More than 400 individuals who fought with the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria have returned to the United Kingdom without facing prosecution, according to a new report by Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights. The committee said
Smacking children should be against the law because it is akin to beating wives and slaves, more than 100 health and welfare experts have told the nation’s first review of “domestic discipline’’ laws. The Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC) is
A contentious but watered-down bill to expand access to medical abortions in NSW has passed the parliament’s lower house. The Greens propelled bill that would allow nurse practitioners and endorsed midwives to provide drugs to terminate early-stage pregnancies passed a
Christians and disability advocates are speaking out against a U.K. government impact assessment that claims the legalization of assisted suicide for the terminally ill could save the U.K.’s National Health Service up to $79 million (£59.6 million) annually. Groups opposed
A persecution watchdog is praising President Donald Trump’s pledge to ease Syrian sanctions while also offering a caveat — a warning about the importance of locking religious liberty protections in place. Joel Veldkamp, head of international communications at Christian Solidarity
Most of us can’t remember a time when belief in God was growing. For the last half-century, there has been a steady erosion of faith as secularism took root and grew in the soil of rebellion and doubt. But today,
More than 7,750 people were baptized in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Huntington Beach, California, in an event organizers say marked the largest single-day baptism in American history. Hosted by Oceans Church and led by Pastor Mark Francey, the event
From the time that Jesus gave the Great Commission to his disciples until today, the message hasn’t changed – “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel.” So, on May 27-30, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) will host
In Britain today, one only needs to watch anti-Israel, pro-Hamas demonstrations to hear where the nation is headed. An angry man calls Zionists “filthy animals.” A man with a bullhorn bellows at passersby, “Like obedient sheep, you obey Israel.” Another
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking more influence in the Middle East by increasing his presence in Syria. Experts believe Erdogan will continue his desire for control as part of a much broader vision, and that could be a
