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Christians forced to choose in Israel War

Is God impartial or does He play favorites? Because the empathy for Israel has been grilled in every Protestant and Catholic church, support for Israel in the present conflict is a no-brainer. Now with the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis the issue is being forced. The Old ...

Attempts to divert school money continues

As soon as those who want to divert public school money heard that there would be a special session of the legislature they ran for the lobby of the State Capitol. They call themselves the “choice” group because “choice” carries a lot of propaganda value in a society that treasures ...

Committee looks for ND’s moral core

As the members of the Homeland Security Committee filed into the community hall, Chairperson Ork Dorken pounded his Coke bottle on a hollow core door to get control of the melee. “Meeting will come to order – I hope – so we can hear Little Jimmy give us his reason for this special ...

Legislature caught over-reaching – again

It’s sad when the people must protect themselves against their own legislature. But that has been the case ever since the people adopted the power of initiative and referendum. Often called the “people’s branch,” the legislature has waged a relentless campaign to restrict or destroy ...

Are we fed up with democracy?

A small band of North Dakotaright-wingers have brought back their proposal to restrict voting as an amendment to the state constitution. This is the second attempt for them but it is no better than the first one. Will 32,000 North Dakotans be gullible enough to sign their petition to get the ...

Let’s outlaw elephants on railroad tracks

Assuming that election fraud is rampant in county offices and in the precincts, a band of 50 sponsors are proposing to pass a constitutional amendment to prevent fraud. The problem is that there is now no voter fraud in North Dakota, never has been, never will be. I have personally been ...