In a recent column (Dec. 27), Cal Thomas suggested we may well be living on the threshold of the end times, considering the many media reports of “wars and rumors of wars.” But history teems with records of such. In fact, in 2003 The New York Times published an article on war which stated: “Of […]
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Another empty Trump statement
Among the many vacuous statements Donald Trump has made since his election as president, one that ranks high on my list is his response to critics who have objected to his virtual clearing of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia of ordering the murder of U.S.-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi — a murder, […]
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The real Trump shows himself, again
It was just recently that President Trump suddenly transformed into the soul of self-restraint and even-handedness when speaking of Christine Blasey Ford, accuser of SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were in high school. Trump claimed to regard her as “a very fine woman,” “a very credible witness,” finding her testimony to […]
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Reality check for Cal Thomas
In a recent column (April 22) lamenting the damages of the sexual revolution, including the consequences of easy divorce, Cal Thomas quoted a song by the Everly Brothers, a rock ‘n’ roll duo of yesteryear. Extolling the kind of love Thomas extols, the lyrics say that exclusive devotion between two people leading to marriage is […]
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An apology for misstatements
On several occasions in the past, I have written letters to the editor on the subject of Martin Luther, the founder of Protestantism. Some of what I wrote is true, some of it unintentionally false. Though not an admirer of the man in most respects, I have zero interest in spreading falsehoods about him. It […]
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A world-weary crime boss
You could call it the cherry on President Trump’s wannabe dictator cake: practically ordering the Pentagon to put together a military parade in Washington sometime this year in order to exhibit America’s military might. Naturally, he wants a parade “the likes of which the world has never seen,” to borrow his words from another context. […]
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A response to Cal Thomas
In a recent column (Dec. 28) Cal Thomas, a staunch evangelical, expressed his conviction that what Britain and America need now is a Christian revival similar to those that took place in Wales in 1904 and in America more than 60 years ago under the leadership of Billy Graham. Why the need? Because secularism has […]
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A 'revelation' for Cal Thomas
In a recent column (Nov. 17), Cal Thomas criticized politically active evangelicals for advancing a social gospel “more social than gospel,” having become unduly preoccupied with political matters at the expense of fidelity to Christ and his kingdom. As a corrective, he suggested they delve into the writings of Martin Luther, father of the Protestant […]
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A nasty side to Martin Luther
I read with interest the April 23 review of the new biography of Protestant Reformer Martin Luther by Lyndal Roper, which I’ve only just recently read. In my view, Luther was a tyrannical egomaniac, a wannabe pope who repeatedly claimed his mouth was the mouth of Christ. Nobody knew Christ until he appeared, he maintained, […]
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A different understanding of hell
This is in response to William LaRochelle’s claim (March 4) that Jesus Christ made up the doctrine of hell. Rather than lamely citing agnostics such as Charles Darwin and Mark Twain, LaRochelle should study the Bible with an open heart and mind before determining to libel Jesus as a lying fool. LaRochelle claims the teaching […]