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London Riots: "Erosion of Morality"?

  1. 17th August 2011
  2. John Meakin

Four days of mindless violence and anarchy swept across England in early August, taking five lives and engulfing 121 locations. Why? These were not, as some insinuated, “race riots”—even though the initial spark came from the police shooting of a well-known London gang member. Nor were they due to social deprivation, police brutality, political discontent, or...

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The Berlin Wall: 50 Years Later

  1. 16th August 2011
  2. William Bowmer

On August 17, 1961—exactly 50 years ago, this Wednesday—East German laborers laid the first concrete blocks of what would soon be called the "Berlin Wall" The wall, cutting West Berlin off from surrounding East Germany, came to be seen as a symbol of Communist tyranny, and for more than a generation the German people grew used to its troubling presence,...

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History, Science and Faith

  1. 13th August 2011
  2. Richard A. Wilson (guest columnist)

To prove that the Bible is the authoritative word of God, one must rely on a combination of secular history, scientific fact and one’s own faith that the Bible is the true word of a higher power—plus the belief that God’s power, the Holy Spirit, is working with those God has called to understand His plan for mankind!

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The Short Measure

  1. 11th August 2011
  2. J. Davy Crockett III

The late Jerry Clower, a teller of funny stories, related a hilarious tale about the lady who went into an old-fashioned butcher shop. She said to the proprietor behind the refrigerated meat case, “I would like a 3½ pound frying chicken.” It was near the end of the day, and as the butcher reached down behind the counter into the chest full of ice that had...

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Are You Superstitious?

  1. 09th August 2011
  2. Roger Meyer

Superstitions come in just about every stripe imaginable. While you may laugh at others’ superstitions, do you have your own? Many people are superstitious. Some carry a lucky rabbit’s foot, coin, gem, or medal. Some knock on wood so as not to "jinx" the outcome of a statement they made, which ancient pagans also did to invoke the benevolent acts of the tree...

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The End of an Era

  1. 06th August 2011
  2. Dan Dever (guest columnist)

On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy stated, "We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one...

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...And Then Do a Little Bit More

  1. 04th August 2011
  2. Michelle R. Bottella (guest columnist)

By her own admission, she was not what anyone expected. She promised that hers would not be a typical commencement address, because she was not a typical college student. After thanking the faculty and staff of Living University, she added, "I’m sure that none of them thought that their first candidate for a bachelor’s degree was going to be a 71 year old widow...

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Mitteleuropa: A Dream Coming True?

  1. 02nd August 2011
  2. Dexter B. Wakefield

"Some strategic thinkers in Germany have long had dreams of dominating Europe in a controversial plan called Mitteleuropa, but in military implementation it has always failed. The word Mitteleuropa is used as both a place and an idea. Geographically, it is the Germans’ general area of central Europe, and conceptually, it was a plan first presented around 1915...

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The Bears

  1. 30th July 2011
  2. J. Davy Crockett III

The speaker at our business organization breakfast was a prominent attorney known for his service to the community. In his remarks, he commented on the pleasure he derived from working with the Boy Scouts of America program, especially the Cub Scouts.

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Atoms and the existence of God

  1. 28th July 2011
  2. Robert McMinn (guest columnist)

Although the existence of atoms is considered an undisputed scientific truth today, it has not always been so. In the early history of man’s search for physical knowledge, some believed in atoms and some did not. But what can the current proof of the existence of atoms tell us about the existence of God?

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