Edward Rapp of Inverness, Fla., scares me. His letter published in the New York Times will hopefully never come to pass, though it is just what many liberals want. The country is moving in the right direction on cleaning up campaign financing. We should go further and start serious debate on public financing of campaigns. […]
Disappointed, but not surprised: If Chinese citizens wanted to hear all of what President Bush said last week, they better have watched it on television, because it's not appearing in the paper. BEIJING -- The Chinese government responded to President Bush's call for religious tolerance Friday by promptly editing out his remarks on freedom and […]
One of my loyal readers has objected to my claim that the Chinese government kills Christians for sport. Well, here's some testimony about how Christians are treated in China. The following is a letter from a woman who Chinese police attempted to coerce false testimony from. Testimony of Zhang Hongjuan Dec. 10, 2001 My name […]
Well, I can't find a link to it anywhere on the Web, but a Florida judge has ruled that a Saudi princess accused of beating her maid can return to Saudi Arabia until it is time for her to stand trial. Princess Buniah al-Saud's attorney told the judge she wanted to go home to celebrate […]
I can see clearly now: Foxnews put up side-by-side photographs of then-President Clinton and President George W. Bush at the edge of the DMZ in South Korea. It was unassailable proof that when it came to military matters, Clinton didn't have his eyes open. You see, Bush managed to take the covers off the binoculars […]
Thank God that Jimmy Carter isn't president today. The man has done a lot of good through his work with Habitat for Humanity, but he opened his mouth at Emory University and promptly stuck his foot in it. ATLANTA �� Former President Jimmy Carter on Thursday criticized President Bush's labeling three countries an "axis of […]
How does China really treat Christians? Well, it tortures them to death, according to Freedom House. Pastor Gong was sentenced to death on December 5 on charges of operating an "evil cult" and on the seemingly trumped-up charges of rape and assault. The month-long period for deciding his appeal was extended January 5 by a […]
After trying a couple of times, it appeared that American reporters finally got Chinese President Jiang Zemin to answer a question on religious liberty, or lack thereof, in China. During the 37-minute news conference, the Chinese president twice initially ignored questions from U.S. reporters about why his government restricts practicing religious faith and has imprisoned […]