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04/23/2012John Edwards Criminal Trial on Mistress Cover-Up Begins
The criminal trial against former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards gets under Monday in Greensboro, N.C., with the former state senator making opening remarks in the case stemming from his affair with former campaign staffer Rielle Hunter.
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04/23/2012George Zimmerman Released on $150,000 Bail, Fitted With Tracking Device
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman standing trial on a second-degree murder charge for the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, was released from jail late Sunday evening on $150,000 bail.
- 04/20/2012
Convicted Murderer Spared Death Sentence in 'Racially Tainted' Case
A man sentenced to die for a murder he committed in 1991 has been spared the death penalty by a North Carolina judge who ruled that his trial had been tainted by racial bias.
Tags Court Cases - 04/20/2012
Jonathan Frid of 'Dark Shadows' Remembered by Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp has shared his sentiments on the passing of Canadian actor Jonathan Frid, who played the original role of Barnabas Collins in the 1960's TV Show "Dark Shadows."
- 04/20/2012
'God Spot' Spread Over Several Areas of the Brain, Research Reveals
The "God spot," a specific area of the brain said to be linked to spirituality, is not really concentrated on one spot, as previously believed, but is actually spread across a number of areas, a study published by the International Journal of the Psychology of Religion has revealed.
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04/20/2012Mitt Romney's Father Born in Mexican Polygamy Commune?
Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer has revealed that the father of the likely Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, who is a Mormon, was born at a polygamy commune in Mexico.
- 04/20/2012
Bishop Jenky's Hitler-Obama Comparison Draws Firestorm of Criticism
The Internal Revenue Service has filed an official complaint against a Roman Catholic bishop who is not only accused of telling people how to vote, but has also compared President Barack Obama's policies to those of dictators Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.
- 04/20/2012
Young Voters Largely Favorable Toward Christianity, Study Finds
Although college-aged voters have largely favorable views of Christianity, a majority of them find the faith to be "anti-gay" and "judgmental," according to a joint study by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University.
- 04/19/2012
Calif. Training Midwives to Perform Abortions Before Bill Is Voted on, Signed Into Law
The Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF) has rung the alarm over a new California bill putting forth a program allowing non-physicians to perform abortions through a method the organization describes as "sucking" babies out of wombs. Although the bill has yet to be voted on, the LLDF says midwives are already being trained to perform such abortions.
- 04/19/2012
Belief in God Increases With Age, Expectation of Death, Survey Finds
A research report by the University of Chicago on belief in God across a number of countries has found that faith increases with age, but the number of those certain of the existence of God has declined, with the lowest number of faithful people reported in Japan.
- 04/19/2012
Vatican Cracks Down on US Nuns for Pro-Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage Views
The largest organization of Roman Catholic nuns in the U.S. has been hit by a Vatican-ordered crackdown which branded the The Leadership Conference of Women Religious as too "radical" and diverging from several core pillars of Catholic faith.
- 04/19/2012
Md. Megachurch Pastor Joel Peebles Fired, Removed by Police for 'Trespassing'
Controversy concerning a megachurch pastor and a church board at odds with each other reached its boiling point Wednesday with the pastor of the Maryland church founded by his parents being fired and forcibly removed by the police.
- 04/18/2012
Sweden's Gender Neutrality Push: Boys and Girls Now Called 'Hen'
Sweden, which in 2010 was recognized by the World Economic Forum as the most gender-equal country in the world, has stepped up its gender neutrality initiative by introducing a new word that refers to both boys and girls with the pronoun "hen."
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04/18/2012Ailing Chuck Colson Praised for Legacy of 'Moral Courage, Biblical Insight'
Christian leaders from various organizations and churches have offered their prayers for Chuck Colson and praised the legacy he leaves behind as word came Wednesday that the ailing 80-year-old founder of Prison Fellowship may "soon be with the Lord."
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04/18/2012Atheist Faces Jail Time, Threats of Beheading for Indonesian Facebook Post
A human rights group has called on Indonesia to repeal discriminatory laws and drop its case against a civil servant charged for declaring himself an atheist on Facebook.
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