High schoolers banned for Tebowing
Jordan Fulcoly, Wayne Drexel and brothers Tyler and Connor Carroll of Riverhead High School were all handed a one-day suspension Wednesday, after three days of taking a knee with their foreheads resting on their...
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A Last Look at the Ten Commandments
Just in time for the holidays, the oldest complete copy of the Ten Commandments has gone on public display in New York City — and possibly for the last time. The 18-inch long parchment,...
Catholics Launch First National Ad Campaign
It’s been quite a few years since David Heffernan warmed a church pew on a regular basis. The Queens, N.Y., native grew up Catholic, but he doesn’t attend Mass often. “Probably a little bit...
Why the US teen birthrate hit a record low in 2010
Increased use of birth control, and, some say, other wide-ranging variables such as abstinence-only education and a poor economy, are playing key roles in driving the US teen birthrate to a record low, according...
Africa reacts to Obama’s pro-gay rights foreign policy
The enshrinement of equal rights for homosexuals into US foreign policy activities has drawn quick ire from African nations, with one senior figure saying the notion is “abhorrent” across the continent. President Obama has...
Abortion Battle Heats Up on the Hill
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., an outspoken pro-life advocate, is preparing to do battle again on Capitol Hill. On Tuesday, he’ll chair a House hearing in support of his latest legislative effort, the Prenatal NonDiscrimination Act...
Senate Approves Bill that Legalizes Sodomy and Bestiality in U.S. Military
(CNSNews.com) – (Updated) The Senate on Thursday evening voted 93-7 to approve a defense authorization bill that includes a provision which not only repeals the military law on sodomy, it also repeals the military...
Conflict, theology and history make Muslims more religious than others, experts say
(CNN) – Every religion has its true believers and its doubters, its pious and its pragmatists, but new evidence suggests that Muslims tend to be more committed to their faith than other believers. Muslims...
The Catholic church: A house divided?
It’s a battle between Catholic and Catholic, a battle between the past and the present. A battle centuries old that rages yet today. In Phoenix, it’s a battle between Bishop Thomas Olmstead and the...
