens of tornados ripped through parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee, on Wednesday November 30, some of them deadly. At least five people were killed and more than a dozen more were injured as…

“Liberty has never lasted long in a democracy, nor has it ever ended in anything better than despotism.” Fisher Ames, (1758-1808), American statesman, orator and political writer. Source Reference Fisher Ames Quote

It has long been known that a plant-based diet may be protective against diabetes. Studies have shown over and over again that those who eat meat one or more days a week had significantly higher rates of diabetes, and the…

As the day began Tuesday November 29, 2016 the extent of the damage from the wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee came into focus. Buildings were reduced to charred ruins and some tourist destinations reported heavy damaged or complete destruction. Gatlinburg is…