• Ricky Schroder 'Flattered' to Play Dolly Parton's Dad In 'Coat of Many Colors' Movie

  Dolly Parton said she was told many years ago that one of her her signature songs, "Coat of Many Colors" would make a great movie. The time is apparently now for that movie to hit the TV airwaves, and actor Ricky Schroder says he is "flattered" to have the opportunity to play the role of Dolly's father in the budding series of TV movies.

  

• Syrian Refugee Crisis: Indianapolis Archdiocese Defies Christian Indiana Governor Mike Pence

  Indiana Governor Mike Pence has the best interests of the residents of Indiana in mind when he joined a move among many other governors in the nation to block Syrian refugees from entering the US. The Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis, however, isn't seeing eye-to-eye with the Governor.

  

• Social Security Numbers from Donors To Churchs, Other Nonprofits, Wanted By IRS

  If ever there were an infringement on the rights of people of faith, it would be for the IRS to demand that the social security numbers of those who donate to religious organizations be kept on file. While the IRS can't legally demand this, at least not as of yet, it is something that they want to push toward.

  

• NJ Councilwoman Who Resigned In Protest To 'Christmas' Tree Lighting to Lead 'Diversity Committee'

  New Jersey Councilwoman Charlene Storey and Mayor Carl Hokanson don't see eye-to-eye about the city's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Interestingly, both of them are Democrats. But Storey sees the name of the ceremony as being "exclusionary of non-Christians", and with its current name, an incorrect use of taxpayer money.

  

• Scientists Believe 'Faith' May Give Climate Change Talks Momentum

  Things haven't been going as smoothly or as quickly as concerned climate change scientists would like. Only about five percent of Americans see global warming, or climate change, as the nation's number one problem. Americans seem to be watching the 2016 elections more closely now than over the past thirty years. And within that, they are mostly concerned about the economy (33 percent) and terrorism (28 percent), with everything else lagging behind. So the newest strategy of some scientists for r