
The year 2015 will go down in memory as a period of unprecedented Christian persecution throughout the world, resulting in thousands of deaths along with continuous targeted acts of violence and terror.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.31 Dec 2015, 3:28 AM PST0

Catholic Cardinal Daniel Sturla wants “flexibility” in the application of a new law requiring zero blood alcohol for Uruguayan drivers, insisting that priests who say Mass necessarily consume some wine during the ceremony.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Dec 2015, 9:48 AM PST0

Tsoi Wing-mui, author of The Secret Emotional Life of Zhou Enlai, argues that despite his many years of marriage, Zhou had an enduring romantic relationship with Li Fujing. “Zhou Enlai was a gay politician who had the misfortune of being born 100 years early,” Tsoi writes in her book.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Dec 2015, 9:43 AM PST0

A priest in the Philippines who rode around his church on a hoverboard at the end of Christmas mass has been temporarily suspended by his diocese for a period to “reflect” on his actions.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.30 Dec 2015, 4:50 AM PST0

In a bizarre leap of logic, Democrat mega-donor George Soros is accusing Republican frontrunners Donald Trump and Ted Cruz of fear-mongering and sats they’re playing directly into the hands of Islamist terrorists.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.29 Dec 2015, 8:25 AM PST0

A newly released religious ruling, or fatwa, handed down by the ISIL Committee of Research and Fatwas stipulates in great detail the sexual conduct of Islamic State slave owners toward their infidel female captives.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.29 Dec 2015, 5:53 AM PST0

The Christian Bible recounts that King Herod became enraged when he realized that the three wise men had chosen not to tell him where the Christ child was to be born, and in his anger he ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under. Ever since, Christians have celebrated the memorial of the babies who died at his hands.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Dec 2015, 1:14 PM PST0

In her provocative article in Monday’s Washington Post, Elmir claims that she is often asked to condemn Islamic terrorism, to which she replies: “I emphatically refuse.”
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Dec 2015, 12:37 PM PST0

The declared leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, is spinning critical ISIS military losses as a “blessing from Allah,” while continuing to summon Muslims around the world to enlist in the jihadist group.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Dec 2015, 8:37 AM PST0

A newly released video captured Kurdish freedom fighters blowing up an Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) suicide bomber, who was attempting to drive a Ford pickup truck carrying a ton of TNT across the Kurdish frontline near Mosul in northern Iraq.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.28 Dec 2015, 6:10 AM PST0

The 13th-century scholar Thomas Aquinas, regarded as one of the most eminent medieval philosophers and theologians, offered a biting critique of Islam based in large part on the questionable character and methods of its founder, Mohammed.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Dec 2015, 11:11 AM PST0

According to a religious ruling, or fatwa, issued by Islamic State scholars, the harvesting of organs from live victims in order to save the lives of Muslims is licit, opening the question of whether ISIS is engaging in the trafficking of human body parts.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Dec 2015, 9:13 AM PST0

According to a Gallup poll, one in five American adults has no formal religious identification, a five percentage-point jump since 2008.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 Dec 2015, 11:24 AM PST0

Despite much hand-wringing by Republican leadership, the GOP is actually complicit in the persecution of Christians in the Middle East because of its vocal support for Israel, argues Doug Bandow in a Forbes essay Saturday.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 Dec 2015, 10:12 AM PST0

Christianity is experiencing an unprecedented boom on the African continent and now accounts for more than half of Africa’s total population, while Christian affiliation and practice continue to ebb in Europe, signaling a major demographic shift in global Christianity. An
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.26 Dec 2015, 3:53 AM PST0

In the Pope’s annual Christmas message to the world that traditionally highlights the gravest problems facing humanity, Francis repeatedly underscored the evils of terrorism, especially in areas dominated by the Islamic State, and completely skipped over environmental concerns that have often figured prominently in his discourses.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.25 Dec 2015, 10:32 AM PST0

Atheists should not feel left out of Christmas celebrations, according to a prominent Catholic priest, who suggests ten reasons the quintessentially Christian feast should matter to everyone–believer and non-believer alike.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.24 Dec 2015, 2:04 PM PST0

In their search for ever more inventive ways to preach the Gospel, evangelizing entrepreneurs have developed a series of phone and tablet applications (apps) that are taking the Christian world by storm.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.24 Dec 2015, 9:04 AM PST0

The bishop in charge of the pastoral care of prison inmates in Cuba declared Wednesday that Cuba is holding a number of political prisoners on the island, some of whom are serving long sentences, a claim that Havana has repeatedly denied.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.24 Dec 2015, 6:51 AM PST0

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (pictured) says that he has met the December deadline set for defeating the jihadi terror group Boko Haram and that the Islamists are no longer capable of mounting a serious attack against the Nigerian military or
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.24 Dec 2015, 1:42 AM PST0

As a bastion of the dark side of the Force, Planned Parenthood co-opted Star Wars imagery in an attempt to capitalize on the outstanding popularity of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.23 Dec 2015, 4:42 AM PST0

A barge carrying 25-30 migrants capsized off the coast of Greece early Wednesday morning, resulting in the death of at least eleven of the passengers, including four children and one newborn infant. Fifteen of the passengers were saved by rescuers
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.23 Dec 2015, 1:31 AM PST0

In a series of new regulations, New York City human rights officials have threatened sanctions to landlords, employers, and businesses who prevent cross-dressing men from using the ladies’ room, under provisions against transgender discrimination.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Dec 2015, 5:56 AM PST0

A recent CNN article claims that Christians who take the nativity story seriously should draw parallels between the birth of Christ and the waves of Muslim migrants washing over Europe and other parts of the world. Writer Jay Parini says
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Dec 2015, 4:48 AM PST0

As part of their recent focus on the most vulnerable targets, Islamic State militants shelled a school in eastern Syria on Tuesday morning, killing at least nine schoolgirls and wounding another 20 people. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.22 Dec 2015, 3:32 AM PST0