Special to CosmicTribune.com Commentary by R. Clinton Ohlers Perhaps the single most surprising outcome of the Jacob Blake shooting has been the response by his mother, Julia Jackson and her pastor James E. Ward, Jr. What was remarkable about Ms. Jackson was that although enduring a heartbreaking family crisis, she found words to help heal […]
FPI / June 7, 2020 Maybe Americans do need to “fall to our knees” — and “return to God,” an independent film producer said in a Facebook post. “Sorry, I’m going to say some very shocking things here. Our problem is not ‘race’ or ‘politics’ or ‘economy’ or ‘education’ or ‘gender.’ We are suffering from […]
FPI / April 12, 2020 In his Easter message Friday, President Donald Trump urged Americans to “focus on prayer, reflection, and growing in our personal relationship with God” during “this sacred time”. “On this Good Friday, Christians from all around the world remember the suffering and death upon the cross of our Lord and Savior, […]
A cataclysmic event can be the most important ingredient for spiritual renewal, a columnist wrote. “Could a plague of biblical proportions be America’s best hope for religious revival? As the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, there is reason to think so,” Robert Nicholson wrote for the Wall Street Journal. FPI […]
FPI / December 25, 2019 The Bible (King James version), the Book of Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2:2 (This registration first took place when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 2:3 And all went […]
If you’ve ever wondered what Judaism is, here is a list of its principle beliefs. This is not not an official list, but these beliefs have been widely held by religious Jews for thousands of years. FPI / December 15, 2019 Dennis Prager As for my background, I have taught Judaism all of my life […]
A senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, Melanie Kirkpatrick has written and spoken often about the significance of Thanksgiving Day. Following are selected excerpts: Charity: Americans have a long tradition of individual giving on Thanksgiving. George Washington, in 1789, donated beer and hot meals to imprisoned debtors in New York. During the Civil War on […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com FPI /November 26, 2019 Analysis by Leesa K. Donner, LibertyNation.com Gratitude suffers from a severe lack of exposure. Since the 19th century, the attitude of thankfulness has taken a nosedive. How do we know this? Statistics show that in the past the word gratitude was used in books and other published works […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com FPI / November 11, 2019 By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Thirty years ago on Nov. 9 1989, the world suddenly changed. Mass civil and religious demonstrations rocking East German cities created a political tsunami which soon reached Berlin. Berlin, the divided city and German capital at the epicenter of the […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com FPI / October 22, 2019 The Seattle Public Schools Ethnic Studies Advisory Committee (ESAC) has determined that math is subjective and racist. In a draft for its Math Ethnic Studies framework, the ESAC writes that Western mathematics is “used to disenfranchise people and communities of color.” Using the ESAC’s framework, Seattle’s public […]
