The family of Pastor Saeed Abedini said in a recent interview that they are “devastated” that the Obama administration failed to secure Abedini’s release during recent negotiation talks with Iran, in which the Middle Eastern country agreed to limit its nuclear program in exchange for lighter economic sanctions. Abedini is an American pastor who has […]
Atheists in San Diego, Calif. are trying a new approach to recruiting non-believers by offering food, such as pretzels and cheezits, and putting up large banners that read “Relax: hell does not exist, or heaven either, enjoy your life.” … “We like to have a gathering place for our members, people that want to chat, […]
[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION, Hubble, NASA] Stars, like bees, swarm around the center of bright globular cluster M15. This ball of over 100,000 stars is a relic from the early years of our Galaxy, and continues to orbit the Milky Way’s center. M15, one of about 170 globular clusters remaining, is noted for […]
[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION / Constantine Emmanouilidi] In a flash, the visible spectrum of the Sun changed from absorption to emission on November 3rd, during the brief total phase of a solar eclipse. [Normally a spectrum of the sun will show dark lines where where wavelengths of energy for elements have been absorbed […]
[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION / credit: Antti Kemppainen Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. In January 2007, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far […]
In a Fox News interview, Franklin Graham said he and his father are in agreement that America is in a political and economic “mess,” but the main problem is “we’re in a spiritual mess.” “Our country has turned its back on God,” Franklin Graham said. “And we’ve taken God out of our government.” He offered […]
WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WYMT) – A Whitley County teenager refused to run in her regional cross country meet last Saturday after being given the bib number ‘666.’ Codie Thacker sat the race out refusing to wear what she says many see as the “mark of the beast.” She told a local reporter, “I just don’t believe […]
Students at Tuskegee University gave comedian Bill Cosby a standing ovation over the weekend for a speech in which he praised the value of hard work in society. Cosby, a legendary entertainer and frequent critic on social issues, told the crowd at Sunday’s Tuskegee Homecoming Weekend why he focuses on social mores as well as […]
[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION] / Copyright: Leo Aerts This webcam and telescope image of banded gas giant Jupiter shows the transit of three shadows cast by Jupiter’s moons in progress, captured in Belgian skies on Oct. 12 at 0528 UT. Such a three shadow transit is a relatively rare event, even for a […]
Look at all those polls, [‘Exorcist’ writer William Peter] Blatty says. Nine out of 10 Americans believe in God, says one. More Americans believe in the Devil than evolution, says another. And it’s the fear that something can possess you — not the Devil, but something like rage or jealousy or despair — that haunts […]
