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Happy Festivus
This year, it’s been hard to get into the Christmas spirit. Between allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood elites, T.V. moguls and politicians and allegations of conflict of interest at the highest levels of those in the FBI participating in the Russia collusion probe, it feels like America is a pinball, bouncing from one scandal to the next. The political and cultural distractions of our day may keep many from considering the Christmas story.
Parkland tragedy: Forgiveness might free survivors from hatred
Valentine’s Day will never be the same for 17 families in Parkland. Every year, they will remember that in 2018, someone they dearly loved was savagely taken from them. Their hearts are broken — their dreams are shattered — their lives will never be the same. Each day, they cope with the searing pain of losses so great they cannot be expressed in words; they can only be expressed in tears.
What’s wrong with America? ‘Dear Sir, I am’
On Aug. 25, Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast of Texas, ravaging Houston. Afterward, Evangelical Pastor Kevin Swanson took to the airwaves to proclaim the storm was God’s judgment on Houston for once having elected a lesbian mayor.
‘A house divided’ – what has changed since Abe Lincoln’s day
During a 2010 interview on NBC Nightly News, former President Jimmy Carter told anchor Brian Williams, “This country has become so polarized that it’s almost astonishing, not only with the red and blue states … I think President Obama suffers from the most polarized situation in Washington that we’ve ever seen — even maybe in the time of Abraham Lincoln and the initiation of the war between the states…”
Supreme Court, Supreme Court, Supreme Court
On August 17, 2000, singer Barbra Streisand told the audience at a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee, “The first three reasons to vote for Al Gore (for president) are the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court… Our whole way of life is at stake. I shudder at how a more conservative court can put at risk all we hold dear”. Everyone understood Streisand was referring to the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade.
The Paradox of Tolerance
The 2017 Oscars will be long remembered for the biggest gaffe in the history of live TV: awarding the Oscar for best picture to the wrong film and then awkwardly walking it back before an audience of 33 million viewers.
These Oscars may also be remembered for something more subtle and sinister: the spirit of intolerance. This spirit was epitomized in a commentary by former Oscar winner John Irving, who urged Hollywood elites to call out President Trump during their acceptance speeches. Irving, who used his 2000 acceptance speech as a platform to thank Planned Parenthood, declared in his column, “Tolerance of intolerance is unacceptable.” Paradoxically, by refusing to tolerate those he believes are intolerant, Irving is blind to the fact he has become what he despises most: intolerant.
Life, death, choice and love — why Trump, Michael Monsoor motivate Christians
Donald Trump has never been public about his religious faith, so when he carried the nation’s evangelical and Catholic vote by wide margins, Dean Baquet, executive editor of the New York Times, confessed his newspaper and other “media powerhouses” across the nation “don’t get religion — we don’t understand what motivates devoutly religious Americans.” Is it really possible to know what motivates one man, let alone millions of devoutly religious Americans? I believe it is.
Trump dare not forget his promise to ‘forgotten man’
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election came calls to do some sort of post mortem to determine how Americans had just elected the first president with neither political nor military experience. Stunned, the pundits asked, did Trump simply beat the odds or were the odds wrong all along?
Clinton intolerant toward Americans who don’t share her views on abortion
As long as you are alive, you believe something, and what you believe about God is one of the most important things about you.
In recognition of these truths, the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted on Dec. 15, 1791. This amendment guarantees to every citizen freedom of religion. Congress may not enact laws imposing religious views on citizens, nor may it pass laws that require a citizen to change his views in order to achieve a political agenda.
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