During his speech to a joint meeting of Congress, Pope Francis called for a “courageous and responsible effort” to stop “environmental deterioration caused by human activity.” A recent survey, however, shows that slightly fewer than half of American Catholics believe global warming is caused by human activity.
In his address to Congress, Pope Francis stated:
“I call for a courageous and…
After the University of Delaware mistook remnants of paper lanterns as nooses and opened a hate crime investigation, the university president is now saying there is “still time for a dialogue.”
In a message sent out to members of the University of Delaware community, the acting president of the university, Nancy M. Targett, reported a student found “what are believed to be three nooses hanging…
While welcoming Pope Francis to the White House this morning, President Obama thanked Pope Francis for reminding the public of a “sacred obligation to protect our planet” and Pope Francis applauded Obama for his efforts to reduce air pollution.
During his speech introducing Pope Francis to the White House, Obama applauded Pope Francis for speaking about a “sacred obligation to protect the…
Shortly after the socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) praised Pope Francis for his views on “greed” and “the worship of money,” the senator participated in a prayer rally for a $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers.
In a tweet sent out this morning, Sanders thanked Pope Francis for “forcefully” reminding the public “that greed, and the worship of money, is not what human existence…
Employees at nearly 100 schools across the country are potentially being required to take a “Preventing Sexual Misconduct (Title IX)” course that promotes misleading statistics about the prevalence of rape on campus, endorses the narrative that repeated requests for sex constitute a form of “sexual violence,” and dismisses concerns about sexual misconduct training interfering with freedom of…
A recent survey shows that while a majority of Americans believe the United States should “provide refuge to people fleeing war or oppression in their home countries,” 59 percent believe America has already accepted enough refugees, and only 26 percent think America should accept more Syrian refugees.
In a survey conducted from Sept 3-7, YouGov asked 1000 American adults for their opinions of…
More than twenty Virginia high school students have been suspended for wearing Confederate flag clothing to school on Thursday, Sept. 17 - the day Americans celebrate "Constitution Day."
OurValley.org reports “nearly two-dozen” Christiansburg High School students were suspended for wearing clothing donning the Confederate flag.
Montgomery County Public Schools spokeswoman Brenda Drake told…
A recent survey shows a majority of Americans think illegal immigration is a “very serious” problem and would support measures to deport illegal immigrants currently living within the country - such as creating a hotline to report “activity connected to illegal immigration.”
The survey also found that:
Half of Americans would report an employer they suspected of hiring illegal immigrants to…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told the crowd at Liberty University that America was founded on “racist principles” and that the election of President Barack Obama was a “huge step forward.”
After his speech at Liberty’s convocation, Sanders responded to a question and answer session moderated by Liberty’s senior vice president for spiritual development, David Nasser.
“If you were elected…
