Greg Thielen: Really… There is Hope
As our country’s day of mourning approaches on January 20th and, even though each day brings more troublesome news regarding his dealings, I am not so much concerned about the … Continue reading
Barack Obama: What My Mother Taught Me About Love
She sighed, running her hands through her hair. “We were so young, you know. I was younger than you are now. He was only a few years older than that…” … Continue reading
Video: “Loss”
. In recent years, several media outlets have taken to calling President Obama the ‘Mourner-in-Chief’ due to the frequency with which he addresses the nation following fatal incidents of mass … Continue reading
Joshua Dubois: What the President secretly did at Sandy Hook Elementary School
Below is an excerpt from The President’s Devotional by Joshua Dubois, the former head of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. He’s recounting events that occurred Sunday, December … Continue reading
Patricia A. Nugent: Forgive Me, Mr. President
Maybe it’s that pesky Sixth Commandment: Thou shalt not kill. Or verse 5:53 of the Koran: Who so kills a soul, unless it be for murder or for wreaking corruption … Continue reading
Fellow Nobel Peace Laureates to Obama: Stain of US Torture Your Job to Repair
‘When a nation’s leaders condone and even order torture, that nation has lost its way.’ Nobel Peace Prize laureates have written to President Barack Obama asking the US to close … Continue reading
Peter Certo: Obama’s Dumb War
The president is now poised to leave behind a Middle East quagmire much like the one he was elected to end. No Exit Strategy. (OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib) If … Continue reading
The Worst Cancer of All
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
Deploy them only when needed, and in wars only when approved by a formal Congressional declaration W.J. Astore Also at Huffington Post. President Obama’s…
Mel Packer: Martin Luther King’s Radical Legacy
Now, some might say, “Radical?, King was no radical!” And, in fact, the image all too often projected in our children’s classrooms and in the mass media on MLK Day … Continue reading →