Seven hate crimes reported in Alaska last year
While hate crimes in Alaska are extremely rare, the number increased slightly from 2017 to 2018 according to the FBI’s latest Hate Crimes Statistics released this month. Nationally, however, the number of hate crimes decreased – from 7,175 in 2017 to
On mixing guns and God
The phrase, “Don’t mix politics with religion” is a shopworn fantasy. It’s usually trotted out when the left finds it suitable to their needs, yet they turn around and use religion as a convenient tool when targeting the right. It is hunting season
Anchorage Assembly to vote on ‘Transgender Day of Remembrance’
The Anchorage Assembly is set to proclaim Nov. 20 as a “Transgender Day of Remembrance” at its Nov. 19 meeting. A resolution to this effect is scheduled for a vote to “honor transgender people around the world whose lives have been lost to
Sen. Sullivan praises Trump’s ‘historic’ transformation of judiciary
Sen. Dan Sullivan is among those praising President Donald Trump for nominating an historic number of conservative judges to the federal bench. Last week the president had his 158th judicial nominee confirmed. This includes two Supreme Court justices, 44
Alaska women confront anger and pain of losing a child
Anchored in Hope is a peer-led ministry intended to solidify healthy reliance upon God’s promises rather than isolation, shame or silence that so often follows infant loss and pregnancies ending in miscarriage. A local group of Alaskan women launched the
Military chaplains are ‘true lifeline’ for soldiers
Faith is a major factor in the lives of many U.S. soldiers. Military men and women lean on this pillar through deployments and combat, but also in dealing with challenges of missing milestone events and uprooting families due to frequent reassignments around
LISTEN: AK Watchman Editor Joel Davidson interviewed by Jim Minnery
Click here to listen to the radio interview between Jim Minnery and Alaska Watchman Editor-in-Chief Joel Davidson. The interviewed aired on Family Matters Radio Show and looks at the need for a pro-life, pro-family news agency in
Traditional marriage reveals God, and is still worth fighting for
“Same-sex couples, too, may aspire to the transcendent purposes of marriage and seek fulfillment in its highest meaning.” – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, 2015 in the decision Obergefell v Hodges Leading up to and following the 2015
Mat-Su election update: Pro-life conservative loses assembly race by 25 votes
With all absentee, questioned and special needs ballots counted, conservative, pro-life and pro-family candidate Brian Endle has lost – by just 25 votes – a race for a seat on the Mat-Su Borough Assembly. On the Nov. 5 election night Endle led Tim
Ways to engage Alaska’s culture for the common good
Below is a roundup of upcoming events, presentations and opportunities to engage Alaska’s culture from a Judeo-Christian perspective that seeks the common good. CHRISTIAN OUTREACH OFFERS FREE THANKSGIVING DINNERS Christian outreach offers free
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