Jerry Newcombe

Jerry Newcombe

CP Op-Ed Contributor

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  • Election integrity

    Election integrity

    The division of powers by the founders was based on their knowledge that man is sinful.

  • Power versus empowerment

    Power versus empowerment

    On the ballot this election season are two different visions for America: government power vs. empowerment of people.

  •  Why I’m a one issue voter

    Why I’m a one issue voter

    It is even the first Creator-given right listed in our nation’s birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence. Without life, how can there be liberty or the pursuit of happiness or the right to property? Or any other right

  • The threat of court packing

    The threat of court packing

    In one fell swoop, they could undermine the United States, which President Lincoln labeled the “the last best hope of mankind.”

  • We have forgotten God

    We have forgotten God

    There is so much at stake. Above all is the question of whether we will continue as one nation under God.

  • Scapegoating 'white Christians' for climate change

    Scapegoating 'white Christians' for climate change

    The issue of wildfires vis-à-vis climate change came up during the presidential debate last week. Are these fires caused by man-made global warming or by misguided forestry practices?

  • Christians need not apply?

    Christians need not apply?

    The Constitution says there can be no religious test applied to those seeking office at the federal level (Article 6, clause 3).

  • Abortion and the battle over the Supreme Court

    Abortion and the battle over the Supreme Court

    Why the intensity of the coming debate? The answer is obvious: Abortion.

  • The durability of the US Constitution

    The durability of the US Constitution

    But some in our society might wonder – hasn’t this musty old document outlived its usefulness? Isn’t it arcane and irrelevant?

  • Does your work matter to God?

    Does your work matter to God?

    Work came before the fall of man. It’s made harder by the fall, but work itself is not a curse. It’s just that everything, including work, is under a curse.