The City of Lake Worth, Florida has taken the position that all churches must have a “business license” to conduct worship. City employees were even sent undercover like spies, to attend services to get video and other evidence for use…

In the aftermath of the recent Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris, France has disclosed plans to establish a “dialogue forum,” which would engage “leading associations, intellectuals and other notable figures from the Muslim community into regular talks with the government.”…

The United States is reaching out to Rome again, seeking the pope’s help on climate change. After relying on Pope Francis to help broker the diplomatic deal between the U.S. and Cuba, the Obama administration sent Regina McCarthy, head of…

Believe it or not, at a recent scientific conference scientists have said it is time to attempt contact with intelligent life in outer space. And they are working on what message to send to outer space aliens to let them…

“I know hedge fund managers who are buying airstrips in places like New Zealand because they think they need a getaway,” said Robert Johnson at the Davos Economic Forum. Johnson believes that wealthy people are fearful of the civil unrest…

(Update: The Vatican denies that it gives VIP treatment for general audiences. All seats in the so-called VIP section are given to anyone on a first come first served basis. Apparently the AP and Reuters didn’t verify their information. http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vip-treatment-for-lgbt-group-at-the-vatican-not-really-72364/.) For…

The Vatican has announced that a high-level delegation of leading women from Iran including Shahindokht Molaverdi, Iran’s vice-president for Woman and Family Affairs will join the pope in Philadelphia in September for the World Meeting of Families. The idea arose…

“If you want peace you must prepare for war,” said André Wüstner, the Chairman of the German Armed Forces Association, February 8. He called for Germany defense spending increases of €1 billion. “In order to achieve full operational readiness of…

Captured Jordanian F-16 fighter pilot Mu’ath AlKassasbeh was burned alive in a cage by the Islamic State. His jet crashed in IS controlled territory in Syria. Images of the highly-choreographed video posted to the internet, showed the pilot in an…

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has heard from four adult children of gay parents describing what it is like to grow up in the environment of gay marriage. They believe that government approved same-sex marriages could lead to…

The Mormon Church has decided to back certain gay rights, but with one caveat, if the rights of religious groups are protected too. Church leaders said they would support anti-discrimination laws for LGBT people if gay rights advocates and the…

Chile has proudly approved civil unions between same-sex couples giving them many of the rights that married couples have, such as property inheritance, health plan coverage and pension benefits. Some benefits are even greater than traditional marriage. The bill also…