Category: Religion - Page 30

America is at a desperate and dangerous crossroads

FeaturedJanuary 7, 2021

What unfolded in our nation’s capital on Jan. 6 was startling. To see protesters push through police barricades, break open windows and doors and flood through the nation’s Capitol building while lawmakers debated the merits of a highly controversial

Will the light of Christmas crack Anchorage’s COVID lockdown?

CultureDecember 18, 2020

When it comes to bringing humanity together for worship, celebration, parties, feasting and shopping, nothing compares to Christmas. It is the absolute antithesis to emergency order lockdowns and restrictions which Anchorage’s acting mayor Austin

2020 exposed a festering disease in America

CultureDecember 10, 2020

This past winter the world began to change before our very eyes as the specter of an unknown global pandemic struck fear into the hearts of men. Lockdowns and closures – unthinkable in modern America – reshaped our lives overnight. Whole sectors of

Amid COVID closures, Anchorage church forges ahead with ‘Christmas Spectacular’

FaithDecember 8, 2020

One of the most prominent churches in Anchorage is going big this holiday season with its annual community Christmas celebration. Dec. 11-13, Anchorage Baptist Temple will be transformed into a “Christmas Spectacular,” equipped with horse drawn sleigh

U.S. Supreme Court ruling will protect Alaska churches from unconstitutional mandates

FaithDecember 7, 2020

A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued Nov. 25, heralds the dawn of a new era – the return of the rule of law. Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn vs. Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York is a case that involves what is often described as the first liberty

Anchorage residents gathering to pray for city outside Loussac Library

CultureNovember 20, 2020

Today, Nov. 20, at 4:30 p.m., a group of Anchorage residents will gather at the Loussac Library, home of the Anchorage Assembly Chambers, to pray against what they see as mounting evils facing the city. The Jericho March started last week. The Friday

Kenai resolution on ‘voluntary’ COVID vaccine doesn’t address coercion tactics

FreedomNovember 13, 2020

The Kenai Borough Assembly passed an amended resolution affirming that it supports residents receiving COVID-19 vaccinations on a “prioritized and optional basis,” while noting that forcing citizens to take a vaccine against their wishes “is likely to

Fairbanks continues unconstitutional persecution of Christian camp

FeaturedOctober 31, 2020

I was on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly for six years and fielded many calls from constituents with some particular issues. I was happy to try and help them out and created many ordinances trying to fix the code that was hamstringing their life.

Fairbanks Bishop: Catholics must ‘never vote for candidates’ who support abortion

AbortionOctober 26, 2020

Fairbanks Bishop Chad Zielinski has released a clarion call to Catholics in northern Alaska, saying they can “never morally support or vote” for political candidates who support abortion. Released earlier this month, his letter seeks to guide parishioners

Deceptive Catholic voter guide misleads Alaskans on abortion

AbortionOctober 22, 2020

Catholics, who comprise the largest religious group in Alaska, received a misleading voter guide this month, which claims to help roughly 31,000 Alaska Catholics make informed moral decisions during the 2020 state and national elections. But unlike the voter

Religion