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What Does the Bible Say About Mixed Martial Arts

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Baptist News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (BP)–How should we as Baptists regard the growing popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)? Simply put, we should hate it. Psalm 11:5 sa…


Bay Area’s Newest Mohels Bring Personal Style to the Table

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Jewish News, Science, Top Stories

Two more professionals have joined the Bay Area mohel brigade. Though they represent different streams of Judaism, Dr. Elizabeth Pohl and Rabbi Gil Leeds are eager to carry on the ancient tradition o…


Peace Talks Won’t Work

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Jewish News, Science, Top Stories

Eli Yishai , head of the ultra-Orthodox Shas Party, said Thursday Hamas will block any agreement in the peace talks. Yishai, writing in the Shas newsletter, From Day to Day, said that if Israel makes…




Obama Is Not A Muslim

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop. I rise to defend him from this absurd accusation by pointing out that he is obviously an atheist. Leave aside Obama's fanatical op…


Discounts Spur Surprising Aug. Retail Sales Gains

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

NEW YORK – This year's back-to-school season isn't as big a bust for retailers as they feared — or as last year's — but it's not great either. Americans are spending only when the i…


Only the Rich Will Be Saved [2010-09-02]

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

Zenit.org ).- Evidence is emerging that several wealthy landowners diverted flood waters through poor villages in order to save their own crops, thereby destroying the homes of countless minorities. A…


What “Humanae Vitae” Is Really About [2010-09-02]

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Catholic News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

Zenit.org ).- The 1968 encyclical "Humanae Vitae" is about much more than a prohibition of artificial contraception, says a Polish priest and expert on family issues who addressed today a co…


The Enduring Obama Muslim Rumors

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Islamic News, Science, Top Stories

Is Barack Obama a Muslim? It seems very clear that he is not. He has called himself a Christian for many years and for two decades was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, before en…


Muslims Resume Building on Christian Graveyard in Pakistan

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Persecution, Science, Top Stories

Hard-line cleric defies local officials’ order to stop construction. SARGODHA, Pakistan, September 1 (CDN) — Muslims led by a hard-line cleric on Friday (Aug. 27) resumed building on a Christian cemetery in Mandi Bhawaldin, desecrating more graves in spite of…


Pennsylvania Bishop Bennison Should Have the Wisdom to Resign, Bonnie Anderson Says

Posted Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Anglican News, Denominations, Science, Top Stories

[Episcopal News Service] President of the House of Deputies Bonnie Anderson has said that she wishes the Rt. Rev. Charles Bennison would have the "wisdom and generosity of spirit to resign" as bishop …