August 23, 2016 Unlike most reviewers, I enjoyed the new Ben Hur film. … In the 1950s Rome for some may have equated with the fading British Empire, while America was the noble republic, perhaps like the Hebrews. Rome was honored for its achievements even if seen as corrupt and passé. Today, in Christian circles […]
August 22, 2016 Special to WorldTribune.com By Thomas Sowell Who would have thought that Donald Trump, of all people, would be addressing the fact that the black community suffers the most from a breakdown of law and order? But sanity on racial issues is sufficiently rare that it must be welcomed, from whatever source it […]
August 18, 2016 Special to WorldTribune.com Dennis Prager There was rare good news this month. On Aug. 4, The New York Times published a front-page article headlined, “College Students Protest, Alumni’s Fondness Fades and Checks Shrink.” According to The Times, some college alumni are awakening to the fact that their beloved alma maters are nothing […]
July 20, 2016 Ben Carson’s speech at the Republican National Convention on July 19 generated great interest with the public and the media. Following is the text of his remarks: “I have to start out by saying one very important thing: I’m not politically correct. And I hate political correctness because it’s antithetical to the […]
July 15, 2016 The first mission to fly around the moon was Apollo 8 in 1968. … As they successfully went into lunar orbit, astronaut William Anders snapped the famous Earthrise photo that was printed in Life Magazine. As Apollo 8’s three man crew looked down on the earth from 250,000 miles away on Christmas […]
June 28, 2016 By Andrew M. Seaman Gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals reported more health problems than straight men and women, in a large U.S. survey. For the first time since its launch in 1957, the National Health Interview Survey in 2013 and 2014 included a question about sexual orientation. With nearly 69,000 participants, the […]
In a gathering with 900 evangelical pastors and leaders Tuesday, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump promised that he would protect the political speech and religious freedom of pastors and clergy by repealing a longstanding ban on church and nonprofit politicking. … Trump vowed to end a ban enacted in the Johnson Amendment of 1954 that […]
June 19, 2016 I adored my father. … Still, our bond was not always so tight. In fact, it was so strained at one point; I didn’t speak to him for two years. I was angry for both real and perceived slights. This was a sad period. There was estrangement between me and my father, […]
June 14, 2016 While the vast majority of Muslims are peaceful, the relationship of Islam to terrorism, including violence toward gays, mustn’t be ignored, Nabeel Qureshi, a former Muslim who became a Christian says. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, Qureshi offered these words in response to the massacre where 49 were reported […]
