Trump, Israel, and Christian Zionism
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Every grain of sand between the Dead Sea, the Jordan River
and the Mediterranean Sea belongs to the Jew [sic].
—Ed MacAteer, Christian …
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Virgin and Child: The Christmas Story according to Islam
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Most Christians do not know that Muslims hold Mary and Jesus in utmost esteem. The virgin mother of Jesus is mentioned 34 times in the …
Not so fast with claims about Trump’s achievements: It will take some time to exceed Obama’s
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Trump’s apparent economic success to date mostly reflects fortunate timing.
—The Economist 11/18/17
In a letter to the Moscow newspaper last month, Bill Tozer …
The Neanderthals ate their veggies, too
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Sometime after I told a friend that I had become a vegetarian, I saw a new bumper sticker on his truck. It read: “Vegetarian: Old …
George Will confused and misinformed about abortion
By Nick Gier
Reader Contributor
George Will is one of our foremost conservative columnists. Except for some overly artful phrasing, he usually writes well-reasoned and evidence-based articles. His most …
WSU did the right thing on campus free speech
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
If you’re openly inciting violence, that’s a problem. But other than that,
we can’t start doing this filtering of people’s words and what they say.…
My journey as a Vietnam War protester
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
I watched the Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s “The Vietnam War” on Spokane’s Channel 7, primarily because it offered two viewings each evening. At end …
Mahatma Gandhi: Charismatic saint of nonviolence
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
“It is too early to clothe me in sainthood.
I myself do not feel to be a saint in any shape or form.”
–M. K. …
Our sanctuary cities have a sacred history
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Our Sanctuary Cities have a Sacred History
By Nick Gier
Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for
one of the least of …
Moscow pastor agrees with Trump on Charlottesville tragedy
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
There has never been a multi-racial society which has existed
with such mutual intimacy and harmony in the history of the world.
—Douglas Wilson, …
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