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Op-Ed: For Charlie

I still can’t believe Charlie Kirk is gone. Even after that incredible memorial service and tribute to his life and work last Sunday, I keep thinking I’m going to wake up and find everything back to normal. But no. This is our world now, and we have to live in it. I don’t want to […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

Is this the “Turning Point”?

As I sit here watching the televised remembrance of Charlie Kirk, it is both a sad time and a time to rejoice knowing that Charlie was a Christian believer and a God-fearing man. A man who loved Jesus and was carrying out what he considered God’s will of freedom for all. He stirred patriotism in […]

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End of Tolerance

You can’t cure diarrhea by treating the plumbing in the bathroom. If you want to truly fix something you must first understand the problem and then fix it at the source. The political assassination of Charlie Kirk has been seismic. So many, me included, are profoundly and deeply saddened by our loss, and especially for […]

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Op-Ed: My thoughts on Charlie Kirk

What is below was inspired by Bishop Barrons reflection on the Sep 17th Gospel and the book I have been reading by SR. Angela De Fatima Coelho INSIDE the LIGHT. Let me start with Bishop Barrons reflection. “In today’s Gospel Jesus observes that the people of this generation criticize Him as a friend of tax […]

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John Livingston

Thou Good and Faithful Servant

“Be careful of your thoughts because thoughts turn into words, words turn into actions, actions turn into habits, and finally habits accumulate to define a life.” These words were spoken to me by my Quaker grandmother. Many on the political left have chosen to define their lives by words of hate. You do not call […]

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Bob's Words of Wisdom

America is too Great to Lose

Charlie Kirk defended Truth and Christ While I believe that God is in charge of our lives, sometimes I have a difficult time understanding why he allows things like 9/11 and the assassination of good God-fearing people like Charlie Kirk. We live in a world with a grim diagnosis of the human condition, and I […]

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Labrador Letter: When Speech is Treated as “Violence” our Freedoms Die

Dear Friends, This week, our nation suffered a loss that cuts to the heart of who we are. The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk was not just the murder of a man. It was an attack on the very idea that Americans can debate one another peacefully, challenge each other boldly, and still remain a […]

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Op-Ed: Carrying on Charlie Kirk’s Legacy

Today is a heavy day. Every year on this date, September 11, we remember the horrific events of that Tuesday morning in 2001. Thousands of innocent Americans lost their lives—fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and children who never came home. First responders put their own lives on the line, with many paying the ultimate sacrifice as […]

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Idaho Freedom Caucus Responds to the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

The Idaho Freedom Caucus is deeply saddened by the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Charlie was a passionate advocate for conservative principles, individual liberty, and civic engagement. His work inspired countless Americans, and especially young Americans, to participate in the fight for freedom. He always relied on his words to debate and discuss with those who […]

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John Livingston

If Not Now, When?

I have written many times about spending the first five years of my life with my Quaker grandparents in Pennsylvania. The Swarthmore Meeting, located on the campus of Swarthmore University, remains today one of the most liberal enclaves in all of American academia. I learned about “tolerance and acceptance” by attending many Quaker meetings as […]

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