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A Roman Catholic priest in the Czech Republic recently apologized to his small village after he destroyed a Halloween pumpkin display made by children because he thought it was “satanic.” Father Jaromir Smejkal, the parish priest at the Church of St. John the Baptist in Kurdejov, issued an open letter to the mayor, which was…

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Actress Patricia Heaton has been among the most vocal and boldest Hollywood stars to openly support Israel after Hamas terrorists killed at least 1,400 people and reportedly took hostage 199 children, women, and men. Heaton wrote after the deadly attack, decrying the murder of children, babies, older adults, and women, “I stand with Israel.” The…

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University of Kentucky computer scientists recently used AI technology to read an ancient scroll burned when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The scrolls were so fragile that scientists couldn’t even attempt to unroll them, or they would be destroyed. Instead, as part of a Vesuvius Challenge competition, scientists released thousands of 3D X-ray images…

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Four students of Pepperdine University have passed away after being struck by a speeding driver in Malibu, California. The students were walking on Tuesday night before they were struck by a speeding driver. The university identified the victims as Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams, who were all students at Seaver College…

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A new poll conducted by HarrisX for Deseret News revealed disparate views between Republicans and Democrats on who is a “person of faith” in their respective parties. The poll was conducted Sept. 8-11 among 1,002 registered voters. Sixty-three percent of Democrats stated they believed President Joe Biden to be a “person of faith,” while Vice President…

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A new poll by BonusFinder.com has found that most Americans have no faith in the government’s ability to avoid or prevent a doomsday event. The study was conducted between May 3 and May 8 of this year and involved 6,200 Americans. Six states were excluded from the study due to having less than twenty respondents. The…

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Popular Christian theologian John Piper has stirred controversy after tweeting about the fitness of coffee in church sanctuaries. “Can we reassess whether Sunday coffee-sipping in the sanctuary fits?” the 77-year-old former pastor wrote. He then quoted Hebrews 12:28, “Let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.” Responses to the tweet were mixed soon…

The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during a Sunday mass, killing 10 people and injuring about 60, according to authorities as searchers searched the wreckage for survivors and other victims. Officials said that approximately 30 parishioners were believed to be trapped in the rubble when the roof caved in. Searchers crawled under…

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A team of storm chasers are thankful to be alive after they were trapped in the middle of a tornado. Tanner Charles uploaded a video to YouTube where he and fellow storm chasers got a bit too close for comfort with a tornado in Lewistown, Illinois. The video was recently uploaded, but they filmed the…

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After the pandemic led to an increase of families choosing to teach their children at home, more and more studies are showing that increase may be here to stay. The Household Pulse Survey (HPS) conducted by the US Census Bureau, recently showed that the number of homeschool families in the US has nearly doubled since…
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