Harry R. Jackson, Jr.

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  Sep 3, 2014

  51 Clergy and 3 Days in the Holy Land: Praying for All Faiths and for Peace

  The three-day trip to Israel was worth every moment we invested. We got a chance to talk with Israeli citizens who were practicing Christians, Jews, and Muslims. We were also allowed to view regions targeted by rockets, conflict zones, and selected sacred sites.

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  Aug 27, 2014

  How Black Was Jesus?

  It is too early to make a judgment about the size or demographics of the Black Jesus's audience, but I will be very surprised if many blacks tune in.

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  Aug 22, 2014

  America Must 'Uncap' It's Economic Potential By Increasing Domestic Oil Production

  While the United States remains the wealthiest nation in the world—first by Gross Domestic Product, seventh by average income—many Americans have been struggling financially in recent years

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  Aug 13, 2014

  LGBT Issues: Was Bob Dylan a Prophet In Blue Jeans?

  Fifty years after Dylan's riveting verses, special interest groups' claims about both the nature and dynamics of marriage are changing more dramatically than any of the social phenomenon of the 60's. For years, the argument for deeply altering an ancient institution was framed entirely in terms of individual "rights." We were told homosexuals possessed an inherent right to have their relationships deemed "marriage," end of story.

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  Aug 8, 2014

  Restoring Prisons and Prisoners on Our Watch

  America prides itself on being the land of the free, but over the past four decades our prison population has risen tenfold. We have by far the highest rate of incarceration in the world, and as a consequence, at least 2.7 million children have at least one parent in prison. Some fathers have abandoned their children, but others have been locked away from them.

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  Jul 18, 2014

  Immigration: Are We Saving the Wrong Children?

  According to the Department of Homeland Security, the number of unaccompanied children trying to enter the United States illegally has nearly doubled in less than a year. U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports detaining about 50,000 children since last October, with thousands more crossing undetected.

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  Jun 24, 2014

  SNAFU: Can Our Military Be Saved?

  For five hundred years Ancient Rome was the world's only major superpower. Although the Empire showed signs of weakening as early as the fourth century that Rome could ever fall was inconceivable to Romans and their enemies alike. Yet by A.D. 500, Roman power was only a memory, and Germanic barbarians had taken the "Eternal City" for their own.

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  Jun 23, 2014

  Debt Capital Diplomas

  With high school graduation season out of the way, countless families are facing the hefty price tag of sending their children to college. Over the past five years, tuition rates for private four-year colleges have risen 14 percent, while rates for public colleges have risen 27 percent. If you look back thirty years, tuition has risen a shocking 1200 percent.

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  Jun 19, 2014

  Marriage: Plastic or Gold?

  Months have now passed since the Islamist terrorist organization Boko Haram sparked international outrage by kidnapping at least 270 Nigerian schoolgirls. In a rambling one-hour video, the group's supposed leader explained their actions to the world.

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  May 20, 2014

  Affirmative Action: Can It Make Life Fair?

  As an African American who has a Master's degree from Harvard Business School, I have had the privilege of studying with the elite of the elite. My education came as a result of values ground into me by my parents.