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Newly crowned Miss Universe, Leila Lopes from Angola, thanked God after she was crowned at the 60th anniversary of the beauty pageant. When asked what physical trait she would change about herself, Lopes said: “Thank God I’m very satisfied with the way God created me and I wouldn’t change a thing.” “I consider myself a…

Technology is defying censorship in Syria as rebels mock their tenacious dictator on YouTube and summon crowds into the streets using Twitter, Facebook and other local social media. On YouTube, an Arabic-language cartoon shows Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad picking up the phone and dialing to his friend, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — Syria’s most important supporter. “The people are…

Two American hikers imprisoned in Iran for more than two years are about to be released as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepares for his annual trip to the United Nations. Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd were arrested and convicted of espionage when they strayed across the Iraqi-Iranian border in July 2009. Their arrest was seen as…

Shoshana Hebshi, who describes herself as “half-Arab, half Jewish,” was at the center of an in-flight scare that made headlines Sunday. The self-described housewife was arrested at gunpoint at the end of a Frontier Airlines flight after other passengers reported her behavior with two male passengers as being “suspicious.” Security was heightened since America was…

The chart speaks for itself. Married couples abort their pregnancies at a rate almost 10 times less than couple who are just living together. The chart was prepared by pro-life activist David Schmidt and appears on his website Live Action. The anti-abortion website LifeSiteNews observed: Pro-life activists have long pointed out that in order to…

Al Fadi, a Saudi native now living in America, says the truth must be proclaimed about the religion in which he was raised. However, because he has been candid, his life is at risk, he says. Speaking on the Christian Broadcasting Network’s 700 Club, he says his message is sure to inspire controversy. Fadi converted…

Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the chairman of the National Transitional Council, has a message for Libyans: Fear not, Sharia law is on the way. In a broadcast on the Arabic cable channel al-Jazeera, he assured a cheering crowd that the new rulers of Libya are neither secular nor liberal, but will establish an Islamic republic. In…

Shane Claiborne, a Christian activist and author based in Philadelphia, has teamed up with liberal activist Ben Cohen — the “Ben” of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream — to denounce U.S. military spending. They’ve launched a “Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream Tour” in which they address their left-of-center viewpoint on American military spending. During appearances, they…

North Carolina voters have been granted a chance to vote on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as between one man and one woman next year. The state Senate has voted 30-16 to approve the measure Tuesday afternoon. State Senator Warren Daniel of Morganton told LifeSiteNews that the amendment will go on the GOP primary ballot…

The battle over Muslim shari’ah law in American has taken some unexpected turns. As might be expected, the American Civil Liberties Union — which predictably takes up any and all anti-Christian causes — is suing the state of Oklahoma in support of the enforcement of Islamic law in the Sooner State.  The ACLU’s partner in…
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