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“Daniel” — The Film that Shocked the World by Unraveling the Scriptures
By Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com Unraveling the Scriptures: This film is inspired by the biblical book of Daniel and ancient prophetic traditions preserved in Scripture. With epic cinematic language and an engaging and reverent narrative, the story portrays the life of an exiled man who became a witness to unseen wars, fallen empires, and eternal […]
Faith of a Founding Father: George Washington’s Christian Beliefs
By Family Research Council Often called the “indispensable man” of America, one thing is for certain: the United States as we know it today would not be the same without the influence of George Washington. Some consider the Founding Father to be one of the greatest to ever live, “but not as great as Jesus […]
Ancient Persia or Ohio? Local Officials Ban Jewish Man’s Home Prayer Meeting
By Family Research Council A Jewish man named Daniel hosted a prayer meeting in his house, but local authorities didn’t like it. They forbade the prayer meeting from happening. They sent police to watch his house. His neighbors didn’t like his Jewish beliefs either, so they joined the authorities in snooping on him. This may […]
Charlie Kirk Speaks from the Grave
By Jerry Newcombe, D. Min. Just in time for the one-year anniversary of the murder of evangelist and Christian activist Charlie Kirk, one of the left’s leading influencers mocked him. Islamist and socialist influencer Hasan Piker recently made fun of Kirk and his death in front of an international audience, drawing “cheers and laughter from […]
When Confronted with Progressive Anti–Semitism, Jewish Liberals Blame Trump
By Matthew Hausman, J.D. Many Jewish democrat liberals would probably only feel rain if spat upon by antisemitic progressives. The undeniable rise of vulgar antisemitism on the left and in the Democratic Party is a reality that has caused many liberal American Jews to finally take notice, though some go to great lengths to rationalize […]
Calling Evil Good
By Jerry Newcombe, D. Min. Life is a gift from God. As a grandfather, some of my fondest memories recently come from time spent with my grandchildren. But there are some in our society who seem to be gleeful about killing babies up to the moment of birth, through abortion. Case in point. Recently, the […]
America — A Covenant Nation
By Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D. Several weeks ago, a good colleague and professional First-Responder wrote me disagreeing with an earlier article I wrote. He challenged, and actually strongly disagreed with me, that our nation was born by a covenant with God. ONLY Israel holds a covenant with God he stated. This article and my following […]
‘I Think We’re in a War’: Texas Pastors Gather for Training on Islamification Threat
By The Daily Signal A group with special operations and intelligence skills and filmmaker Chris Burgard teamed up on Saturday to teach pastors in East Texas how to respond to the rise of Islam in the Lone Star State. The Allied Special Intelligence Group is an organization that uses its knowledge of special operations military skills, counterintelligence, […]
Remnant Called: Make America God-fearing Again
By Lyle J. Rapacki, Ph.D. “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore, hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me” — Ezekiel 3:17. “If the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword […]
THE TRUTH: Christopher Columbus’s Views on Christian Struggles Against Muslim Powers
By Dr. Richard M. Swier, LTC U.S. Army (Ret.) Recently a California Imam Amir Abdel Malik-Ali said: “Islam Is going to save America…there are major changes coming to this country…muslims were here before Christianity — Columbus said so in his diary.” It’s all a lie, here’s the truth. Here’s what is really in Christopher Columbus’s […]
Netanyahu Accuses Mamdani of ‘Fomenting Hate,’ Making New York Jews Afraid
By The Geller Report Watch. All freedom loving Americans should support Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu wholeheartedly. Watch Isreal Prime Minister Netanyahu on the eve of his trip to the Uninted States Netanyahu accuses Mamdani of ‘fomenting hate,’ says rhetoric is making New York Jews afraid Israeli prime minister vowed to ‘speak the truth’ at UN […]
The Bible and America’s Presidents
By Jerry Newcombe, D. Min. I was privileged to be a guest again on the “American Sunrise” program of “Real America’s Voice.” The topic was a new report in the Christian Post about how Bible readership goes up among those facing crises. That makes sense. It’s like the old saying that there are no atheists […]
Communism Versus the Ten Commandments
By Jerry Newcombe, D. Min. Communism is enjoying a resurgence today, even in America. But communism is against each of the Ten Commandments and vice versa. How does communism violate all ten points of the greatest legal code ever revealed to man? Let me count the ways. In the first commandment, God says that He […]
Pope Leo’s ‘irresponsible’ denial of ‘history and reality’ that show Islam is ‘a violent religion’
By Jihad Watch The history of Islam, as well as its current mainstream practice, shows it is a violent and oppressive religion. Christians and Jews/Israel continue to be persecuted. Islam long ago conquered Christians across the Middle East. Britannica notes this briefly about the historic Crusades: they “were organized by western European Christians in response to centuries of Muslim wars of […]
Congressman Byron Donalds earns Christian Family Coalition Florida’s Highly Qualified rating
By Editorial Board – DrRichSwier.com , Florida / PRNewswire — Christian Family Coalition (CFC) Florida is pleased to announce that Congressman Byron Donalds has been rated Highly Qualified to become Florida’s next Governor. “For years, CFC Florida’s voter guides have been educating voters on which candidates represent their common-sense Christian values. We thank Byron Donalds for […]
