September 11

While many reports stated that Donna Summer had died at 63 of a long term cancer battle, the cause of Summer's cancer has recently come under question. One report charges that Summer believed she had contracted lung cancer as a result of 9/11 dust remains that was, according to her, meant to attack Christians.

Donna Summer was previously a noted breast cancer survivor, however TMZ reported that the star died after an ongoing battle with lung cancer. The star was however, apparently very silent about her battle with lung cancer.

While it was believed that Summer contracted lung cancer after maintaining a smoking habit for years, the pop star had previously charged that she believed the cancer was a direct result of the 9/11 debris following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. more >>

The "Freedom Tower" at the World Trade Center complex in New York City officially topped the Empire State Building's height Monday, making it the tallest building in city and eventually, once the post 9/11 structure is completed, the tallest building in the U.S.

The "Freedom Tower," also known as One World Trade Center (One WTC), surpassed the Empire State Building's height of 1,250 feet when workers put steel columns in place on the structure, located in downtown Manhattan, the site of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Patrick Foye, executive director of NYC's Port Authority, said at a press conference Monday afternoon that One WTC shows the "hope and rebirth" of the U.S., and its ability to bounce back from the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center's towers, both of which were toppled. more >>

With the U.S. Muslim population steadily rising, experts in evangelism are asserting both Christians and Muslims should first shed fear, and then work to form mutually respectful relationships as a foundation for sharing the American experience. While it is incumbent on Christians to cast fear aside and follow Jesus' call to "Love your neighbor as yourself," Muslims also have a responsibility, according to academics interviewed for this series, to take a "courageous stand" against radicals overshadowing their faith with violence.

"We're not trying to build a relationship based on theological agreement. We're building a relationship based on the need of a civil society," Bob Roberts, senior pastor of Northwood Church, located in Keller, Texas, told The Christian Post. Northwood Church has had an extensive outreach to the Muslim community for the last eight years.

Roberts' church seeks to connect with local Muslims by forming relationships around common interests, such as cooking, hunting and camping. Recently, Roberts and six other pastors partook on a hunting and camping trip with seven imams, or Islamic religious leaders. more >>

A new report released by the Pentagon on Tuesday has said that the unidentified partial remains of victims from 9/11 were dumped in a landfill.

According to the Defense Department report, which was conducted by an independent review, the remains of victims from the terrorist hijacked plane that crashed in Shanksville, Pa. killing 40, and the remains of victims from the plane that crashed into the Pentagon killing 184, were taken to the Dover Air Force Base.

The remains that could not be tested or identified at the Air Force Base mortuary were given to a bio-medical waste disposal contractor, which took them to a landfill, according to the report. more >>

Despite predictions that the threat of homegrown terrorism among U.S. Muslims would continue to rise, a new report indicates the opposite – that there is no immediate threat from American-based Islamic terrorists. 

Terrorist plots have decreased in each of the past two years, since the peak in homegrown terror cases in 2009, according to the third annual report on Muslim‐American terrorism suspects and perpetrators released this week by the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security, located at Duke University. 

In addition to a decline in violent plots, the number of Muslim-Americans indicted for supporting terrorism – such as providing finances, making false statements, and other connections with terrorist plots and organizations – fell from 27 cases in 2010 to 8 in 2011, bringing the total to 462 such cases since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the report claims. more >>

Actress Sandra Bullock has spoken out about her devastating divorce and doubts about acting, revealing that she had to be persuaded to take the role in her new movie "Extremely Loud."

Bullock split from Jesse James in 2010 after he publicly admitted to having several extramarital affairs, leaving the actress wondering if she would ever return to work.

“I was perfectly content to be permanently broken,” said Bullock speaking to the Associated Press. She, however, noted that “broken” meant a break from work. more >>