Jerry Newcombe

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  Sep 18, 2014

  The Irony of California's Ousting of Campus Christian Groups

  A disturbing story came and went, barely noticed a few weeks ago. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is being unceremoniously booted off the campuses of California's 23 state universities. This begins with a process of "derecognizing" these as legitimate campus groups.

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  Sep 11, 2014

  The Root of 9/11: Bad Theology

  But there's another factor as well, and that deals with the personal motivation of the hijackers. 9/11 happened because of bad theology. Nineteen men believed the promise that if they died in a state of Jihad, they would go to Paradise and receive their 72 virgins. Nineteen men sought assurance of salvation in the wrong place and killed thousands of innocent people on the way.

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  Sep 4, 2014

  Making a Comparison Between Charles Darwin and World War I

  What started World War I? An anarchist in Serbia shot and killed a visiting Austrian leader. But why would that shooting trigger the killing of millions, including one out of two young Frenchmen, in what we now know as World War I, which began a hundred years ago?

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  Aug 27, 2014

  The Sound of Music: An Era Closes with the Passing of Maria Von Trapp

  Earlier this year, an event happened that did not receive wide notice. The last of the Von Trapp Family Singers, the last of the children---the real ones---died.

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  Aug 20, 2014

  A Christian Response to Ferguson: America Has Forgotten God, Moving Farther From MLK's Dream

  When will the rioting in Ferguson, MO stop? There has been much mayhem---including the police using tear gas---and much looting in the St. Louis suburb. The media covers this story heavily. Some estimate there may be as many media members as there are protesters.

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  Aug 14, 2014

  Anti-Christian Slaughter: How Can You Behead a Child in the Name of God?

  Some have reported this is a Christian girl in Iraq deliberately beheaded by ISIS. Others report a different scenario for her death. I can't verify it. But either way radical Islam killed her.

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  Aug 1, 2014

  Drugs Versus Religion

  Americans are accepting pot in seemingly unprecedented ways. Even as it is becoming legal in more places, such as Colorado by an act of the voters a couple years ago, there are still consequences to face with the widespread use of marijuana. We still reap what we sow.

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  Jul 23, 2014

  Explaining the 'Sacred Right of Conscience' to the Left

  It has been about three weeks now since the Hobby Lobby decision, and based on all the brouhaha from the left against the decision, you would think that the Supreme Court had virtually overruled the Constitution. It hasn't.

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  Jul 17, 2014

  Our Lawless President Obama Opens the Borders

  During this administration, there has been a decrease in enforcing the borders; and therefore, people from south of the border have been encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity.

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  Jul 10, 2014

  Breaking News From AD 33: You Cannot Cheat Death

  In our culture, we do just about everything we can to push death away from our thoughts. Often we don't even use the words. We'll say things like, "He passed away" or just "he passed." But these are just euphemisms for "he died."