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Alaska eases health mandates on churches, religious services

CultureApril 25, 2020

Alaska’s churches are now freer to hold religious services, both indoors and out. On April 24, Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued further guidance on phase one of reopening Alaska. This includes an update addressing religious gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alaska churches improvise avant-garde Easter

FaithApril 9, 2020

From drive-in services, online worship and heavily sanitized prayer walks, Alaska Christians are preparing to celebrate Christ’s triumph over death and sin amid the dark shadow of COVID-19. With Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s announcement that churches could hold

Coronavirus sheds light on our ‘essential’ values

AbortionApril 3, 2020

COVID-19 is, among many other things, a conversation starter. It touches nearly every part of life and has shed some unexpected light on what we most value. Here are few observations from the past week. JUNK FOOD & SPIRITUAL SUSTENANCE Last month,

Dunleavy working with churches to ensure Holy Week events are safe

CultureApril 3, 2020

Governor Mike Dunleavy is in conversation with pastors and ministers across Alaska to address their concerns about holding religious services during the COVID-19 outbreak. During his April 3 press conference, he emphasized the need for people to stay six feet

OPINION: Closing our churches reveals a ‘sanitary dictatorship’

CultureMarch 31, 2020

Alaska’s pot stores and abortion clinics remain open, but our churches are closed. While we are told that we can’t risk spreading this disease with more than 10 people in a room, this apparently doesn’t apply to getting high or pulling unborn children

The sad, bizarre state of Alaska’s government schools

EducationMarch 24, 2020

Earlier this month the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District published the final draft of its new policies on transgender students. It was going to be presented officially on March 17, but with the COVID-19 panic the meeting was canceled. It remains to

Anchorage candidate keeping quiet on plot to ban counseling for unwanted LGBT attraction

FamilyMarch 19, 2020

Anchorage Assembly Member Christopher Constant is waiting until the election results are in the bag before introducing a ban on counseling for people who wish to overcome unwanted same-sex attraction. Constant, who is openly gay and running unopposed for his

Pro-life, pro-family Anchorage voter guide shows stark differences among candidates

AbortionMarch 16, 2020

There could not be greater contrasts among the candidates running for Anchorage Assembly and Anchorage School Board seats, especially with regards to pro-life, parental rights and religious liberty issues. Between March 17 and April 7, Anchorage residents

Fairbanks seeks to affirm students’ gender expression – hide it from parents

EducationMarch 2, 2020

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District wants to add “gender expression” to its list of classifications that are protected from “harassment.” On March 3, the school board will be presented with initial information on whether it should

‘Separation of church and state’ isn’t what you think

CultureFebruary 27, 2020

A growing percentage of people believe it’s a good thing if church and church people steer clear from anything resembling politics. They believe that the separation of church and state dictates that people of faith should keep their beliefs to themselves.

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