Author Archive: Larry Lepore - Editor

Literacy Classes Empower Believers in Kenya

Literacy Classes Empower Believers in Kenya

By Moses Wasamu   (WNS)–Before she knew how to read and write, 50-year old Pastor Esther Naitobwagi had to ask someone to read the Bible for her. She had to ask for directions when she...
Human Trafficking Thrives in Thailand

Human Trafficking Thrives in Thailand

By Anna K. Poole   (WNS)–Its national image marred by a reputation for rampant human trafficking, Thailand is entangled in another scandal. Tuesday, just days after the grim discovery of...
Tennessee Governor Signs 48-hour Abortion Waiting Period Into Law

Tennessee Governor Signs 48-hour Abortion Waiting Period Into Law

By Bob Brown   (WNS)–Before voters approved a constitutional amendment in November, Tennessee had become the “abortion capital of the Bible Belt,” according to some abortion...
Southern Baptists to Open Their Ranks to Missionaries Who Speak in Tongues

Southern Baptists to Open Their Ranks to Missionaries Who Speak in Tongues

By Greg Horton and Yonat Shimron     (RNS) After decade-long resistance, the Southern Baptist Convention will admit missionary candidates who speak in tongues, a practice associated with...
Scouts President: Gay Leader Ban Unsustainable

Scouts President: Gay Leader Ban Unsustainable

  Robert Gates, who as secretary of defense abolished the military’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, policy, says Scouts’ ban ‘cannot be sustained’   By Warren Cole Smith  ...
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson Kicks Off Presidential Campaign

Neurosurgeon Ben Carson Kicks Off Presidential Campaign

By J.C. Derrick   (WNS)–Famed neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson officially launched his 2016 presidential campaign Monday in Detroit, vowing to “heal, inspire, and revive” the nation....
National Shorts

National Shorts

House Passes 20-week Abortion Ban   (WNS)–The U.S. House of Representatives in mid-May approved a ban on abortions after 20 weeks, exactly two years after a Pennsylvania jury found...
“Groundbreaking” Gay Marriage Study Retracted Over Faked Data

“Groundbreaking” Gay Marriage Study Retracted Over Faked Data

By Rachel Lynn Aldrich   (WNS)–The senior author of an allegedly groundbreaking study on gay marriage has retracted it following evidence that some of the data likely was fabricated....
Evangelicals Hold Steady Amid U.S. Faith Decline

Evangelicals Hold Steady Amid U.S. Faith Decline

  Major survey finds evangelicals are not losing ground like other U.S. Christian traditions   By Daniel James Devine   (WNS)–Christianity is waning in the United States....
California’s Green Living Delusion Collapses as Residents Start Spray Painting Their Lawns Green

California’s Green Living Delusion Collapses as Residents Start Spray Painting Their Lawns Green

By Mike Adams  (NaturalNews) California’s green living delusion is collapsing by the day. As the drought worsens, and lawns everywhere have turned to crispy brown dead zones, desperate...