The Cyrus Accords: Israel’s Quiet Bet on a Post-Islamic Republic Iran
By Amil Imani For nearly half a century, Israel and Iran have defined themselves partly through mutual hostility. That may be changing — not through official diplomacy between the two governments, which don’t exist, but through a growing, increasingly public relationship between Jerusalem and Iran’s exiled opposition, centered on Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. The clearest […]
Pope Leo Welcomes New Migrants to Europe, and Not Every Catholic Is Delighted
By Jihad Watch And not every Catholic is delighted. Pope Leo XIV went to the Italian island of Lampedusa to greet a large number of migrants from North and sub-Saharan Africa; the video has been seen by more than a million people, and it has elicited more than two thousand mostly negative comments. More on […]
A New Poll Confirms What You’ve Been Reading Here: Republicans Remain Deeply Supportive of Israel
By The Geller Report Vice President JD Vance intends to run for POTUS in 2028. Vance and other Republicans who seek political office should think twice before discarding Israel in order to appease low life podcasters such as Tucker Carlson, Dave Smith, Megyn Kelly, et al. A New Poll Confirms What You’ve Been Reading Here: […]
Critically Thinking About Our 250th Anniversary— America250.org
By John Droz, Jr. Today, I continue my special series about the American 250th Anniversary. This time I reference the America250.org website. America250’s mission is to celebrate and commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, marking America’s Semiquincentennial. We aim to inspire our fellow Americans to reflect on our past, […]
Jefferson and the 4th of July
By The Catholic Thing In the early days of July 1826, Thomas Jefferson “marshalled his will toward the realization of one last mission: He wanted to survive until the Fourth of July.” So writes Jon Meacham in his marvelous biography Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power. Jefferson did, repeatedly asking in his final agony in […]
Twelve Score and Ten Years Ago
By Jerry Newcombe, D. Min. Twelve score and ten years ago, “our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” When our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, delivered his famous speech on the Gettysburg battlefield on November 19, 1863, he was […]
HUGE: Lebanon Signs Deal With Israel; Recognizes Israel as a State
By The Geller Report The formal recognition is a huge development. Mark Dubowitz: Lebanon has recognized Israel as a sovereign state and agreed to end the state of war. That would have been unthinkable without U.S. and Israeli successes against the Islamic Republic in Iran and Hezbollah—and @SecRubio’s diplomacy. Many obstacles remain, but this is […]
PERKINS: This Is the Foundation of America’s Greatness
By Family Research Council Last week, headlines were filled with reports of socialist candidates gaining ground in major American cities. Fifty years ago, that would have been almost unimaginable. Today, however, socialism is becoming an increasingly influential force within the Democratic Party. Is this America’s future? Not if we reclaim our past. As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, […]
The Pastors and the American Revolution
By Jerry Newcombe, D. Min. Ministers and the church should have nothing to do with politics. Or so we hear all the time. Thankfully, during the settling and founding eras of America, that was not the dominant opinion. In fact, ministers often helped lead the way to American independence. Christian educator Travis Witt of Virginia […]
Swing and a Miss: Major League Baseball Faces Possible EEOC Investigation Over Warnings Issued to Christian Players
By Majority Report On Friday, June 12, 2026, during a Pride Night game at Oracle Park, three San Francisco Giants pitchers wore the team’s rainbow Pride Night caps but added a written reference to Scripture. Starting pitcher Landen Roupp and relievers JT Brubaker and Ryan Walker each inscribed “Gen 9:12-16” on their caps in white […]
Passing Faith Onto The Next Generation
By Jerry Newcombe, D. Min. We are often inundated these days with bad news. And those with families feel the negative influences of Hollywood, the media, the schools, and social media, which seem to join together to keep young people from walking on “the straight and narrow.” But here’s good news. In June 2026, a […]
PERKINS: If We Forget Our Story, We Lose Our Identity
By Family Research Council More than two decades ago, in 2004, Harvard professor Samuel Huntington warned in his book “Who Are We?” that America was facing a crisis of identity. He argued that a nation cannot remain united without a common culture, a common history, and a common understanding of itself. Remove those foundations, and a […]
A Perfect Model of Fatherhood
By The Catholic Thing St. Pope John Paul II on Sunday, June 21, 2026 Excerpted from Address of John Paul II to the members of the Pontifical Council for the Family, June 4, 1999 The theme of fatherhood, which you have chosen for this plenary meeting, refers to the third year of preparation for the Great […]
God Rarely Turns On the High Beams
By Majority Report What I Learned When Nothing in My Life Makes Sense If you are reading this because your life no longer makes sense, I want to begin by telling you something I wish someone had told me years ago: You are not necessarily lost. I know that sounds strange, because when life stops […]
Report: Parents Remain Essential to Instilling Authentic Faith in Next Generation
By Family Research Council With the rate of religious practice among young people in the U.S. at levels significantly below older generations, concerns are growing over a likely future America of diminished church attendance and a higher proportion of morally ungrounded citizens. A new report released last week identifies ways that parents can help mitigate […]