Gay Man Files $70M Suit Against Bible Publishers Over ‘Homosexual’ Verses
A homosexual man filed a $70 million lawsuit against Bible publishers alleging that their version of the Bible that refers to homosexuality as a sin violates his constitutional rights and has caused him emotional distress. According to the Christian Post, ex-con turned author Bradley LaShawn Fowler filed a federal law suit in the U.S. District […]
Ellen Pao of Reddit resigns after community’s criticism
Ellen Pao, the chief executive of influential news and links sharing website Reddit, has resigned. Ms Pao had been the subject of intense criticism over her handling of the site, one of the web’s most visited, since taking over late last year. A petition with over 200,000 signatures called for her removal. In a statement, […]
Civil rights group ends South Carolina boycott
A leading US civil rights group has voted to end its 15-year economic boycott of South Carolina a day after the Confederate flag was removed from the grounds of the state house. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had boycotted tourism and other services in protest at the flying of the flag. […]
President Obama To Free Inmates In USA
President Obama will use his clemency power to release dozens of inmates from federal custody this week, doubling the commutations he’s granted so far and reassuring advocates that he is serious about using his executive authority to free people serving long decades for nonviolent crimes. If the president grants another 40 or so commutations as […]
Senate approves removal of Confederate flag from South Carolina capitol
The House of Representatives in South Carolina has voted to take down the Confederate flag from capitol grounds after a long and fractious debate. After a final procedural vote, the bill is expected to be signed by Republican Governor Nikki Haley later on Thursday. The flag will then be removed at 10:00 ET (14:00 GMT) […]
Exxon knew of climate change in 1981, email says – but it funded deniers for 27 more years
ExxonMobil, the world’s biggest oil company, knew as early as 1981 of climate change – seven years before it became a public issue, according to a newly discovered email from one of the firm’s own scientists. Despite this the firm spent millions over the next 27 years to promote climate denial. The email from Exxon’s […]
Bill Cosby innocent until proven guilty says Whoopi Goldberg
While many of Bill Cosby’s accusers feel vindicated by his decade-old admission that he gave at least one woman quaaludes before sex, some of his Hollywood friends are reserving judgment, saying the testimony doesn’t prove he committed a crime. Whoopi Goldberg is still reserving judgment on Bill Cosby after the unsealing of testimony in which […]
Muslims are raising money for black churches in USA
Muslim organizations have joined together to raise money for eight black churches that have been destroyed by fire since the nine murders in Charleston, S.C. last month. The campaign coincides with Ramadan, a time of greater charity in the Muslim faith. Three Muslim organizations have banded together to raise money for eight black churches that […]
U.S. Appoints New ‘Great Lakes’ Mediator
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Perriello as the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa. I have high confidence in Tom and am grateful for his recent service as Special Representative for the Department’s successful Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. Tom is a person of deep convictions who is […]
Obama says US intensifying anti-ISIL campaign in Syria
US President Barack Obama has said that the US-led coalition battling fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was “intensifying” its campaign against the armed group’s base in Syria. Speaking at the Pentagon on Monday, Obama said that recent territory losses by the ISIL group show that the armed group will […]
