Opinion

[Pictured: Bust of Winston Churchill.] Columbia University is in the news again. And not just because their president finally resigned. Last week, in the New York City college named after Christopher Columbus (the arch-villain to today’s anti-Western civilization), there were calls for the destruction of Western civilization. Of course, the United States represents a major […]

Topic: Does History Matter? Do Civics Matter? A recent survey of 3,000 college students dealt with basic knowledge of American history and government. They report, “We found that significant numbers of college students graduate without even a rudimentary grasp of America’s history and political system.” For example, some of the findings were: “Almost one-third of […]

Topic: Israel and Its Enemies. Historically, America has proven to be a safe haven for Jews. I’ve often pointed out that George Washington’s favorite Bible verse was Micah 4:4, which talks about how every man shall be able to rest under his own vine and fig tree, and there shall be none to make him […]

Topic: Abortion and Ballot Initiatives. Our Declaration of Independence explains why we became a nation some 250 years ago. It says God has endowed us with our rights, and one of government’s duties is to not interfere with those rights. But in this country, the abortion ethic has undermined the right to life in the […]

Coral Ridge Ministries writes: When America’s founders declared independence from Great Britain, they also declared dependence upon Almighty God. And they believed that He helped them triumph in the war. Here is a video by Dr. Jerry Newcombe on how difficult the challenge was in the American War for Independence, when, as Ben Franklin put […]