Bombings have rocked Christian neighbourhoods in Lebanon and Syria this weekend. Lebanon is in mourning after a deadly car bombing in the capital killed ten people – including a top Lebanese security official: Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan.He was an outspoken critic of Bashar al-Assad's government, in neighboring Syria.
A federal appeals court in New York has ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. The Court found that the Act's Section 3, which prohibits federal recognition of same-sex marriages, violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston issued a similar ruling in May. The Supreme Court is expected to take up the case in the next year.
The Syrian government has indicated that it's interested in exploring a temporary ceasefire proposed by the UN and Arab League envoy, Lake-dar Bra-hemi. Mr Bra-hemi wants a truce over the Islamic holiday 'Festival of the Sacrifice' to allow a political process to develop.
British doctors say they have hope that the Pakistani girl shot last week by the Taliban will recover from the brutal attack.. but it will take months. 14-year-old Malala You- suf- zeye is being treated at Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, England. She was shot in the head by the Taliban after campaigning for the right for girls to go to school.
The Obama campaign has made it clear that President Obama will be more aggressive in his second debate with Mitt Romney tonight. There is a hint that he will go after the Republican presidential nominee at several angles - from women's issues to Romney's tax plan and his tenure at Bain Capital. And how is Romney expected to handle this attack?
A doctors group that supports an Arizona law restricting non-emergency abortions after 20 weeks has filed a legal brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals showing that babies feel pain during an abortion as early as 20 weeks. A district court found that unborn children have developed pain sensors all over their bodies by 20 weeks . Senior Council with Alliance Defending Freedom --Steven H. Aden-- said infants feel "horrific pain and accused the ACLU and the Center for Reproductive Rights don't care
With less than four weeks to go before election day, the candidates for vice president faceed off in Danville, Kentucky last night for their only debate of the campaign. Vice President Joe Biden was under pressure to gain ground after President Obama's widely perceived loss in the first debate. two candidates—who are a generation apart in age—displayed drastically different styles. Biden often smirked and rolled his eyes.
A mob of around 20 Hindu radicals reportedly attacked a Christian preacher and his daughter in Northern India. The Pastor, referred to as Raju was trained by Michagan based Mission India. He was at home worshipping with others when a mob of about 20 Hindus broke in, ransacked his home with clubs and other weapons, before turning their brutality on Raju and his daughter.
For the first time in its history, the U.S. does not have a Protestant majority. According to Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life the percentage of Protestants has reached a low of 48 percent. One reason given: the number of Americans with no religious affiliation is on the rise. That also includes a growth in nondenominational Christians. Demographically speaking: One-third of adults under age 30 have no religious affiliation, compared to 9 percent of people 65 and older.
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International is demanding freedom for Human Rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah. He is currently detained in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, sentenced to nine years in jail. It's not the first time. In 2009, he was tortured and held in solitary confinement for most of his 74-day incarceration. Dadkhah has defended the rights of many high-profile clients who have faced apostasy charges and a potential death sentence, including pastor Youcef Nadharkhani who was recent