Bryce Canyon glory in heaven and on earth

Bryce Canyon glory in heaven and on earth

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION / Dave Lane] Sometimes land and sky are both busy and beautiful. The landscape pictured in the foreground encompasses Bryce Canyon in Utah, USA, famous for its many interesting rock structures eroded over millions of years. The skyscape above, photogenic in its own right, encompasses the arching central disk […]

Exorcists wanted: Conference says decline in faith has ‘opened the window’ to Satanic forces

Exorcists wanted: Conference says decline in faith has ‘opened the window’ to Satanic forces

The decline of religious belief in the West and the growth of secularism has “opened the window” to black magic, Satanism and belief in the occult, the organisers of a conference on exorcism have said. The six-day meeting in Rome aims to train about 200 Roman Catholic priests from more than 30 countries in how […]

Teacher gives fifth grader a commandment: Thou shalt not read the Bible

Teacher gives fifth grader a commandment: Thou shalt not read the Bible

Officials at Broward County Public Schools banned a fifth grader from reading the Bible during “free reading” time, according to lawyers from the Liberty Institute who are threatening to sue the school for violating the First Amendment. Giovanni Rubeo is a fifth-grade student at the school, who had been given a Bible at church as […]

Messier 91 galaxy, missing since 1781, was found by amateur astronomer in 1969

Messier 91 galaxy, missing  since 1781, was found by amateur astronomer in 1969

Barred spiral galaxy Messier 91 (M91) lies in the constellation of constellation of Coma Berenices. The galaxy’s bar stands out quite noticeably. The galaxy represents the faintest object in Charles Messier’s catalog, and he discovered it in 1781. Notably, a rare error by Messier caused the galaxy to go “missing” for centuries, until amateur astronomer […]

Uri Geller asked to use ‘remote viewing’ to locate missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

Uri Geller asked to use ‘remote viewing’ to locate missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370

Uri Geller revealed that he has been approached by a “substantial figure” to help in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft. Flight MH370 disappeared without trace on March 8 with 239 people on board. The spoon bending psychic has been asked to use his powers to explain what happened to the aircraft. Geller, […]

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 […]