Rwanda president, inspired by U.S. church, helped turn around devastated nation’s economy

Rwanda president, inspired by U.S. church, helped turn around devastated nation’s economy

The president of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, spoke at a special service in California’s Saddleback Church to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, thanking Pastor Rick Warren and his congregation for helping rebuild the East African nation through their ministry called The PEACE Plan. “We remember the more than a million lives we lost […]

Iranian woman pardons son’s killer after dream: ‘My son…was in a good place’

Iranian woman pardons son’s killer after dream: ‘My son…was in a good place’

An Iranian woman on Tuesday pardoned her son’s killer at the gallows, with just seconds to spare before executioners were to hang him. In a case that has provoked surprise in Iran and across the world, the killer, known only as Balal, was dramatically saved by Samereh Alinejad whose son, Abdollah Hosseinzadeh, was murdered in […]

Why it’s too early to say Left won the Culture War

Why it’s too early to say Left won the Culture War

1. While judges are legalizing gay marriage, Christianity is making a major comeback in the free market of  entertainment. 2. While pot is being legalized in a few states, the pro-abortion movement is on its heels in a majority of states and in opinion polls. 3. While television shows become more sex-driven, elsewhere on television […]

What we don’t know about this breath-taking view of Saturn’s blue and gold

What we don’t know about this breath-taking view of Saturn’s blue and gold

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION, Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA] Why is Saturn partly blue? The above picture of Saturn approximates what a human would see if hovering close to the giant ringed world. The above picture was taken in 2006 March by the robot Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn. Here Saturn’s […]

Cosmic cherry tree from space mystifies Japanese priests, researchers

Cosmic cherry tree from space mystifies Japanese priests, researchers

A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a tree grown from a cherry stone that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected — and with very surprising flowers. The four-year-old sapling — grown from a cherry pit that spent time onboard the International Space Station (ISS) — […]