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Building a Temple to Atheism
When I say temple, you think religious place of worship right? When I say atheist, you think one that believes there is no God. Stay with me now, when I say religion, don’t you think about the worship of God? Before this blog becomes a full blown say what you are thinking game, let me get to my point and then you can...
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Romney Nabs Second Primary Victory in Florida
"I stand ready to lead this party and to lead our nation. My leadership will end the Obama era and begin a new era of American prosperity," Romney said in his victory speech in Tampa Tuesday night. Romney who won all 50 of Florida’s convention delegates is the only Republican candidate to have won two primaries (the first three went to three different winners).
With 46% of the vote, Romney received more than Gingrich (32%) and Santorum (13%) combined, followed by Paul in last place...
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Science Whiz Gets a New Home
17 year-old Samantha Garvey made national headlines when she was selected as an Intel Science Talent Search semi-finalist—one of 300 across the country vying for the top prize, a $100,000 science scholarship. It was Garvey’s home life that tugged at the heartstrings of people all over the country. She...
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Paying It Forward
The folks at Pay it Forward Foundation are working hard to make a difference in the world. Some think they are crazy; they prefer to be called visionaries. And visionaries they are! With over 1 million Pay It Forward bracelets distributed in 112 countries around the world they have a huge vision and that vision is catching on.
So what’s the PIF experience all about? It’s simple. The PIF Foundation believes that the key to changing the...
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Surprising Twist in Gingrich SC Victory Speech
What a month of surprises our nation has seen in regard to this year’s primary season. Rick Perry drops out of the race and gives his support to Newt Gingrich; the Iowa Republican Party announces that Rick Santorum beat out Mitt Romney to take the win in the Iowa caucuses. And of course, Gingrich takes home the victory in South Carolina winning over 40% of the vote, followed by...
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Ottawa Girls Hockey Team Earns Spirit of Sport Story of the Year
The True Sport Foundation announced its Canadian Sport Award winners this week. The national organization honoring individuals like speed skater Christine Nesbitt and world and national figure skating champion Patrick Chan; also singled out an Ottawa hockey team.
The Ottawa Senators Women’s Bantam AA hockey team which is composed of all 14 year olds earned the Spirit of Sport Story of the Year for their resolve and bravery. Less than halfway through their 2010-2011 season one of the...
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Search for Survivors on Italian Cruise Ship Continues
With 5 confirmed deaths and 30 reported injuries, six crew members and 9 passengers were still unaccounted for on the Italian Cruise Ship, Costa Concordia as of late Sunday. On Friday, the 13th , the ship carrying more than 4,200 people hit a reef or rock near the island of Giglio, toppling over according to Coast Guard...
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So, you’re getting married! What kind of wedding do you want?
She’s wearing the ring. He’s walking on clouds. Her mother is having excited phone calls with bridal shops. Her sister is researching honeymoon cruises. His little brother is gathering tin cans and snickering with his friends about what they’ll write on the car in shoe polish.
But don’t forget the ceremony itself.
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Does Bible ban tattoos? No, scoffs shopping center church that also offers cage fighting
The Bridge, an offbeat church in a Flint, Michigan shopping center, is offering tattoos to its members. It also offers occasional classes in cage fighting, poetry slams and auto repair.
“A Michigan pastor who says he's doing everything he can to reach out to people who don't feel comfortable at a traditional house of worship has opened a tattoo parlor inside his church,” reports
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'We've found Noah's Ark!' claim evangelical explorers on mission to snow-capped Ararat (but British scientists say 'show us your evidence')
As believers in the literal truth of the Bible, they knew it was there.
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Obama's Jerusalem stonewall
Thanks to a deadlock engineered by the U.S. government, the Middle East peace process is stalled.
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Oklahoma passes 2 laws intended to curb abortions
Oklahoma's legislature on Tuesday overrode the governor's veto to pass two laws aimed at curbing abortions, at a time when several other abortion-related measures are moving forward at the state level.
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In Istanbul, Islamic clothing for women combines modesty with high fashion
At a large convention center here, models prepare for the annual Islamic fashion show. While this type of dress may be commonplace in conservative areas in this country, it is definitely new to the models.
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Unpaid Somali soldiers desert to insurgency
Hundreds of Somali soldiers trained with U.S. tax dollars have deserted because they are not being paid their $100 monthly wage, and some have even joined the al-Qaida-linked militants they are supposed to be fighting, The Associated Press has learned.
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Afghanistan's insurgent chief yielding
Insurgent leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has offered rewards for the killing of U.S. troops in jihad.
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Is criticism of Goldman Sachs really anti-Semitism?
The furor around what investment bank Goldman Sachs did and did not do during the financial crisis has been roiling for months.
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NYC student pleads guilty to terrorism charge
On the eve of his terrorism trial, an American student who studied in London admitted Tuesday that he helped a friend deliver some protective clothing to an al-Qaida military commander fighting Americans in Afghanistan.
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Daniel Coughlin, House chaplain, marks 10 years of service
In the beginning, there was partisanship.
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What's God trying to tell us with Eyjafjallajokull?
What do homosexuality, health care reform, and British advertising standards all have in common?
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