The Westboro Baptist Church causes outrage after judges rule that Albert Snyder, father of a fallen Marine, pay $16,510.80 in court costs to church member Fred Phelps. Members of the church, located in Topeka, Kansas, picketed Snyder's late son's funeral - all because Snyder's son was gay. On...
Members of the Westboro Baptist Church will be protesting the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards on Saturday. Per reports from CNN, the Kansas based church claim that the late estranged wife of John Edwards is now a "resident of Hell, where her rebellion and rage will take full flower." Westboro Church...
Liberty University is the largest, Christian Evangelical University in the world. Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell, Sr., a Senior Pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, the university’s mission is to “develop Christ-centered men and women with the values, knowledge, and skills essential to impact...
Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam Martin Luther King Speech Beyond VietnamNew York, N.Y.4 April 1967 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here tonight, and how very delighted I am to see you expressing your concern about the issues...
The United States is home to some weird religious activity. I mean I suppose every country is, however because of how open our society is, and how many freedoms Americans enjoy on the religious front it appears that we are a hot bed of religious cult activity. Here are a few of the out there...
Influential people come in all shapes and sizes in all generations throughout history. Such people can be grouped together by shared affiliations and backgrounds, for whatever purposes people are drawn to make lists. This list offers some interesting biographical tidbits about 50 people of Jewish...
Tennessee is a state with a very rich history and vast resources. Not only is Tennessee home to mountain ranges, lakes and plateaus put it is also often credited as the birthplace of country music and several well known historical figures. Below we've listed ten interesting facts about the state of Tennessee.
Martin Luther King's nephew addressed hundreds gathered in Atlanta on Monday and said that the inauguration of the nation's first black president is a step toward realizing King's dream of racial equality, but there is still work to be done. Isaac Newton Farris, who is the president of The King...
Atheism is generating quite a lot of attention these days. Prominent atheists are getting the word out about their views in increasing numbers and generating lots of public debate on the proper place of religion in governments and societies in the modern world. And now more than ever, atheists...
