Drone Strikes Kills Taliban Second-In-Command

A U.S. drone strike is suspected to be the cause of death for the Pakistani Taliban’s second-in-command according to the BBC.

A senior Taliban official told the BBC that Waliur Rehman was killed when missiles destroyed a home near Miranshah in the northwest part of the country. The Pakistani Taliban had originally claimed only a local commander was killed but senior sources have contradicted the initial reports. Continue reading

School District Appealing Decision To Let Cheerleaders Use Bible Passages

Cheerleaders at a Texas school were stunned to learn that the school board is going to appeal a judge’s decision permitting Bible verses to be used on football banners.

“We think the attorneys on the other side are reading into the court’s decision rights that just aren’t there,” Tom Brandt, attorney for the school district, told the Beaumont Enterprise. Continue reading

Vatican Reports 100,000 Christians Martyred Each Year

The Vatican says that over 100,000 Christians every year worldwide are killed for their belief in Christ.

Monsignor Silvano Maria Tomasi stated on Vatican Radio that the “shocking” number comes from murders in mostly the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In addition to the murders, Christians have been forced to leave their homes and see their churches destroyed. Continue reading