Russia pouring weapons into Western Europe

Russia is pouring troops and weapons — including missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads — into its western exclave of Kaliningrad at such a rate that the region is now one of Europe’s most militarized places.  A NATO official, writing to...

US Supreme Court rules in favor of church

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favor of an Arizona church and against a local law that essentially forced churches to display their signs at night, while allowing other types of signs to be displayed 24/7. As previously reported, in 2008, Good...

Expectation that gay marriage will be legalized

Most Americans — including people from every major religious group — predict gay marriage will be legalized nationwide when a hotly anticipated Supreme Court ruling is announced later this month.  Among those who favor legalizing same-sex marriage, 80 percent...

California orders water cuts for farmers

California regulators ordered farmers and others who hold some of the state’s strongest water rights Friday to stop pumping from 3 major waterways in one of the country’s prime farm regions. The order involving record cuts by water rights holders in the Sacramento,...

Navy Chaplain files Christian persecution claim

A Navy chaplain who came under fire from his commander for speaking of Christian biblical values on homosexuality and marriage – and who was ordered to stop counseling any sailors – has filed a formal complaint so he can resume dutiies Chaplain Wes Modder has been...