ISRAEL, AN EMERGING "ENERGY SUPERPOWER" STRIKES $15 BILLION DEAL WITH NEIGHBORING JORDAN TO SUPPLY THEM NATURAL GAS

"At this time, Israel is becoming an energy superpower, which will supply the energy needs of its neighbors and strengthen its standing as a central source of energy supply in the region, and I welcome it." -Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom

"Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it." (Psalm 104:25-26)

Florida May Permit Same-Sex Marriages in January

      

Same-sex marriages could begin in Florida in early January after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit on Wednesday declined to extend a stay issued by a federal judge who struck down the state's ban on gay weddings.

Would America Elect Another President Bush?

      

Jeb Bush is actively exploring a run for the U.S. presidency in 2016, making the former Florida governor with the famous political last name one of the first major Republicans to formally move toward a possible candidacy.

 

Bush, 61, said on Tuesday he will establish a political action committee in January, a step that an aide said will allow him to engage politically with supporters and potential donors and determine whether sufficient support exists for a run.

This Nation Banned Christmas and New Year's for One Good Reason

     

The government of Sierra Leone banned public Christmas and New Year's celebrations because they may exacerbate efforts to eradicate the Ebola virus.

President Ernest Bai Koroma said that despite immense help from the international community, the number of people infected with the virus continues to rise.

Ebola infections in Sierra Leone recently surpassed those of Liberia and Guinea.

DRC: Family burned alive and children beheaded in brutal attack

   

37 people were killed in another brutal attack in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday, a regional director of Tearfund told Christian Today.

Militants arrived in the village of Oicha in Beni during the night, slaughtering over three dozen civilians – including women and children – with machetes.

Meet the Christian soldiers fighting for their lives against ISIS

   

MALIKIYA, Syria – Commander Johan Cosar stands on the rooftop of an abandoned home in the Syriac Christian village of Gharduka, about 60 kilometers southwest of Malikiya in Syria’s northeastern corner. He points toward a vast field: “That’s where Islamic State is, one and half kilometers from here,” he says, referring to the organization that is also known as ISIS or ISIL.

Islamists Ambush Bus in Kenya ,Execute 28 CHRISTIANS (Graphic Photos)

   
Islamic Shebab extremists ambushed a bus in Kenya before executing 28 non-Muslims at point-blank range in a revenge attack for police raids on mosques in the troubled city of Mombasa.

The heavily-armed gunmen ambushed the bus early yesterday as it headed for Nairobi from Mandera, a town that lies on the border with Somalia.

According to AFP, the extremists reportedly separated the Muslims from the 28 victims by forcing them to read versus from the Koran. Those that failed were shot in the head at point-blank range.