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Boston’s Fourth of July celebration Monday night was spectacular. CBS viewers watched as fireworks exploded behind the State House, Quincy Market, Fenway Park’s home plate, and other beloved Boston landmarks, in a show that could have put Washington’s fireworks display to shame. The only problem: the fireworks display was fake, according to the Washington Post.…

Following California voters’ success in repealing their legislators’ legalization of same-sex marriage, New Yorkers are planning an initiative to put the issue on the ballot. “New York same-sex ‘marriage’ advocates will soon face a backlash for forcing the new ‘marriage’ law through the legislature, including a campaign to oust turncoat lawmakers and a ballot initiative…

South Sudanese citizens, international dignitaries and the world’s newest president celebrated as their war-wracked nation became the world’s newest country Saturday. Raucous street celebrations broke out at midnight. Dignitaries included U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and even former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. The predominantly Christian south and the mostly Muslim north…

Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off Friday morning on the final mission of America’s 30-year shuttle program, a thunderously poignant moment that drew people from around the world to watch. Some of the thousands of onlookers chanted “U.S.A.” Others shed tears as Atlantis roared aloft atop its powerful rockets on what a NASA commentator called a…

Nepal’s Christians are concerned that the Himalayan nation’s new constitution will make fighting for gender equality illegal. Also banned in this small country wedged between China and India would be providing disaster aid, giving free medical care to the poor and campaigning against the Hindu caste system — which brands some citizens as “untouchables” and others as elite.…

Betty Ford has died at age 93. She was a candid woman who spoke her mind. As First Lady, she was disagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a radical mastectomy. Her bravery pushed the disease into public consciousness and sent millions of women to the doctor for mamograms. Later, when she became dependent on prescription…

The Dalai Lama, who just celebrated his 76th birthday, is in Washington, D.C., for a ten-day event promoting peace. He has written: “I have come to the conclusion that whether or not a person is a religious believer does not matter much. Far more important is that they be a good human being.”. . . “That is…

WASHINGTON — Three atheist activism groups have complained the Army supported an evangelical Christian concert at North Carolina’s Fort Bragg but did not act sufficiently enthusiastic about a concert for nonbelievers. The three groups — Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina — complained to…

“Lately, a slew of video clips have been leaking that expose radically terrifying and offensive words coming from the mouths of Egypt’s Islamic leaders,” writes Billy Hallowell of the internet news site The Blaze. “Recently, we had Ahmed Ezz El-Arab, who said that the Holocaust was a lie and that the U.S. is responsible for…

Christian leaders on behalf of an estimated 25 million Americans sent letters to President Obama urging him and other dignitaries to take immediate steps to stop violating human rights, supporting terrorism and developing a nuclear program. A press release issued by Advocacy Ink stated that the letter comes on the cusps of Christian Iranian Youcef…
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