Ethics/rights

On Friday, a day after North Korea completed its nearly two weeks of “mourning” for the late Kim Jong-il, the country sent a stern message to the world vowing that it would not alter policies despite the death of their “Dear Leader.”

North Korea is widely known as an intelligence “black hole” and leaders of the international community have expressed grave concerns over the future of the nuclear-armed nation, especially under a new and inexperienced leader.

The North Korean populace lives in some of the worst human rights conditions on the planet, with virtually no freedoms and all aspects of cultural, political, and social life tightly monitored and controlled by the leading Workers’ party. more >>

When the clock strikes midnight this Saturday, the U.S. population will have hit 312.8 million people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Is the nation's population in danger of getting out of control?

In 2006, Jack Martin and Stanley Fogel of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) wrote a report titled "Projecting the U.S. Population to 2050: Four Immigration Scenarios." Martin and Fogel predicted that, if the issue of illegal immigration remained unchecked, "we likely will be facing the prospect of a population in 2050 of half a billion people."

At the same time, FAIR predicted that, "If current proposals to increase immigration, give legal status to those currently here illegally, and create a new guest worker program were adopted," the country’s population would reach one billion people by the end of the century. more >>

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood organization has said it will protect Christian believers as next year’s Coptic Christmas holiday rolls around.

This is happening due to the slew of attacks brought against the Christian population during 2010 and 2011. The Coptic Christmas holiday will take place in the country on Jan. 7, 2012.

"We have decided to form Muslim Brotherhood committees to protect the churches so that the hands of sin do not ruin the festivities like they did several times under the old regime," the group said. more >>

Pro-life activist group Operation Rescue released its "Top Ten Victories of 2011" Tuesday, highlighting the organization’s major political and legal gains in its battle to restore legal personhood to the pre-born and stop abortion.

Operation Rescue’s leaders said they have made significant strides in the last year and thank God for allowing them “the privilege of laboring in the pro-life movement side by side with so many fine activists across the nation.”

The group is considered one of the leading pro-life Christian activist organizations in the nation. more >>

The Transportation Security Administration is not too keen on Fox News, according to Fox News Radio host Todd Starnes.

Starnes charges that a TSA worker removed his employer’s logo from his luggage thereby damaging his bag as he went through the screening process for his holiday travel.

In a twitter post, the host posted a picture of the damaged bag with tape that reads “inspected” plastered across the top. Starnes said that after he inquired to the TSA about his destroyed luggage an agent told him, “you gotta call the government to get yo money.” more >>

Bank of America Corp will fork over a whopping $335 million to settle claims that it discriminated against minorities through a subprime lending scheme.

The major U.S. bank has been forced to take responsibility for Countrywide Financial Corp's misconduct, despite purchasing the mortgage company after the unethical lending took place.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently filed suit alleging that Countrywide, which was purchased by BOA in 2008, deceived thousands of minority home buyers between 2004 and 2007. more >>