Following Switzerland’s recent outlawing of the construction of new minarets on mosques in the country, France’s call for banning of burqas (body coverings for Muslim women) has spread to several European nations. Now, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy are considering similar bans on either the burqa or the Muslim female head covering known as the niqab. Read More »

Germany and Israel met for the first-ever joint cabinet meeting in Berlin. On the table for discussion were Iran, the Middle East peace process, and German aid to the Israeli military. Read More »

“Scientists have discovered the earliest known Hebrew writing—an inscription dating from the 10th century B.C., during the period of King David’s reign… ‘It indicates that the Kingdom of Israel already existed in the 10th century BCE and that at least some of the biblical texts were written hundreds of years before the dates presented in current research,’ said Gershon Galil, a professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Haifa in Israel, who deciphered the ancient text.” Read More »

In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Herman Von Rompuy stated that the European Union needs to create its own “humanitarian rapid reaction force.” Currently, the EU’s aid is sent through the United Nations. President Von Rompuy appears to be moving Europe to the point where it can act independently of the UN. Read More »

In recent years, Christians in Western society have come under increasing pressure to keep their beliefs “in the closet.”  Britain, long a haven for religious freedom, is now a haven for discrimination against Christians.  Recent headlines tell of Christians losing their jobs after offering to pray for a sick person or suggesting that a client look to God for help. Read More »

Forty years ago, the world assumed that tuberculosis (TB) had been defeated. Yet, in just the last few months, the U.S. witnessed its first case of Extremely Drug Resistant TB in Florida. The case is not treatable by any known methods and can easily be passed from one person to another.  It is one of only a few cases of the disease known in the entire world, but experts fear this is the tip of the iceberg for these types of diseases.  Read More »