Jerry Newcombe

CP Op-Ed Contributor

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Sep 17, 2023
Today is Constitution Day: Why it doesn't deserve all the disrespect
Whatever the reason someone was throwing out the picture of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the fact is that the Constitution is worth keeping in high regard.
Sep 3, 2023
What would Lincoln say about Trump prosecution?
Is there any hope for our constitutional republic during times like this? I think we can find answers from President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, delivered on March 4, 1865, in the final weeks of the Civil War, after he won a contentious battle for re-election.
Aug 27, 2023
American history loses: Minuteman statue now too offensive for Calif. school
Their school has the classic image of a Minuteman, holding his rifle, as their logo. But now the school board there has voted 4 to 1 to replace that image with a bear (costing the taxpayers $200,000).
Aug 19, 2023
The ‘rules of civility’ George Washington made famous
Technically they are not Washington's “110 rules of civility.” But he has helped make them famous. In many ways, this list of 110 maxims is similar to the book of Proverbs.
Aug 12, 2023
Kirk Cameron – Lighting floodlights in the dark with books
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness, as the old saying goes. One man who is lighting many candles in our time — yea, even floodlights — is Kirk Cameron.
Aug 4, 2023
The greatest story ever distorted: China trying to rewrite the Bible?
But now, if the Chinese Communists have their way, the whole story of Jesus and the adulterous woman will be completely turned on its head.
Jul 29, 2023
Ashamed to be an American?
This is the era of the ungrateful American. This is the time when some Americans pour contempt on their country — even before the whole world.
Jul 23, 2023
Confidence in American colleges in free fall
Why is confidence in college plummeting today?
Jul 16, 2023
The war on fathers needs to stop
Contrary to what some Church of England officials say, we need to strengthen our view of the father, including our Heavenly Father, not to continue to emasculate it.
Jul 8, 2023
God’s children are not for sale
Historically, the Church of Jesus Christ has been at the forefront of setting prisoners free of rescuing those in danger.