Opinion

Topic: Trump and American Renewal. America as given to us by the founders is one nation under God. But in recent years, we have largely become quite secularized. Meanwhile, with the rise of Trump there is hope for renewal—but that renewal should include spiritual renewal. Hamilton Strategies writes, “Believers of all stripes have been praying […]

Topic: Jihad Update. Much has been said about Thomas Jefferson getting a copy of the Koran. However, the historical context indicates that he got ahold of the Muslim’s sacred book in order to try and understand why the Barbary pirates were kidnapping American sailors in the Mediterranean Sea. Jefferson wanted to understand the Islamic ideology […]

Jimmy Carter helped put “born again” Christianity on the map in America. He made a big deal about his having accepted Jesus as his Savior and Lord. Many conservatives were disappointed with his governance, but no one could deny his consistent profession of faith. When the 100-year old former president’s funeral service was held in […]

Topic: The George Washington Bible. George Washington was a man who read the Bible a great deal, as well as the 1662 Book of Common Prayer of the Anglican Church. George Washington’s favorite Bible verse came from Micah 4:4 in the Old Testament: “But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his […]

Irony of ironies. There was an attempt to ban the Bible from school libraries in a conservative state because of a law against risqué content in school books. The Mirror out of the UK reports: “A Texas school district has reportedly been forced to remove copies of the Bible after a new state law banned […]