ANN ARBOR, MI – The arraignment of four Christian missionaries on criminal charges will take place on Monday, July 12, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. in the 19th Judicial District Court located at 16077 Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan. This is the next step in what has been described as police enforcement of Sharia law in a city dominated by a large Muslim population.

So far, British Petroleum's efforts to cap the well have failed.

Thursday, June 03, 2010 WASHINGTON -- The Gulf oil spill has already become the worst environmental disaster America has ever seen, and now experts say it could continue until Christmas.The spill has already crippled Gulf coast businesses during what should be the beginning of the tourism season.  Needed: Stress Management  Chris Holdren's commercial fishing boat is named Stress Management, something he and so many residents along the Gulf of Mexico desperately need.  "I mean there's absolutely nothing we can do," Holdren said.  The thick, oily goo that has plagued the marshlands and beaches of Louisiana for weeks is now hovering just miles off the coast

JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israeli officials have identified many of the protestors who took part in the Gaza freedom flotilla as Islamic radicals. 

    The flotilla protestors declared the army of Mohammed was coming, hoped for martyrdom and some even prepared their wills, begging the question - was the freedom flotilla a humanitarian mission or a radical Islamic plot?    "This is an effort to delegitimize the state of Israel and deny it its fundamental rights," said Dore Gold, Israel's former ambassador to the United Nations. "What Israel engaged in was a legal blockade of a terrorist entity," Gold continued. "Blockades are used by the British, by the U.S., by many countries who are engaged in war. And Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, is at war with the state of Israel, calls for its destruction; launches Iranian rockets at our civilians."J

Fifty-four percent (54%) of adults plan to do something special to celebrate the day which honors those Americans who died while serving in the military.

Fifty percent (50%) of Americans view Memorial Day, officially celebrated tomorrow, as one of the nation’s most important holidays, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Just three percent (3%) say it’s one of the least important holidays, while 47% rate it somewhere in between.

  Fifty-four percent (54%) of adults plan to do something special to celebrate the day which honors those Americans who died while serving in the military. Twenty-six percent (26%) do not have special plans, but another 20% aren't sure.

National and local pro-life leaders will gather in Birmingham, Alabama for a major concert and rally. A prayer vigil will take place outside an area abortion center and then those traveling with the riders will get in the bus for the ride to Atlanta.The Freedom Riders of 1961 took their lives in their hands to protest the injustice of segregation. This summer, Priests for Life and its supporters will stage Pro-life Freedom Rides along those various routes. This time we will be speaking up for the lives of the unborn. *The Freedom Riders took their action to test the Supreme Court Ruling that struck down segregation laws. We will ride to protest a ruling by that same court that legalized the murder of a whole class of human beings. *The Freedome Riders sought to change the culture of racism in the U.S. We seek to transform the culture of death into the culture of Life.

VATICAN CITY, 19 APR 2010 (VIS) - Cardinal Claudio Hummes O.F.M., prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, has written a letter to all the priests of the world for the end of the Year for Priests, which is due to conclude on 11 June, Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Extracts from the English-language version of the letter, dated 12 April, are given below.  "The Year for Priests brings great joy to the Church and she thanks the Lord for having inspired the Holy Father to announce it".

 Support for repeal of the recently-passed national health care plan is proving to be just as consistent as opposition to the plan before it was passed. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 56% of likely voters nationwide favor repeal, while 41% are opposed. Those figures include 48% who Strongly Favor repeal and 29% who Strongly Oppose it.  Over the past four weeks, support for repeal has remained in a very narrow range from a low of 54% to a high of 58%.  Forty percent (40%) now believe repeal is at least somewhat likely, up two points from a week ago. Forty-nine percent (49%) say it’s not likely. This include just 15% who see repeal as Very Likely and 12% who say it's Not at All Likely.

U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear lawsuit against UC-Hastings--WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to decide whether a public university can refuse to recognize a religious student group because the group requires its leaders to share its religious beliefs.

Prayer ruling 'flawed'

Charlie Butts and Jody Brown - OneNewsNow - 4/16/2010 7:50:00 AM.  On Thursday in Wisconsin, U.S. Federal Judge Barbara Crabb ruled in favor of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, which argued that the government setting aside a day of prayer violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.