
Middle school parents in Tennessee are up in arms on learning that their children were instructed to recite and write, “Allah is the only god,” as part of a world history project.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.10 Sep 2015, 5:21 AM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shot back at fellow GOP candidate Dr. Ben Carson for his criticism of Trump’s faith, slamming Carson’s faith, accusing him of holding “horrendous” positions on abortion, and stating Carson was “perhaps an okay doctor” on Thursday’s broadcast
by Ian Hanchett10 Sep 2015, 5:08 AM PST0

Wednesday at a press conference before his rally in Southern California, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson took a swipe at his rival Donald Trump by questioning his faith in God when asked about what he saw as the biggest difference
by Pam Key9 Sep 2015, 8:32 PM PST0

Those who survived recent deadly attacks on Christians in India are demanding the president do more to bring the people responsible to justice. Despite the violence, though, Christianity is growing in India.
by Mary Chastain9 Sep 2015, 6:39 PM PST0

National Geographic’s August issue, featuring a cover photo of Pope Francis in the Sistine Chapel, was “denied entry” into Saudi Arabia, according to a tweet from the Arabic edition editor-in-chief.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.9 Sep 2015, 9:35 AM PST0

Gov. Mike Huckabee was the guest star at Kim Davis’s freedom rally–and showed fellow Republicans how to beat Donald Trump.
by Joel B. Pollak8 Sep 2015, 9:41 PM PST0

Ohio Governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich said that while he favors “traditional marriage,” “I think you’ve got to abide by the ruling of the court” while discussing Rowan County, KY clerk Kim Davis (D) on Tuesday’s “Your World with
by Ian Hanchett8 Sep 2015, 3:57 PM PST0

Just days before the publication of my book, Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro published yet another letter, signed by even more of her colleagues, and addressed this time to the Holy Father, in anticipation of his September 24 speech to Congress. In a profoundly hollow and self-contradictory fashion, she praises the Pope’s “solidarity with the poor and the marginalized,” and then goes on to urge him to address a litany of social problems, with no mention at all about the violence of abortion.
by Fr. Frank Pavone8 Sep 2015, 1:25 PM PST0

New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said that Rowan County, KY clerk Kim Davis (D) should be offered “another job” where her religious objections aren’t a problem, but “these licenses have to be issued” on Tuesday’s broadcast
by Ian Hanchett8 Sep 2015, 11:12 AM PST0

On Monday Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Vatican with the new Armenian Patriarch, Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, and preached once more on the widespread persecution of Christians throughout the world.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.8 Sep 2015, 5:37 AM PST0

Sony’s small budget faith-based drama War Room, a film about the power of prayer, pushed three-week champion Straight Outta Compton out of the top spot, winning the final weekend of the summer box office season.
by Kipp Jones7 Sep 2015, 9:44 AM PST0

CNN Religion Commentator Father Edward Beck argued, “We’ve become very xenophobic, I think, in our country” and “the gospel is really less capitalism, a little bit more Socialist” on Monday’s “CNN Newsroom.” Beck, while discussing Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to
by Ian Hanchett7 Sep 2015, 7:53 AM PST0

The latest “blasphemy” trial from Pakistan involves a Christian laborer named Pervaiz Masih, who was working on a construction site when one of his Muslim co-workers reportedly knocked off work to listen to a religious speech. Masih told him to get back to work, an argument ensued, and according to the charges, Masih made “derogatory remarks against the prophet of Islam.”
by John Hayward7 Sep 2015, 6:33 AM PST0

BUDAPEST, Hungary (Sept. 7) – Hungary is preparing legislation that will enable it to deploy its army and para-military police on the country’s southern border with Serbia. Prime Minister Viktor Orban made the announcement today as he detailed a package
by Simon Kent7 Sep 2015, 5:20 AM PST0

Former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) was asked on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday if he would take the same position as former President John F. Kennedy, who said in a speech he would resign if something caused him to violate his
by Trent Baker6 Sep 2015, 10:47 PM PST0

Kim Davis’s lawyers just filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, challenging U.S. District Judge David Bunning’s holding Davis in contempt of court, and ordering her taken into immediate federal custody by federal
by Ken Klukowski6 Sep 2015, 4:05 PM PST0

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” Gov. John Kasich (R-OH), a candidate for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, discussed Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis being jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses and said of the Republican Party continuing
by Pam Key6 Sep 2015, 9:41 AM PST0

In his most forceful appeal to date, Pope Francis launched an urgent plea Sunday asking all Catholic institutions on Europe to take in one refugee family, beginning with his own diocese of Rome.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.6 Sep 2015, 6:54 AM PST0

A “Rotherham Unites Muslim Lives Matter” rally descended into a riot yesterday afternoon. Two separate demonstrations were organised in the town that day; one by the group Britain First against Islamic rape gangs that proliferate in the town, and the other a so-called counter demonstration. Rotherham Unites Muslim Lives Matter demonstration can be seem chanting “Who’s streets? Our streets!” and “Enough is enough; Muslim Live Matter!” The group appears to have taken inspiration from the American “Black Live Matter” campaign.
by Liam Deacon6 Sep 2015, 6:44 AM PST0

VATICAN CITY, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Sunday on every European parish and religious community to take in one migrant family each in a gesture of solidarity he said would start in the tiny Vatican state where
by Reuters6 Sep 2015, 5:03 AM PST0

On Friday, Donald Trump said he believed “both sides of the picture,” regarding the jailing of Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who went to jail for refusing to issue same-sex licenses from her office.
by William Bigelow5 Sep 2015, 7:50 PM PST0

Pope Francis slipped out of the Vatican Thursday evening and had his driver take him to an optometrist near the busy Piazza del Popolo to swap out the lenses in his eyeglasses.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 Sep 2015, 10:41 AM PST0

In Hindu-controlled India, over 1,000 Muslim leaders and scholars have sanctioned a religious ruling, or fatwa, against the Islamic State as contrary to the true teachings of Islam.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.5 Sep 2015, 9:58 AM PST0

While Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk Kim Davis is in jail for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, more than 30 magistrates in North Carolina have legally refused to perform weddings for gay couples.
by Dr. Susan Berry4 Sep 2015, 9:51 PM PST0

Kim Davis is a Christian woman sitting in a Kentucky jail tonight because she will not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
by Ken Klukowski4 Sep 2015, 7:17 PM PST0