Recent Viewpoints

Kerby Anderson Was an ABC sitcom cancelled due to Hollywood politics? Some viewers think so and started an online petition calling for a boycott of ABC. Two weeks ago, ABC News announced they were cutting Tim Allen’s show, The Last Man Standing. He responded with a short Twitter announcement: “Stunned and blindsided by the network I called home for the last six years.” Some viewers point to the show’s cancellation as a “clear victim of an attack on conservatives.” On…

Kerby Anderson Today is Memorial Day. For many Americans, it is merely a day off. For others it marks the start of summer. But hopefully for many of you, it is a day to honor those who fought for our freedom and especially for those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Sure we can enjoy our picnics and go for a walk or go for a swim. But we should take some time to put up a flag, make a banner,…

Penna Dexter The current political environment requires tremendous determination on the part of our leaders to keep their heads down and get things done. This necessity became crystal clear to me recently as I sat in a crowded hotel ballroom in Washington DC and listened to Vice President Mike Pence speak. He’s always positive. I’m pretty sure he puts on the full armor of God most days. There are obstacles. Some — let’s face it — are brought on by…

Kerby Anderson Raising the minimum wage effectively eliminates entry-level jobs. That is conclusion of most academic studies. And the greatest negative impact is on teenage unemployment. That is why Larry Elder wrote to Jane Fonda before she went to Detroit to campaign for a higher minimum wage. He quoted from economist David Neumark who examined all of the major academic minimum-wage studies from the previous two decades. Of these more than 100 studies, 85 percent found that minimum-wage laws destroy…

Kerby Anderson We all know what happens when a Christian business promotes traditional marriage or fails to endorse same-sex marriage. Bakers, florists, photographers, and others have been fined and often put out of business. But would you believe this might happen to a company in the meat industry? Maggie Gallagher tells the story of a Christian family that runs the West Michigan Beef Company that they say they run for “the glory of God.” The owner saw various newspaper and…

Kerby Anderson In an important case involving religious liberty, a Kentucky court ruled that a print shop does not have to make gay pride T-shirts. The dispute arose a number of years ago when the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization asked Hands on Originals to make T-shirts with the name and logo of a pride festival. Blaine Adamson said he refused to print the shirts because it violated his business policy of not printing messages that endorse a position in…

Kerby Anderson The World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians was held earlier this month in Washington, D.C. More than 600 victims and advocates from 130 countries gathered to raise awareness of the plight of persecuted Christians. Franklin Graham said that he “spent time this week with two men whose brothers were among the Coptic Christians marched out on the beach in Libya and viciously beheaded by ISIS for refusing to deny Christ.” Some were surprise to hear the story…

Kerby Anderson Tomorrow in theaters throughout America will be the film, In Our Hands: The Battle for Jerusalem produced by CBN.  June 5 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1967 six-day-war in Israel. This film is an accurate depiction of what took place and will help tell the story that few people in America know about that battle. Arab nations surrounding Israel had a battle plan to wipe Israel off the map. The young Jewish nation was out manned and…

Penna Dexter In her capacity as “First Daughter,” and before she took an official position at the White House, Ivanka Trump organized a meeting with Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood. Since congress was considering proposals to defund Planned Parenthood, by far the nation’s largest abortion provider, Ivanka wanted to learn more. Planned Parenthood’s executive Vice President, Dawn Laguens told reporters, that in this meeting, Cecile Richards had hoped to “make sure that Ivanka fully understood what Planned Parenthood does,…

Kerby Anderson Seth Shostak believes this could be humanity’s last century. But don’t think he is a pessimist. He is the Director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence and warns us about potential dangers on the horizon but also explains that our 21st century technology holds great promise. He believes we will be able to understand biology at the molecular level. That will give humanity the ability to cure all diseases. But it will also usher in an era of…

Kerby Anderson Whether you are a Christian or not, you are benefiting from the positive impact of Christianity on your life. That is the premise of the book by Dr. Rodney Stark. Although I have interviewed Professor Stark on many of his books, I was unaware of his book, America’s Blessings: How Religion Benefits Everyone Including Atheists. Jerry Newcombe brought his book to my attention in a recent column. This book is a natural one for the professor to write…