Wednesday saw the deadliest violence in Iraq since late November. A series of morning attacks killed at least 31 people across the country. Some reports say it’s a mark of rising tensions between Iraq’s ethnic and religious groups, which could shove the country back into chaos.

The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that a chemical endangerment statute must protect children who have not been born yet. The strongly worded ruling is the most important affirmation of the personhood of the pre-born child since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.

Anti-abortion groups from 20 different countries have launched a petition to ask the European Parliament to recognize that life begins at conception.

On Monday, Jan. 21, Lee University will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with seminars on campus led by faculty members. All seminars are open to the public, including all high school and university students.

The Evangelical Immigration Table has launched the “I was a  stranger” prayer challenge to encourage Christians to spend 40 days reflecting  on scripture passages dealing with immigration and pray about what they  read.

WASHINGTON – A human rights activist with more than 25 years’  experience in ministering to persecuted Christians said Tuesday that many  Christians are “ignorant” of the extent of persecution  globally.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. quoted this powerful Scripture in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. He believed God’s Word. He took his Bible, the one President Obama will place his hand upon next week, very seriously—so seriously that he repeatedly risked his life to proclaim its message of love for God and love for neighbor.

Nothing was tortured more in the making of Kathryn Bigelow’s film Zero Dark Thirty than the truth about torture.

The Lee University Festival Choir will present a one-hour concert for the community on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Conn Center. The program will feature selections prepared for its upcoming performance at the 57^thPresidential Inauguration.