Letter Supporting Marriage and Religious Freedom Signed by 1,000 British Priests

January 12, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

This letter was published in today’s Daily Telegraph in the UK. It was signed by just over a thousand priests. Maybe American priests need to do something similar. Letter to The Daily Telegraph, published Saturday 12th January 2012 SIR – After centuries of persecution, Catholics have, in recent times, been able to be members of the professions and participate fully in the life of this country. Legislation for same-sex marriage, should it be enacted, will have many legal consequences, severely... Read more

Christian Persecution: The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World

January 11, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World Feb 6, 2012 12:00 AM EST From one end of the muslim world to the other, Christians are being murdered for their faith. We hear so often about Muslims as victims of abuse in the West and combatants in the Arab Spring’s fight against tyranny. But, in fact, a wholly different kind of war is underway—an unrecognized battle costing thousands of lives. Christians are being killed in the Islamic world because of... Read more

Christians in Asia are Targets of a Huge Increase in Violent Persecution

January 11, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

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Vatican Insider La Stampa MARCO TOSATTI ROME “Gospel for Asia”, an organisation which aims to spread the Gospel’s message in Asia and deals with the Christian situation, has confirmed that in the last ten years the persecution of various denominations that follow the evangelical message has increased in a ratio of 10:40. In India alone there has been a “400% increase” in the number of assaults against Christians. This result was reached by taking into account all countries that had at... Read more

Christian Persecution: Chancellor Merkel Criticized for Remarks About Persecuted Christians

January 11, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

Along with ignoring Christian persecution themselves, people who are aggressively anti-Christian often criticize and demean anyone who does speak out about it. German Chancellor Angela Merkel ran into the usual angry barbs from this crowd last November when she broke the secularist code of silence concerning persecution of Christians. The brief story below describes a bit of what happened. Merkel’s ‘Christian Persecution’ Comments Draw Ire (AP, November 6, 2012) Opposition lawmakers and human rights groups are criticizing German Chancellor Angela... Read more

Christian Persecution: Activist Says Media Ignores Christian Persecution Due to Anti-Christian Bias

January 11, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

Is the media ignoring violent persecution of Christians in the same way that it once ignored lynchings of African Americans, attacks on Jews in Nazi Germany? According to activists on behalf of Christians in the Middle East, the answer is yes. CBN NEWS JERUSALEM, Israel — Tens of thousands of Christians are fleeing the Middle East because of persecution. Yet this modern day exodus is getting little attention in the West. Now, a Jewish group is teaming up with Christians... Read more

Biden Discusses His Committee’s Progress on Gun Control Legislation

January 10, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

Vice President Joe Biden discusses his ideas about potential gun control legislation in this YouTube video. Read more

Justice Department Loses Case Against Pro Life Demonstrator

January 10, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

A rather obvious case of the Justice Department mis-using the law to harass a peaceful pro life demonstrator has been settled. David Hamilton was handing out literature at EMW Surgical Center when he and a clinic employee collided. No one was injured. The United States Department of Justice subsequently charged Mr Hamilton with a violation of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The government sought $15,000 in fines and another $5,000 in penalties from Mr Hamilton. Even though... Read more

Scrambled Brains: Did Football Kill Junior Seau?

January 10, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

Was Junior Seau’s suicide linked to head trauma he suffered while playing football? A team of pathologists who did not know whose brain tissue they were examining came to the unanimous conclusion that Junior Seau suffered a debilitating brain disease that is caused by repeated trauma to the head. Professional football players have filed suit against the NFL for withholding information from them about the dangers of brain trauma that go with their sport. They are also alleging that the... Read more

Robert Ballard Claims He’s Found Evidence for Noah’s Flood

January 10, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

The guy who found the Titanic wants to find Noah’s flood. Stories about Robert Ballard’s search for proof of the Biblical flood that put Noah in his ark were all the rage back in early December. I ignored them then because I had other things on my mind. The reason I got interested now is that I’ve just finished reading the Noah and his flood story in the Bible. I try to read through the Bible on a regular basis.... Read more

Hundreds of Thousands Expected at Paris Rally for Marriage

January 9, 2013 By Rebecca Hamilton

Paris, France, Jan 9, 2013 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Supporters of traditional marriage expect hundreds of thousands of marchers to turn out for an upcoming national rally in opposition to President Francois Hollande’s “marriage for all” proposal. Set to go before France’s parliament Jan. 29, the draft law proposes to redefine marriage as a union “contracted between two persons of different sex or of the same sex.” The law would also allow “married” same-sex couples to adopt children while... Read more