Church members, led by pastor Fred Phelps, believe God is punishing the United States for “the sin of homosexuality.” Read related Op-Ed article of interview with Rev. Phelps daughter at: bit.ly/bzGQZg Missouri’s tight restrictions on protests and picketing outside military funerals were tossed out by a federal judge Monday, over free speech concerns. A small... Continue Reading

A new survey commissioned by the Military Culture Coalition (MCC) indicates that American voters would prefer to keep in place the 1993 law banning homosexuals serving in the military. The poll also indicated that U.S. voters oppose allowing abortion on military bases. The MCC survey of 1000 likely voters nationwide found that 48 percent said... Continue Reading

“Scripture is at the core of who I am,” he said. “I’m evangelical and biblical, not a liberal in evangelical clothing.” A handwritten sign on the church door announces the event where Matthew Soerens, fluent in Spanish, the Bible and the nation’s immigration laws, will try to win converts. For months, he has been seeking... Continue Reading

“Public school students are not forbidden from proclaiming the value of life under the First Amendment” In a victory for pro-life speech in public school, a federal court entered a judgment Thursday against a California elementary school and three school officials for violating the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights of a 6th grade student... Continue Reading

The New York Times reported in January that as part of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, some infantry units are paying locals to rebuild infrastructure and renovate mosques. American taxpayer money is being used to build mosques and otherwise promote Islam, according to a conservative watchdog group, a Washington newspaper and a Middle East commentator.... Continue Reading

The world community should establish a shared alert mechanism for weather-related emergencies, urged an Italian climatologist on Thursday. In light of the recent spate of major weather-related natural disasters, L’Osservatore Romano (LOR) has published his call for the developed world to step up and assist those without satellite and radar capabilities in the detection, warning... Continue Reading

The 9th Circuit Court’s order expedites review of Proposition 8, and sets the hearing for appeal during the week of December 6 in San Francisco. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals intervened in the battle over Proposition 8 Monday afternoon, and gave an order preventing California officials from issuing marriage licenses to homosexual couples... Continue Reading

The law requires abortionists to perform an ultrasound on a woman at least two hours before she undergoes the induced abortion of her child A U.S. District judge has blocked Louisiana’s “Ultrasound before Abortion Act” from going into effect until a legal challenge to the law’s constitutionality can be resolved in his court. Chief U.S.... Continue Reading

Some conservative Christian leaders have argued that the mosque and community center should not be built so close to Ground Zero. Months into an emotionally-charged debate surrounding the planned mosque and community center near the site of the 9/11 attacks, President Obama declared his support Friday night for the Muslim house of worship. “Let me... Continue Reading

A group of conservative congressmen and women submitted on Tuesday a resolution stating that the federal judge’s decision to strike down California’s Proposition 8 is wrong. “We really need to ask ourselves the question: are we now in the position of giving a judge the decision to decide whether or not the American people are... Continue Reading