Young voters supporting Donald Trump over Joe Biden makes me catch my breath. How is it possible that an indicted insurrectionist who lies routinely has such support among young people? Have our young people lost their collective minds? But yet…
Israeli military bombs only Catholic parish in Gaza, and snipers slay two women leaving mass
The only Catholic parish in Gaza and a convent serving nuns associated with the order of the late Mother Teresa both were targeted by Israeli Defense Forces Dec. 16, leaving two women dead, others injured and the convent in rubble….
The problems with Hamas, Gaza, Israel (and America?)
The Hamas problem This is a terrorist organization. The tragedy of Oct. 7 with 1,200 murders of mostly women, children and innocent Israeli civilians, the atrocities committed, the ongoing terror of the remaining hostages along with continued rocket attacks make…
Israeli soldiers make videos as they mock Islam in captured mosque
Amid a war already marked by charges of genocide, Israeli soldiers were filmed mocking Islam in a mosque in the West Bank this week. The desecration of the Muslim place of worship brought a swift apology from Israel Defense Forces…
It is not antisemitic to oppose the nation of Israel’s atrocities
Reminiscent of the Vietnam War, we stand today on the brink of throwing out the American ideal of free speech in favor of political correctness. Yes, I know it normally is conservatives who cry foul over the dangers of political…
Letter to the Editor: A rebuttal on ‘useful idiots’
December 6, 2023 Dear Editor: On November 28, 2023, Erich Bridges wrote an opinion piece in Baptist News Global arguing one should not participate in any demonstration calling for a cease-fire or an end to the Hamas-Israel war because, in…
Even as Biden supports their interest in Israel, white evangelicals disapprove of his job performance
White evangelical Christians — the core supporters of Donald Trump — overwhelmingly disapprove of the job President Joe Biden is doing, but also strongly disapprove of his handling of the war between Israel and Hamas, which many Democrats complain has…
What happens when the snow melts? Humanizing victims of the war in Gaza with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
The new book and movie in the Hunger Games series, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, released Nov. 17, is currently the No. 1 movie in America. The story is a prequel to the four existing stories that take fans…
Hamas’ ‘sexual pogrom’ in Israel
Editor’s note: The following article includes extremely graphic descriptions of sexual assault and war crimes. The subject matter also is controversial in that the leadership of Hamas has denied its agents engaged in sexual assaults and other watchdog groups have…