Can Germany afford a 5% NATO protection spending goal?

Can Germany afford a 5% NATO protection spending goal?

Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) walks past Bundeswehr soldiers with military honors in front of the Federal Chancellery before welcoming the Prime Minister of Denmark. Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tax hikes and soaring debt might be Germany’s new reality, as NATO allies are set to soon face a higher defense … Read more

Southern Baptists goal porn, sports activities betting, same-sex marriage and ‘willful childlessness’

Southern Baptists goal porn, sports activities betting, same-sex marriage and ‘willful childlessness’

Southern Baptists meeting this week in Dallas will be asked to approve resolutions calling for a legal ban on pornography and a reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court’s approval of same-sex marriage. The proposed resolutions call for laws on gender, marriage and family based on what they say is the biblically stated order of divine … Read more

Groundwork laid in Brussels for NATO leaders to debate 5% defence spending target

Groundwork laid in Brussels for NATO leaders to debate 5% defence spending target

NATO defence ministers have inched toward meeting U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that members of the Western military alliance invest five per cent of their gross domestic product in their militaries and related defence infrastructure. The ministers, meeting in Brussels on Thursday, approved what the allies call an “ambitious” set of new capability targets, which … Read more