Pro-abortion Catholics and the fate of the Church in America
This month, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the national organization of close to 300 Catholic bishops in America, will convene its regular spring meeting. On the agenda is a proposal to draft a statement on “eucharistic
Recalling how the Cold War and Duke Ellington impacted the Soviet Union
The post-war history of Soviet–American relations, seen from an American perspective, can be summarized as a series of Cold War cycles. The first cycle (1945–55) might be called the Truman–Stalin duel. This period coincided with the division of Germany
5.13 > Actual Supremacists
A study of history is a practice sorely lacking in todays society and culture. The only thing new under the sun in a hundred years of empty modern thinking is the idea that it is perfectly normal and acceptable, even noble, to mutilate your genitalia and that
How Russian Old Believers keep the faith in modern Alaska
Profoundly religious, the Russian people were shaken to their core by the Russian Orthodox Church liturgical reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon (1666–1667) who, under the reign of Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich Romanov (1645–1676), had dared to correct the
U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka speaks about the role of faith in political life
Four days before announcing her intent to challenge Sen. Lisa Murkowski for her U.S. Senate seat in 2022, Kelly Tshibaka appeared on a prominent national program that informs and inspires Christians to pray for America. During her 11-minute interview on
Anchorage voters must repudiate Dunbar’s so-called ‘fact based’ leadership
Let us consider what Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar really means by enacting a “fact-based” mayorship. But before we go there, consider a few of these facts: Fact: Flattening the curve destroyed hundreds of Anchorage businesses, including
Recalling Soviet intimidation at my U.S. encounter with Vladimir Vysotsky
I first arrived in America Feb. 1, 1978. An agent of the Immigration and Naturalization Services greeted me at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. He gave me $8, a small booklet titled “Introduction to a New Life“, a packet titled United
Sharon Jackson: Mike Robbins has the emotional intelligence to win the Anchorage mayoral race
It’s time to get real, Anchorage. We cannot withstand another liberal running our beloved city. They’ve run it into the ground economically and culturally. So many who grew up here tell me that Anchorage is nearly unrecognizable to them. The fact of the
Graduation requirement nixed but new bill still aims to fix Alaska’s erratic civics education
A proposed mandatory civics test for Alaska students to graduate high school has been nixed. It would have required students to be able to pass the civics test administered to all U.S. immigrants. Sponsored by Sen. Gary Stevens (R-Kodiak) and Sen. Tom
Alaska pastors urged to mobilize against religious liberty threats posed by Equality Act
Roughly 30 religious and political leaders gathered in Anchorage on March 18 to address concerns about the Equality Act and what they see as its grave threat to religious liberty, children and the unborn. Hours before the meeting, the U.S. Senate began
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