You don’t need to visit Sheldon Adelson’s casinos in order to bet that the Israel Defense Forces will not be sent on a large military operation against Iran – “not at this time,” as politicians would quickly add. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Winston Churchill from Jerusalem, has not started to prepare either his country [...]
Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel declared a Friday test of its Arrow weapon system a “major milestone” in the development of a system to defend against medium range missiles that could be fired from countries like Iran. In a statement the Israeli Defense Ministry said the test “provides confidence in operational Israeli capabilities to defeat the [...]
Catholic bishops are warning that if the Bashar al-Assad (left) regime in Syria falls to Islamists, there may well be a mass genocide of Christians, such as seen in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Though Christians cannot support the brutality of the Assad dictatorship, few believe that rule by Muslim extremists will be any [...]
THERE was a time when Devon Chang had difficulty reconciling his two chosen faiths: Christianity, which he embraced in 2005 at the age of 19, and the Communist Party of China, which had embraced him a year earlier. Did his submission to an almighty God not mean he must renounce the godless club of Marx [...]
Like many of you, I’ve been following the fall-out over the Obama Administration’s decision not to exempt large Catholic employers (hospitals, colleges, social service agencies) from provisions in the new health care laws requiring that enterprises of their scale provide insurance that covers contraceptives. You don’t have to agree with Humanae Vitae to understand why [...]
Print Email Text Size The Spectacle Blog WASHINGTON, D.C. — Herman Cain’s famous 9-9-9 tax proposal has inspired international admiration, and two Japanese activists hope to bring their own version of the Atlanta businessman’s plan to their country. During a private meeting Thursday with Tokyo Tea Party leader Yuya Watase and Jikido “Jay” Aeba of [...]
BISMARCK, N.D. — Three founding members of North Dakota’s Tea Party Caucus have resigned because they’re running for office or working on political campaigns this fall. Former North Dakota Republican chairman Gary Emineth says he’ll be managing Republican Kevin Cramer’s primary campaign for the U.S. House this June. Former North Dakota Republican chairman Gary Emineth [...]