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The virgin birth of Jesus Christ was documented by a physician and world-class historian who interviewed eyewitnesses, probably including Mary herself, for his account of this world-changing event. Luke gives the most detailed account of the Nativity and mentions Mary 12 times, more than any other biblical writer. At the beginning of his Gospel, Luke indicates that he has made … Read More

Photo: Militant Islamist fighters wave flags in a military parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa REUTERS/Stringer Francois Hollande, the Socialist president of France, has said that the slaughter in Paris… was “an act of war.” Pope Francis, at a commemoration service for the 100,000 Italian soldiers killed in the World War One (his grandfather was one of the soldiers who survived) said … Read More

Britain has carried out its first airstrikes in Syria, hours after MPs voted overwhelmingly to authorise military action. Royal Air Force Tornado GR.4 strike aircraft pounded Daesh targets overnight after the British parliament voted to expand the United Kingdom’s air campaign beyond Iraq into Syria. The British warplanes struck the Omar oil field deep inside Syria within hours of receiving … Read More

Linus tells Charlie Brown the True Meaning of Christmas [Image via ABC Screenshot] The President: He explained Christmas by saying — and I quote — “tiny trees just need a little love, and that on this holiday, we celebrate peace on earth and goodwill to all.”  Good Grief!  But this statement… — this really is a travesty. Statements like this make … Read More

As it is, half of all Americans already own a smartphone (where, by the way, time spent on the internet just passed access via desktop). And in the long-term, the vision gets even more personal, bordering on wizardry: just think about Disney’s RFID-equipped Magic Band system, which not only allows users to unlock hotel rooms, pay for meals and souvenirs, … Read More

The government is ramping up its efforts to improve the technology it uses to identify people by their tattoos. Earlier this week the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), which is a part of the US Department of Commerce, hosted a challenge to explore how recognition technology could be used to identify people based on their tattoos. Read Article

The reality is that the Islamic State is Islamic. Very Islamic. Yes, it has attracted psychopaths and adventure seekers, drawn largely from the disaffected populations of the Middle East and Europe. But the religion preached by its most ardent followers derives from coherent and even learned interpretations of Islam. The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths. It is … Read More

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that his country would not enter into talks with the US outside the nuclear deal since world powers as Washington could use other negotiations to “penetrate” the Islamic Republic. Khamenei’s comments, published on his website, also said that America remained the “Great Satan.” “The Iranian nation ousted the Satan,” he said, adding, “We should … Read More

Leading Evangelist Franklin Graham is warning Christians nationwide that they should be ready to face persecution if they wish to stand by the biblical definition of marriage following last Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, which legalized same-sex marriage throughout the United States. Despite President Barack Obama claiming that the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges is a “victory for a … Read More

Christians are facing growing persecution around the world, fuelled mainly by Islamic extremism and repressive governments, leading the pope to warn of “a form of genocide” and for campaigners to speak of “religio-ethnic cleansing”. The scale of attacks on Christians in the Middle East, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America has alarmed organisations that monitor religious persecution, with most reporting … Read More