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CP World Report: RNC, Youcef Nadarkhani, Pakistan Blasphemy Law, Nigeria
The Republican National convention is now in full swing and Texas Congressman Ron Paul immediately grabbed the headlines last night. The media long determined that Ron Paul finally saw the light, threw in the towel and ended his campaign.
CP World Report: Marco Rubio, DNC, Iranian Pastor, Richard Dawkins
Marco Rubio gave a brief address at a Republican pre-convention dinner party hosted by the Hispanic Leadership Network yesterday. He is viewed as the Hispanic star that could boost much needed support from that demographic where Barack Obama leads Romney 62 to 24 percent among Latino voters.
CP World Report: Republican National Convention, Hurricane Isaac, Afghanistan, Brazil
Hundreds of evangelicals gathered in Tampa, Florida at the Faith and Freedom Coalition rally ahead of the Republican National Convention. They highlighted the importance of the election as –what they called--Obama's "war on religion." Speakers included Mike Huckabee, Ralph Reed and Newt Gingrich.
CP World Report: Empire State Building Shooting, Syria, Neil Armstrong, Palestinian Authority
The 9 pedestrians that suffered bullet or fragment wounds on Friday near the Empire state Building, were all injured by a hail of police gunfire….. in reponse to a disgruntled former apparel designer…. wielding a 45 caliber pistol. 58 year old Jeffrey Johnson had just reportedly killed a former co-worker.
CP World Report: Barack Obama, Gambia, Pakistan Blasphemy, City Harvest Church
An elected county judge in Texas has issued an alarming warning. It's raising eyebrows: that the nation could descend into civil war if President Barack Obama is re-elected. County judge Tom Head is now calling for a trained, well-equipped force to battle UN troops he says Obama would bring in. The judge was referring to unexplained "executive orders" and other documents that Obama has filed. Head believes that Obama will attempt to give the sovereignty of the United States away to the United Na
CP World Report: Pakistani Girl and Blasphemy, Todd Akin, South Sudan
The arrest of the 11 year old disabled Pakistani Christian girl on so-called blasphemy charges is part of a decades-old trend in "witch hunts." This is according to Duke University professor, Ebrahim Moosa who works in the department of Religion & Islamic Studies. Moosa told the Christian Post that 647 such blasphemy charges were filed in Pakistan between 1986 and 2007.
CP World Report: Gay Marriage, Afghanistan, Richard Dawkins, American Atheists
he Republican platform committee has rejected an amendment that would have endorsed civil unions for gay couples. The GOP has maintained its official support for a constitutional amendment that would "protect traditional marriage" by defining it as between a man and a woman. The Democratic National Committee platform has embraced gay marriage, urged on by President Barack Obama's decision to endorse it earlier in the year.
CP World Report: Chick-fil-A, Pakistan Girl and Blasphemy, 9/11 Cross, Phyllis Diller
Six-term Republican Congressman Todd Akin of Missouri, who's running for the U-S Senate, is backpedaling from a controversial remark about abortion. And the Romney-Ryan campaign is even weighing in.
CP World Report: Syria, Mormon Presidential Candidate, Christians in Iraq, Moscow Marriage
Syria's opposition says government forces continue to pound the city of Aleppo with artillery. The U-N observer mission expired this weekend, despite growing concerns about the rising death toll. And the humanitarian situation in Syria appears to be deteriorating at a rapid rate.
CP World Report: Syria, Paul Ryan, Max Lucado, Sex Trafficking
The Saudi-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation is giving Syrian President Bashar al-Assad another diplomatic blow: a suspension of Syria from the group - a step opposed by Syria's Shi'ite Muslim ally Iran. The move comes from the 57 member body meeting in Mecca.