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America is not a Christian nation. Before you fire back by quoting the Pledge of Allegiance’s “one Nation under God” and the United States’ official motto, “In God We Trust,” allow me to explain. With recent events like the Capitol riot on Jan. 6 and conspiracy theories like QAnon rapidly spreading […]
It is well-established that science and religion have been presented as two contrasting forces that differ in reasons, explanations and conclusions about the mystery of life. Ever since Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking thesis about the evolution of the natural world, scientists and believers have debated about the validity of their respective […]
Popstar Dua Lipa was joined by rapper DaBaby in the late 2020 song release “Levitating.” In the adjacent music video, they blatantly displayed why contemporary music is rapidly declining. Most of the video occurs in an elevator that allows trends into it, such as the Roller World. Lyrics refer to […]
April, noted as Genocide Awareness Month, marks many dark dates in our global history: 27 years since Rwanda, 46 years since the start of the Cambodian genocide and 78 years since the start of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Millions upon millions of people, made in God’s image, have been killed […]
The Snyder Cut is the fifth film released in the DCEU and the original film Snyder intended to create before he left the production after his daughter’s passing. Control was handed over to Josh Whedon, writer-director of Marvel’s “Avengers” (2012) and “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” (2015). The synopsis, according to […]
“He was attempting to take out that temptation,” said Captain Jay Baker, of the Cherokee County police department in correspondence to the New York Times. The temptation in question? Women. Asian Women. Robert Aaron Lang, a devout member of the Southern Baptist Convention, wrestled with his sexual deviancy as he […]
Since eighth grade, I had looked forward to attending college to grow academically, spiritually and emotionally. Once the time came to finalize my decision, it was clear that John Brown University was the best option for me. I was promised a diploma in whichever field of study I wanted to […]
Plane ticket purchased three months in advance? Check. Bags packed and organized two weeks ahead of time? Check. Christmas gifts safely stored in my suitcase since September? Check. Negative COVID-19 test result for my flight? Oh… And Everything went downhill from there. International flights are already hard enough, even for […]
Unprecedented winter storms hit the country during the week of Feb. 14, and while John Brown University saw its share of problems last week, it was only a taste of what most Texans experienced. More than 3 million people lost power, and four days after the initial outage, an […]
Last Christmas, I received a blender. It was shiny, easy to use and exactly what I needed to make smoothies, with which I have an unhealthy relationship. This past week, I finally pulled it out of the box and got around to making a smoothie. I had made a smoothie […]