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Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Against Mosque

23 Oct 2017
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Nathan Glover

35-year-old can be sentenced to up to 20 years in jail. The 35-year-old left a voicemail which contained a recording of profanities spoken against Islam, the Quran, and Prophet Muhammad. He also...

Protesters Arrested at Pipeline Near Chapel

23 Oct 2017
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Gary Nguyen

The Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline company wants to lay a pipeline across the land. Melinda Clutterbuck of Lancaster Against Pipelines has been working since 2014 to halt the activities of Atlantic Sunrise...

How Bibles Are Smuggled Into North Korea

22 Oct 2017
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Corey Barnett

Techniques Include Ballons, MP3s, and Bribery On a windy night, several helium balloons are sent to North Korea. These are no ordinary balloons. They contain scripture written in the Korean language...

19 Oct 2017
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Elisa Meyer

The memorial structure in Bladensburg was constructed in 1925. On October 18, the Fourth Circuit . The 40-feet high cross-shaped memorial has stood on public land from 1925. The structure, popularly...

Boy Scouts’ Exclusion of Atheists

17 Oct 2017
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Elisa Meyer

The Boy Scouts of America continues to follow right-wing policies its ranks. The organization followed a religious right image even a few years before with its regressive and unfair policies against...

Does Mike Pence Really Want to “Hang the Gays”?

16 Oct 2017
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Nathan Glover

The Vice President has a Strong History in Opposition to LGBT Community President Trump is once again in trouble for something he said and this time its directly drawn in his Vice President, Mike Pence....

Catholic Church Denies Communion Over Girl’s Pantsuit

16 Oct 2017
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Elisa Meyer

The church insisted on traditional wear for a girl's first communion. She finds skirts itchy and loves to dress up in a smart suit. Her fashion sense includes pairing sharp vests with long black...

U.S. Accepted More Christians Refugees than Muslim Refugees in Past 15 Years

15 Oct 2017
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Gary Nguyen

Greater than Muslim Refugees Christian refugees have outpaced Muslim ones during the last 15 years even though the numbers of both of them crossing the United States border have increased. This was made...

Sydney Anglican Diocese Donates $1M to No Campaign on Same-Sex Marriage

13 Oct 2017
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Derek Welch

Both the 'yes' and 'no' sides of the campaign on same-sex marriage are well funded. Archbishop Glenn Davies of Sydney . The donation was announced on October 9 when the archbishop gave a speech on the same...

Kim Davis, Who Refused to Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Is in Romania to Help Fight Same-Sex Marriage

12 Oct 2017
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Derek Welch

Romanians face a referendum on gay marriage Kim Davis, the county clerk in Kentucky who became infamous for a brief period of time for her persistent refusal to issue needed legal marriage licenses...