Jerry Newcombe

Jerry Newcombe

CP Op-Ed Contributor

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  • 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.

  • Good riddance to the 'summer of love'

    Good riddance to the 'summer of love'

    The scary thing is the notion that this could all be prelude for something bigger. American Communist Angela Davis, who spent time in jail for violent revolutionary activities, once said, “Demonstrations are rehearsals for revolution.”

  • The dangers of 'sexxx ed'

    The dangers of 'sexxx ed'

    Online instruction allows parents to hear what is being taught to their children. But that has some liberals up in arms because they want to teach a more radical curriculum than most parents would wish.

  • George Washington’s admonition to America

    George Washington’s admonition to America

    First of all, there is the matter of gratitude to God. The “woke” mob seems to operate from a sense of entitlement. The world owes them everything.

  • The irony of Bible burning on behalf of Black Lives Matter

    The irony of Bible burning on behalf of Black Lives Matter

    If one truly believes that Black lives matter, then the last book you would want to burn is the Bible.

  • Jesus and a Christophobic culture

    Jesus and a Christophobic culture

    With violence in the streets of many of our cities, there is a troubling underlying theme of hostility against Christ and His Church.