As GC to AME Church, Atlanta bond lawyer witnesses Charleston funeral
By Meredith Hobbs, From Daily Report Doug Selby, an Atlanta bond lawyer at Hunton & Williams, was an eyewitness to history last Friday. As the general counsel of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Selby sat on the dais with other…
The Editor speaks: A good foundation
He hath founded it upon the seas The motto of the Cayman Islands is “He hath founded it upon the seas” and it comes from the 24th Psalm verse 2 that finished with “and established it upon the floods.” The…
US Marriage ruling historic, but not final word on gay rights
By Marcia Coyle and Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal The U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision recognizing same-sex couples’ fundamental right to marriage was a major leap, but not the final legal step in ending discrimination against lesbian, gay,…
Why four justices were against the Supreme Court’s huge Gay-Marriage decision
By Brian Resnick, Lauren Fox and Dustin Volz From National journal Highlights from the Court’s dissents. June 26, 2015 Same-sex marriage is now a right in every state in the country, following a historic 5-4 decision from the Supreme Court…
Franklin Graham: ‘Godless’ Hollywood causing gun violence
By Sandy Fitzgerald From Newsmax The only way to heal the nation after the massacre at Charleston’s historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is to pass laws keeping “godless Hollywood” from “poisoning the minds of our young people” through violent…
Vatican indicts ex-ambassador to Dominican Republic
From NewsOK VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s former ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been indicted on charges he sexually abused young boys in the Caribbean country and had child pornography on his computer, and will stand trial next…
Satan in White House – Lawmakers confounded
By John Nagel Lawmakers in Congress have a new dilemma which dwarfs even the most serious of past challenges: how to deal with fact that, six years into Barack Obama’s presidency, fresh evidence has accumulated that the most powerful man…
High Court revives religious bias case against Abercrombie
By Zoe Tillman and Marcia Coyle, From Legal Times The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived a discrimination lawsuit that accused Abercrombie & Fitch Co. of refusing to hire a Muslim woman because she wore a religious headscarf. Federal civil…
Washington created the Islamic State (ISIS)
By Stephen Lendman From The People’s Voice Judicial Watch obtained a declassified 2012 Pentagon intelligence report anticipating ISIS (the Islamic State – IS) emerging from US support for Al Qaeda and other takfiri terrorists. It predicted what happened, saying “(i)f…
Dying mother gives daughter a beautiful first birthday party
By Jeff Leeson From Mashable A mom losing her battle with breast cancer gave her daughter a first birthday to remember. Athena Krueger was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma — a form of breast cancer — while pregnant…