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By: Gordon Govier – christianitytoday.com – December 27, 2018 Each year, on an almost daily basis, archaeological discoveries help us better understand the Bible and affirm its details about people, events, and culture. Below are the top excavation findings reported in 2018 which have increased our knowledge of the biblical world and the early history of Christianity. 10) Biblical “Yerushalayim”…

By: Mickey McLean – world.wng.org – December 29, 2018 In 2018, WORLD’s online readers were drawn to major cover stories and timely features from the magazine, daily news reports from The Sift, and insightful Saturday Series essays. But issues related to marriage, family, and sexuality were often foremost in the minds of our readers this past year, as the website’s…

By: Dave Barry – washingtonpost.com – December 30, 2018 We can summarize 2018 in two words: It boofed. We’re not 100 percent sure what “boofing” is, despite the fact that this very issue was discussed in a hearing of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee. All we know for certain about boofing is that it is distasteful and stupid. As…

By: CNN Library – cnn.com – December 31, 2018 Here is a look back at the events of 2018. Notable US Events: January 4 – The Dow closes at 25,075.13, the first ever close above 25,000. January 11 – During a White House meeting on immigration reform, President Donald Trump reportedly refers to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries.”…

By: Joe Palazzolo – wsj.com – Dec. 27, 2018 5:39 The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of prayers during state legislature sessions and town council meetings. Now the justices may be asked to clarify the separation of church and state in a new forum: school board meetings. The high court has long held that prayer in public schools…

By: Mark Joseph Stern – slate.com – December 27, 2018 Few presidents have done as much to reshape the federal judiciary during their first two years in office as Donald Trump. Aided by the Federalist Society and former White House Counsel Don McGahn, Trump has packed the courts with staunch conservatives in record time. He has already installed two Supreme…

By: Kevin D. Williamson – nationalreview.com – December 27, 2018 Recapping the closing days of 2018 is worse than one of those “previously on . . .” television-program montages. The stock market is recovering a bit after its worst Christmas on record. The president of the United States blames the recent volatility on the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and…

By: Alex Parker – redstate.com – December 27, 2018 On Wednesday, I covered the touching story of a serviceman’s encounter with President Trump during the surprise SCOTUS&FLOTUS visit to American military personnel in Iraq for Christmas (please see it here). Apparently, CNN wasn’t so touched with the whole scenario: CNN Politics✔ @CNNPolitics Troops bringing President Trump “Make America Great Again”…

By: Cal Thomas – townhall.com – December 27, 2018 Osama bin Laden predicted it and his prophecy appears to be coming true. In his book, “The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,” Lawrence Wright quotes bin Laden as saying: “Look at Vietnam, look at Lebanon. Whenever soldiers start coming home in body bags, Americans panic and retreat. Such…

By: Michael Brown – stream.org – December 27, 2018 Over the years, I have rarely addressed the question of immigration. That’s because I have no expertise in the matter and find it much better to solicit the wisdom of experts. Why give my opinion if it’s no better than yours (or, perhaps, less worthy than yours)? So, this article has…

By: Staff – newsmax.com – December 28, 2018 The partial U.S. government shutdown is likely to continue well into 2019 after House Republicans said Thursday they didn’t plan any votes this week and President Donald Trump said most federal employees losing pay because of the closure are Democrats. There was no sign of any progress toward a plan to fund…