Jerry Newcombe

Jerry Newcombe

CP Op-Ed Contributor

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  • A Lenten meditation on cancel culture

    A Lenten meditation on cancel culture

    Cancel culture eats away at all these things, throwing forgiveness out the window in the process. Cancel culture is reminiscent of those ancient statues of snakes in the process of eating themselves in a circle.

  • Will California schools mandate pagan religion?

    Will California schools mandate pagan religion?

    But today, California educators apparently prefer pagan deities that demand human sacrifice for worship. Since recognition of God has been expelled in our public schools, too many of our learning centers have become secular wastelands. In California, it could get even worse.

  • In God we trust – meaningless in today's culture?

    In God we trust – meaningless in today's culture?

    Is recognition of God in the public arena today just a meaningless construct? It reminds me of politicians swearing in on a Holy Bible, but having not the slightest clue what the Good Book actually says.

  • Learning the wrong lesson in Texas?

    Learning the wrong lesson in Texas?

    But fighting air and water pollution is one thing — a fight in which America thankfully has made tremendous strides. But fighting the weather itself in the name of environmentalism is another.

  • Frittering away our grandchildren’s future?

    Frittering away our grandchildren’s future?

    I thought of that quote when I read some of the details of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that is touted as “COVID relief.” Critics, like Congressman Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana), say that it’s a “liberal wish list.”

  • Yesterday’s heroes, today’s villains

    Yesterday’s heroes, today’s villains

    Just in time for Presidents Day comes the announcement from the school board of San Francisco that they are renaming 44 of their public schools (about one-third of the total) in order to conform to today’s politically correct standards.

  • Trump impeachment II: George Washington warned about political factions

    Trump impeachment II: George Washington warned about political factions

    In recent times both Senate Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are on record potentially inciting violence. For example, Pelosi said, “I just don’t even know why there aren’t uprisings all over the country” against Trump.

  • Hopefully, Biden's pen will run out of ink

    Hopefully, Biden's pen will run out of ink

    All presidents have the right to sign executive orders. And virtually all of them have used that right. But critics note that this is excessive – and not a healthy example of representative government.

  • Won’t know much about history

    Won’t know much about history

    There is indeed a battle over American history. This is not just a battle over dry historical dates and names. It’s a battle over who we were, what we are, and what we will be.

  • Abortion: Why this issue won't die

    Abortion: Why this issue won't die

    A major reason controversy over abortion will not die is because it was imposed on the American people by judicial fiat.