The Second Amendment is a Tool, Not a Reason to Cower Joshua Feuerstein, a former pastor and self-described “American evangelist, internet and social media personality,” took to the internet on July 9 to go on a tirade about the Supreme Court’s marriage ruling and efforts to make Christian bakers serve same-sex couples. This author wrote…
By: Laura Meyers A Jewish man has “a debt to repay” to Christians feeling ISIS, because Quakers and the Plymouth Brethren help him escape the Nazi’s during WWII. George Weidenfeld has launched the Weidenfeld Safe Havens Fund, which funded the flight of 150 Syrian Christians to Poland on a privately chartered plane last week to allow…
“Beyond this day, no thinking person could fail to see what would happen” ~Oskar Schindler By R. Brownell Ever so callous, Ayn Rand set the tempo for the Objectivist Movement’s view on religion and faith very early on in her career as a writer/philosopher: “Ask yourself whether the dream of heaven and greatness should be…
By Blake Neff An opinion piece written by a student at the University of California-Berkeley explaining her decision to leave Islam has been pulled from the school newspaper’s website over fears for the author’s safety. The opinion piece, titled “On Leaving Islam,” recounted the personal story of the narrator (whose name we will withold) growing up a devout (though…
By Erica Wenig Covered by a silky green sheet, the carefully-preserved tomb of a Jewish prophet could be under threat of jihadi destruction. The purported tomb of Nahum lies in the northern Iraqi city of Al-Qosh, resting in one of country’s few remaining synagogues. The 2,700 year-old tomb has been safeguarded by an Assyrian Christian family since Jews fled the…
by Mytheos Holt It is fashionable among some conservative circles these days to scoff at the transition of former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner into being a woman named Caitlyn Jenner. And more than scoff. Witness Federalist writer Nicole Russell’s more-than-a-little upset piece decrying Jenner as lying “outside the law” because he “willingly and purposely def[ies]…
By R. Brownell Several women are under some serious scrutiny from the Jewish community in Poland after several photos posted online showed two women posing scandalously next to desecrated Jewish graves from during the German occupation in WWII. One of the women in the photos is also seen wearing a belt with a buckle labeled…
By Ivan Plis Published: May 13, 2015 An agreement released Wednesday is the Vatican’s first official document referring to Palestine as a state, a step that constitutes effective recognition of the disputed territory as a country of its own. The Holy See, the official entity representing the Roman Catholic Church’s interests abroad, published the text of the treaty ahead…
By R. Brownell Like many millions of followers around the world, I will be observing the day in which my messiah was tortured and crucified for twelve hours, and then will celebrate with joy the anniversary of his resurrection on Easter Sunday. The purpose of this heart to heart between you and me in this…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos The Indiana pizzeria owners under fire for their stated refusal to cater a gay wedding responded gratefully Thursday to a massive outpouring of financial and moral support, including more than $250,000 in donations. “Once the other folks started supporting, and we were getting support from the other side, it really bolstered us…