Christians must stand against the growing tide of attacks on religious liberties This past year will be remembered for many extraordinary events. From the Black Lives Matter movement to the Hillary Clinton email scandal to the earthquake in Nepal, this past year has been filled with memorable and controversial moments. For Christians, the most important development of 2015 has been […]
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The Obama Administration continues to falter as terrorists expand into Libya The Islamic State has continued its rapid growth in recent months by expanding into Libya in response to the U.S., and Russia continuing its battle against the group in Syria and Iraq, according to CNN. This expansion comes just months after the terrorist attacks on Paris that led to […]
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14 people killed in California suburb Less than one full week after our nation finished celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, two ISIS supporters mercilessly gunned down an innocent group of employees of the local health department at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California Wednesday, Dec. 2. The first gunshots were fired around 11 a.m. Two gunmen, later identified as […]
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Intelligence scandal reveals deeper leadership issue that plagues White House While we were all enjoying our Thanksgiving break, the New York Times was reporting the latest Obama Administration scandal. On Nov. 21, the Times published an article that stated the Pentagon inspector general was investigating claims that military intelligence had been significantly changed by senior intelligence officials. Specifically, intelligence analysts […]
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President uses Easter Prayer Breakfast to reprimand Christian community While the bees proved to be quite the problem during recent Easter festivities at the White House, President Barack Obama brought on his own swarm of angry responses with his Easter Prayer Breakfast remarks. For the second time in about two months, Obama took advantage of a public, national event celebrating […]
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Terrorism remains superior threat amidst other diplomatic tensions abroad When a disease is not fully treated, it can resurface with the same intensity, perhaps with even more intensity than its previous appearance. History provides many instances of this happening figuratively, and many Americans believe this is occurring today in the form of Russia. According to a Gallup pole shown in […]
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Religion is the key motivator behind jihadists’ violence, not economic woes Jobs — that is what the Islamic State needs. Jobs. According to State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf, that is the solution. But the reality is Islamic State radicals do not need a “shovel-ready,” five-step path to employment. The displaced, abandoned and abused Christians, Yazidis and peaceable Muslims are […]
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President takes shot at Christianity, equating it to radical religious violence Last Thursday, Feb. 5, President Barack Obama attended the annual National Prayer Breakfast. As many remember, this event has brought the President much grief over the past few years. A year ago in February, Dr. Ben Carson, a possible Republican candidate for President in 2016, persuasively dissected many of […]
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Two more men have died — brutally beheaded — at the hands of Islamic State militants in recent days. Two more families will never see their loved ones come home. And now, after the beheadings of Japanese hostages Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa, the U.S. has two more reasons pushing us to do something. Yet, President Barack Obama, his administration […]
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Missionary dares student body to rethink response to Middle East turmoil “I’ve been in a bad mood for two or three weeks, and (my wife) begged me to not take it out on the students this morning,” Nik Ripken, author and missionary to the Middle East, said at the start of his Convocation address Monday, Sept. 15. “I don’t think […]
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As the Islamic State advances, instability in American diplomacy is exposed The United States government seems to operate under the umbrella of three absolutes: we do not leave Americans behind, we do not negotiate with terrorists and we do not put troops on the ground. While President Barack Obama recently added the third absolute, the trio has proven to make […]
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U.S. journalist’s dedication to free the religiously persecuted must continue “Martyr,” many Catholics have called him. A man driven by a faith that never dimmed but only grew seemingly brighter, James Foley was an American photojournalist whose work breached the cultural chasm that divides the West from the war-torn mountains of the Middle East. An exemplary chronicler, Foley was known […]
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Perhaps you heard about President Barack Obama’s White House remarks this past Thursday. Or maybe you just heard about his tan suit. Either way, Obama definitely made an impression on Americans through his address, although not many were left impressed. During his speech, Obama spoke about the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and his plan for U.S. involvement […]
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