Seventeen years after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, America is still losing first responders to the after effects of the toxic environment it created. A funeral will be held today ...
Read More »Holocaust survivor stabbed and burned in anti-Semitic attack
French authorities say the killing of an elderly Jewish woman in Paris is being investigated as an anti-Semitic murder. The woman, identified in French media as Mireille Knoll, was stabbed at least 11 ...
Read More »Abandoned at birth because of skin deformities, woman gets makeover
Irina Pavlutskaya was abandoned as a baby after she was born with rare physical deformities, the Daily Mail reports. Children with even minor medical conditions or even easily treatable deformities are usually ...
Read More »Trump’s new transgender military policy ‘likely’ to stand
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has issued a new directive that permits transgender military service only “under certain limited circumstances.” The policy tweak could render moot legal challenges to President Trump’s previous ...
Read More »Woman at center of landmark segregation case dies
The woman, who at age 10 stood at the center of the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education that ended school segregation laws, died Monday. Linda Brown Thompson was ...
Read More »Why Summer camps are still important
April showers bring May flowers but also thoughts of summer camp for the kids. The Midwest offers countless options–both close to home and a half-days drive away–that each provide life-altering experiences for ...
Read More »Online censorship affecting Metro Voice on Facebook?
[Editor’s Note: Have you noticed fewer Metro Voice news stories in your Facebook news feed? It’s almost like we’re being censored. The staff of Metro Voice realizes we are not the Wall ...
Read More »Navy draws the line: atheist cannot be a chaplain
The United States Navy has rejected application of atheist to serve as a chaplain. Forty-five House members and 22 Senators sent a letter to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and Admiral John Richardson ...
Read More »No justice for Pakistani Christians burned alive in kiln
They were burned alive with hundreds of witnesses. Four years later, after two court cases, there is no justice for a young Pakistani couple. A Pakistani court has now acquitted 20 people ...
Read More »Father Jesus denied church building permit
Apparently, even Jesus needs a good construction engineer. At least Father Jesus, the Gulfport, Mississippi man who was denied a building permit for a church. Last week the Gulfport planning commission told ...
Read More »Bill Hybels refutes sexual misconduct accusations
Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor of megachurch Willow Creek Community Church, has denied multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including a consensual affair with a married woman, who retracted her claims. Investigations ...
Read More »Indictments in Schlitterbahn decapitation handed down
The former operations director for Schlitterbahn Waterpark and the water park itself have been charged with manslaughter in the 2016 death of a 10-year-old boy on a water slide. Tyler Austin Miles, ...
Read More »Mom pleads with Islamic captors to return only daughter
The mother of a kidnapped Christian girl is pleading with her Islamic captors to release her daughter. “I have nothing to say other than they should have pity on my only daughter ...
Read More »Future for Israel is bright, says new UN ambassador
The future for Israel looks bright–even obtaining peace with the Palestinians according to Israel’s UN Ambassador UN Danny Danon. This as hostilities at the United Nations loom large and threats from Iran increase. ...
Read More »Rep. Hartzler: Russia fueled MU, other protests
Missouri Republican Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, who represents the 4th district encompassing the Southern parts of the Kansas City Metro, says Russia is exploiting U.S. squabbles through its social media intervention. During a House ...
Read More »Will new tariffs on China create more fair trade?
It’s no secret that each year, China floods the U.S. market with cheap goods–with many of these products made in conditions that would be illegal in most of the world. Add to ...
Read More »In era of negativity, comedian John Crist finds humor in Christian culture
Comedian John Crist loves the church and he also loves good-naturedly pointing out its funniest aspects of church culture. He’s one of the leading millennials bringing humor to the Christian community with ...
Read More »Do we really have to love everyone?
“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? The unsaved do that… But love your enemies and do good and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your ...
Read More »‘Paul’ director says new movie is true to scripture
Filmmaker Andrew Hyatt understands why Christians are hesitant to trust Bible-based films out of Hollywood. As he acknowledges, the track record hasn’t been so great. That’s why – ahead of the release of ...
Read More »American pastor could spend rest of life in Turkish prison
An American man could spend the rest of his life in a Turkish prison. His crime? He’s a Christian pastor. Pastor Andrew Brunson has been held without charges for almost two years, ...
Read More »Rwanda closes hundreds of churches and arrests pastors
A move by Rwanda to shut down more than 700 churches in its capital city, allegedly for building safety, hygiene and noise violations, is prompting accusations that the government of President Paul ...
Read More »Chip and Joanna Gaines are remaking their hometown
Make a trip to the hometown of Chip and Joanna Gaines–Waco, Texas. That’s the advice of Carla Pendergraft for those who need a Fixer Upper fix after the final season of the home renovation ...
Read More »The scoop on Facebook data mining and the Trump Campaign
The news media is reporting the details around the data-mining of Facebook by the company Cambridge Analytica. It was reported this week that data was provided to the Trump campaign. Much of ...
Read More »Movie “Risen” is streaming just in time for Easter
Was Jesus risen, or was his “resurrection” an elaborate hoax? Suppose you had been present at the events surrounding Jesus’ death, burial and alleged resurrection, and could study the evidence yourself. Suppose, ...
Read More »Forget murder, Kansas City is going after recycling bins
As the homicide rate in Kansas City, Mo. skyrockets, the city has a more important criminal to apprehend–an elderly woman and her recycling bin. KCTV reports the woman is being threatened with ...
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