Jerry Newcombe

Jerry Newcombe

CP Op-Ed Contributor

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  • 8 key myths about abortion

    8 key myths about abortion

    The Declaration of Independence says our rights come from the Creator and the first of these is the right to life. After a half-century of the abortion ethic, we have a lot of lost ground cherishing that right. Exploding myths that promote abortion is a step in the right direction.

  • Prayer helps to weather the storms of life

    Prayer helps to weather the storms of life

    My wife stitched a needlework for our home that says, “Life is fragile. Handle with prayer.”

  • Is the Church in America dying?

    Is the Church in America dying?

    But what Johnson and his co-authors, including the late Dr. Rodney Stark, argue is that many of the “Nones” might not be as irreligious as they would seem.

  • Are the 'woke' the new Pharisees?

    Are the 'woke' the new Pharisees?

    The woke crowd are in effect the Pharisees of our day. They like to be regarded as the compassionate ones without any of the inconvenience actual compassion requires.

  • DOJ tramples on the Constitution

    DOJ tramples on the Constitution

    The United States under the Biden administration is using the force of government to harass the late Phyllis Schlafly’s group in Alabama.

  • The end of the US … SR

    The end of the US … SR

    We all have feet of clay. That’s why Christ died for sinners and makes Heaven available to all who believe in Him. But the sins of the American founding fathers pale in comparison to the sins of Lenin and Stalin.

  • Make 1984 fiction again

    Make 1984 fiction again

    I saw a T-shirt recently that said, “Make ‘1984’ Fiction Again.” That’s a worthy goal. It’s good to hear of the dissolution of the “disinformation board,” which could have put into reality one aspect of what Orwell had written about. That dissolution is a step in the right direction.

  • The comeback of God in some Texas schools?

    The comeback of God in some Texas schools?

    We took God out of our schools and reaped chaos, but perhaps now we can restore Him to His rightful place and bring peace. This Texas law seems to be a step in their right direction.

  • 'Under God' is under attack … again

    'Under God' is under attack … again

    Even though it may seem like no big deal to drop the Pledge at these meetings, sadly, this is part of an on-going pattern to strip away any sense of our Judeo-Christian heritage.

  • Increasing inflation to fight inflation?

    Increasing inflation to fight inflation?

    I remember hearing President Ronald Reagan say in 1984 that the Congress was spending money like drunken sailors. Then he added that he must apologize to the Navy men because at least the sailors were spending their own money. How much worse in 2022.