Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint; specifically, it is the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of veneration and entering their name in the canon, or authorized list, of that communion’s recognized saints. Unlike Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian communions, most Protestant bodies have […]
My son Stuart recently informed me that he has enrolled as a police auxiliary in the town of Prescott, Arizona. As a member of Citizens on Patrol, he won’t be carrying a firearm or be writing tickets, but he will be patrolling neighborhoods and parks, providing assistance at accident scenes, checking in on empty homes while folks […]
Hugh Griffin c1941 Hugh Griffin was a boyhood friend. During the early 1940s we often roamed the beach together, talking, laughing, and sharing good times. Hugh was a quiet, unassuming sort, and I liked him a lot. He was truly a good person and a loyal friend. I was a year older than Hugh, and […]
As the liberal pundits dominate the media it becomes ever more difficult to disseminate balanced and accurate information. Ideology driven reporters close their minds to facts that are not in accordance with their worldviews, and information that contravenes the prevailing narrative is sometimes suppressed. Heather MacDonald of the Manhattan Institute has studied policing in America […]
A few sobering statistics for Black Lives Matter supporters. Researchers at the Michigan State University and the University of Maryland created a database of 917 officer-involved fatal shootings in 2015. They recently released the results of their study. All the following statistics were based on that one year study. 55% of the victims of police […]
I do not trust the Black Lives Matter movement. I believe that the organization is led by a coterie of anti-Christian Marxists. Everyone agrees that black lives matter, as do the lives of whites, American Indians, Asians, etc. Most Americans also agree that blacks have been unfairly treated by our society, and reforms must be made. […]
In these troubled times it is often difficult to discern truth from falsehood. It is made even more difficult by the all too obvious bias of those who bring us the news. However, if we assiduously and honestly search for truth we can find it. The following are truth statements. First are […]
Madness is in the air. Insanity rules in television newsrooms, and many governing officials appear to have lost their ability to think. Some of our cities tremble on the brink of anarchy. We are all sinners. We have a wonderful country in which we take pride, but there is no perfect person, nation, or […]
For the past week our great cities have been torn apart by mobs of citizens protesting the brutal murder of George Floyd while in police custody. There was no possible excuse for the way which Minneapolis police treated Mr. Floyd, and the guilty parties must be brought to justice. But what can we do to […]
Minneapolis is on fire! Many blacks believe themselves to be unfairly targeted by law enforcement officers and subject to excessive sentences by the courts; and years of real and perceived oppression have given many blacks an extremely negative view of the entire legal establishment, especially the police. Most police officers attempt to enforce the law […]
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