You might recall the story of Melissa and Aaron Klein, the owners of an Oregon bakery that made national headlines last year after turning away a pair of lesbian brides-to-be. KATU reported in February 2013 that the Oregon Attorney General’s civil enforcement office received a complaint in January of that year and was investigating allegations […]
NBC News reports that “Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls’ education, and Indian children’s rights advocate Kailash Satyarthi were jointly awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Yousafzai, 17, is the youngest winner of the award. She was honored for “her heroic struggle,” said […]
As a currently-under-investigation grand jury deliberates over whether or not to indict Michael Brown’s shooter, Darren Wilson, the struggle over rights for everyday people lives on in numerous abused and often lonely corners of our society. Most Americans are consumed by a combination of distractions, from elements of entertainment to fear. Some of it by […]
Emma Watson’s speech promoting equality and feminism to the UN last week caused whirlwind of chatter from feminists, and she also received threats from Internet bullies who would prefer that women be seen and not heard. One 15-tear-old boy, Ed Holtom, wrote an amazing letter in response to her speech and it was printed in the Sunday Telegraph. His letter […]
Artists from across the country are creating works of art using stocks, barrels, bullets and chambers from guns pulled off the streets for an exhibit, “Guns in the Hands of Artists,” which opens October 4 in New Orleans. The show, presented by the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, is “a reprise of a similar show that took […]