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  • Without Christian Presence in Mideast, There'll Be Less Charity, Says Mideast Christian Leader

    Without Christian Presence in Mideast, There'll Be Less Charity, Says Mideast Christian Leader

    In response to the plight of Middle East Christians fleeing from their homes in the wake of extremism and terror brought by the Islamic State and other terrorists groups, Christian leaders and advocates called on modern Muslim community leaders against radical Islam and warned that the plight of Christians could have disastrous consequences in the Middle East.

  • US Should Give Kurds Weapons to Fight ISIS, Says Mideast Christian Leaders

    US Should Give Kurds Weapons to Fight ISIS, Says Mideast Christian Leaders

    Patriarchs from the Middle East gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday urging members of Congress to provide further support to Iraqi central government and supply weapons to Kurdish Peshmerga forces that are helping provide refuge to thousands of displaced Iraqi Christians that are being persecuted by Islamic State jihadists.

  • ISIS' 'Cultural Cleansing' of Mideast Christians Ignored by Complacent Americans, Robert George Complains

    ISIS' 'Cultural Cleansing' of Mideast Christians Ignored by Complacent Americans, Robert George Complains

    As thousands of Christians in Iraq and Syria, and other parts of the Middle East, are being tosed from their homes, killed, raped and pillaged by Islamic State forces and other terrorist organizations, Princeton law professor Robert George claims that Christians in America and other westernized nations are too complacent to speak out against the persecution in the Middle East and urge their governments to take action.

  • Benghazi Attack: Contractors Say They Were Told to 'Stand Down' From Saving Amb. Stevens by CIA Officials

    Benghazi Attack: Contractors Say They Were Told to 'Stand Down' From Saving Amb. Stevens by CIA Officials

    In a new book released Tuesday highlighting the events of the Sept. 11, 2012 Islamic militant attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, the CIA security contractors that responded and defended the compound claim that they could have saved the life of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Information Management Services Officer Sean Smith had the team not been delayed at the Benghazi CIA Annex for over a half an hour by the top CIA Officer in Benghazi.

  • Can Republicans Take Back Control of The Senate?

    Can Republicans Take Back Control of The Senate?

    New polling shows that the Republicans hold a slight edge over Democrats in enough key midterm Senate races to give the GOP control of the Senate.

  • Obama's Slow Response to ISIS Inspires Ted Cruz to Run for President?

    Obama's Slow Response to ISIS Inspires Ted Cruz to Run for President?

    Upset with how the Obama administration has handled recent global conflicts such as the rising threat from the Islamic State, Tea Party Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, appeared to suggest he has an increased interest in seeking a 2016 presidential bid.

  • High School Dropout Rate Could Double Under Common Core

    High School Dropout Rate Could Double Under Common Core

    A study released last year by a pro-Common Core group predicted that under Common Core's stricter set of state education standards, six-year high school dropout rates will likely double for states adhering to the federally incentivized nationally-based testing.

  • Airstrike Kills 3 Top ISIS Militants Including Right-Hand Man of ISIS Leader

    Airstrike Kills 3 Top ISIS Militants Including Right-Hand Man of ISIS Leader

    The top aide to the Islamic State's head leader was killed along with two other senior ISIS militants in an airstrike in the Ninewa province, the Iraqi Defense Ministry confirmed Thursday.

  • Senate Democrats Criticize Obama for Lack of Strategy and Urgency In Dealing With ISIS

    Senate Democrats Criticize Obama for Lack of Strategy and Urgency In Dealing With ISIS

    Now that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has sent its "second message to America" by claiming the life of another American journalist and has successfully recruited a number of American citizens to join its fight, more Democratic members of Congress are criticizing President Barack Obama for his lack of leadership and strategy in defeating the terrorist group.

  • Christian Groups Support Muslim Inmate in Supreme Court Case on Whether He Can Grow His Beard

    Christian Groups Support Muslim Inmate in Supreme Court Case on Whether He Can Grow His Beard

    The U.S. Supreme Court in Early October will rule on a Muslim prisoner's lawsuit against the Arkansas Department of Correction claiming that when prison guards forced the inmate to shave his beard, they had violated his freedom of religious practice. Despite his Muslim belief, four Christian organizations have come to the defense of the inmates religious liberties.