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In Defense of the Pope(s)...

Pulling (and Polling) For The Pontiff.

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - I don't know about you, but I think it's high time somebody stood up for The See. I mean like defended the Defender of the Faith.

You know what I mean, popped for the Pope? Stopped bashing Benedict. Or making military junta jokes about Francis.

Will the Church of Scotland Cave in to Zionist Bullies?

As has been said so many times, there can be no peace under occupation.

(LONDON) - “The political and humanitarian situation in the Holy Land continues to be a source of pain and concern for us all," says the introduction to the Church of Scotland's report The inheritance of Abraham? A report on the ‘promised land’.

It is the Church’s latest reflection on the “questions that need to be faced”.

Pakistan: Election 2013

"when someone forces them to join their rally by showing them a gun, they give in" - Basharat Khokhar, a human rights activist

(ISLAMABAD) - Christians congratulate the nation for the successful completion of parliamentary elections.

They say they are willing to work with the newly elected government for the prosperity of the country. Shamim Masih, President Reformation for Empowerment and Alleviation of Poverty – REAP and a journalist, demanded the party appoint Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif to protect minorities’ rights...

Franciscans Honor Shimon Peres

Last week it was revealed that Peres gave Terje Larsen, the UN Middle East representative, $100,000 to secure himself a Nobel Prize.

(ST. AUGUSTINE, FL) - Israeli President Shimon Peres visited Italy for 3 days in early May, 2013. His visit was a predictable betrayal of the Jews, beginning with his new Franciscan "peace" award:"

Accepting made up accolades from the Franciscans is utterly insulting to anyone with a modicum of understanding of recent Jewish history.

Open Letter: The Church, Silenced Across Pakistan Since 1947

At the dawn of the 21st century, does the Church still have a purpose? Can you have a part in it?

(ISLAMABAD) - Growing persecution in Pakistan and Muslim extremist intrusion into the Christian faith and Church affairs is posing a serious threat to Church autonomy and our most Constitutional right religious freedom.

Faith based differences are the basis of religious warfare between Christians and Muslims...

Circumcision is a Push Towards Genocide

Why Genocides? (the psychoanalytical theory of genocide)

(PARIS) - Circumcision is a push towards genocide.

Of the thirteen genocides of modern times, twelve involved circumcised peoples on at least one side and three on both sides.

Should there be a Separation of Church and Street?

The Latest Wall Street Craze: (Vatican Insurance Default Swaps)

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - "I never met an Australian socialist I didn't like. - Li Keqiang, Chinese Premier.

Lest it be assumed that the whimsical quote above sounds like political profiling, our intention was merely to point out that with its relatively modest population, in the sophisticated financial world of Southeast Asia, Australia is right on the money

Backing the FSA is Slow Suicide for Americans

Americans are Hoodwinked again; they are backing militants who are their own dreaded enemy.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Have you ever heard a racist make reference to Blacks or Hispanics in gangs and say, "Let 'em kill each other off"? I heard it while growing up in LA.

I am hearing it again in relation to Syria. People are calling for the end of the Assad government and they're supporting the most dangerous people on the face of the earth.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Can Now Visit Sri Lanka With Authority!

“The significance of the US draft is the establishment of an international mechanism to monitor an internal process.” -- Tamara Kunanayakam, Sri Lanka’s representative at the UN Geneva, 2011-2012, in an interview on 17 March 2013

(PARIS, France) - The resolution gives monitoring powers to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - OHCHR.

An external mechanism is mandated to monitor the Government of Sri Lanka!

EXCLUSIVE Interview with `Sandman` - Member of the Free Syrian Army

WARNING: Includes extremely graphic photographs of atrocities in Syria. PHOTOS MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN OR SENSITIVE PEOPLE.

(SACRAMENTO / DAMASCUS) - If there is one thing I learned from this conversation with a jihadist, (Mujahidin) who goes by the name of 'Sandman' - it is that the whole Islamic world may be fragmented beyond repair.

Our perceptions in the west are generally far from reality because Muslim on Muslim conflicts are complicated.