“Was it appropriate to jail people from the cigarette industry who insisted that this addictive product was not addictive and so on?” Bill Nye, the science guy, and climate change activist, speaking in support of legal action and jail time…

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an anti-terrorism bill into law that severely restricts religious freedom in Russia. The new law, known as the “Yarovaya law” after Irina Yarovaya who authored the text was drafted in the aftermath of the deadly…

In the 2016 Presidential race the important Evangelical vote may be more critical than ever. And they are being courted especially by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. After Trump’s private meeting with over 1000 Evangelical leaders the question is…

The Iowa Civil Rights Commission claims it has the right to control content of church services that are “open to the public.” “Where qualifications are not related to a bona fide religious purpose,” the commission said in response to a…

“Research, whether in academia and industry, requires unwavering attention to moral issues if it is to be an instrument which safeguards human life and the dignity of the person” Pope Francis speaking at the Vatican Sponsored Third International Regenerative Medicine…

The massive truck bombing at a busy shopping center in war-weary Baghdad killed at least 215 and wounded more than 200 early Sunday morning July 3, making it the largest death-toll in years. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, the…

“I wish every grieving parent, brother, sister, mother, father would have the benefit of his words, his prayer, his presence. He provided us with more comfort than even he, I think, will ever understand” U. S. Vice-president Joe Biden speaking…

In the aftermath of the Brexit vote, German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, along with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault published a position paper announcing the EU’s transformation into a “political union” and called for the EU’s comprehensive military buildup for…

Center for Military Readiness President Elaine Donnelly, a leading military expert says, “For the Department of Defense to focus on a tiny, tiny, minority and disregard the concerns of the majority of people in the armed forces is more than…

“Being forgiving to yourself and others can protect against stress and the toll it takes on mental health, according to and new study in the Journal of Health Psychology. Researchers looked at the effects of lifetime stress on a person’s…

U.S. President Barack Obama has appointed a Jesuit priest as chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. This is the first time the position will be held by a Catholic priest. He was first appointed to the Commission…

Amrad, an Australian Company, has registered for a patent in the European Patent Office for a technique to cross humans and animal genes. Filed in November of 2000, the patent could be used for making chimera human-animal creatures using embryo…