Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 1, 2026 General Iraqi civil law sets the minimum age for marriage at 18. But Iraq has instituted Ja’fari law, which allows marriage upon a girl reaching puberty (potentially as young as 9-years-old) Baghdad’s decision to institute Ja’fari law has led to a bridal market boom, a report said. Human rights […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 30, 2025 Spiritual Food* Leviticus 18 20 “‘Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her. 21 “‘Do not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molek, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord. 22 “‘Do not […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 25, 2025 Special to WorldTribune, December 25, 2025 Excerpts from a commentary by Margaret Menge Three years ago I wrote about the homily our priest gave on Christmas Eve — about what it meant that Christ was born at night: That he came into a world that was shrouded in darkness […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 19, 2025 WORDS OF LIFE I John 2 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. 16 For everything in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 14, 2025 Contrarian Coffeehouse The passage in Luke 4:3-13 is about the 3 Temptations of Christ. In Satan’s 1st Temptation, Jesus was asked to put material needs first after his 40 day fast. His answer was to put God, the truth, and spiritual life first. In his 2nd temptation, Satan offered […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 12, 2025 Spiritual Food* John 4 15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, August 3, 2025 Spiritual Food* Ephesians 5 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. 13 But everything exposed by the light becomes visible— and everything that is illuminated becomes a light. […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 18, 2025 The “furry” would-be assassins? What the hell is that all about? Many Americans have no clue. Both Thomas Crooks, the would-be assassin of President Donald Trump, and Tyler Robinson, the assassin charged in the shooting of Charlie Kirk, reportedly engaged in “furry” fetishes. Is there cause for alarm? Not […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 17, 2025 Sixteen months after the attempted assassination of Donald J. Trump, the lack of curiosity by the press corps and official Washington is stunning if not surprising. One person who is outraged by the lack of “answers” is Eric Trump who told Miranda Devine on Nov. 5: “We know nothing. […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, November 17, 2025 Spiritual Food* Romans 1 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23 and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like a mortal human being and birds and animals and reptiles. 24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires […]
