Trump, Israel, and Christian Zionism
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Every grain of sand between the Dead Sea, the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea belongs to the Jew [sic]. —Ed MacAteer, Christian Zionist We don’t care what the...
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Virgin and Child: The Christmas Story according to Islam
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Most Christians do not know that Muslims hold Mary and Jesus in utmost esteem. The virgin mother of Jesus is mentioned 34 times in the Qur’an, where she is...
Not so fast with claims about Trump’s achievements: It will take some time to exceed Obama’s
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Trump’s apparent economic success to date mostly reflects fortunate timing. —The Economist 11/18/17 In a letter to the Moscow newspaper last month, Bill Tozer offered some “good news” about...
The Neanderthals ate their veggies, too
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Sometime after I told a friend that I had become a vegetarian, I saw a new bumper sticker on his truck. It read: “Vegetarian: Old Indian Word for Poor...
George Will confused and misinformed about abortion
By Nick Gier Reader Contributor George Will is one of our foremost conservative columnists. Except for some overly artful phrasing, he usually writes well-reasoned and evidence-based articles. His most recent piece on abortion—“The...
WSU did the right thing on campus free speech
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist If you’re openly inciting violence, that’s a problem. But other than that, we can’t start doing this filtering of people’s words and what they say. —Jordan Frost, WSU student...
My journey as a Vietnam War protester
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist I watched the Ken Burns’ and Lynn Novick’s “The Vietnam War” on Spokane’s Channel 7, primarily because it offered two viewings each evening. At end of each episode, there...
Mahatma Gandhi: Charismatic saint of nonviolence
Mohandas K. Gandhi, better known as the Mahatma (“great soul”), would have been 148 years old on Oct. 2. I would like to take the occasion of his birthday to reflect on what it means to be a saint.
Our sanctuary cities have a sacred history
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Our Sanctuary Cities have a Sacred History By Nick Gier Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not...
Moscow pastor agrees with Trump on Charlottesville tragedy
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist There has never been a multi-racial society which has existed with such mutual intimacy and harmony in the history of the world. —Douglas Wilson, Pastor of Moscow’s Christ Church...
