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Was Judas the First Socialist?

Oct 17, 2020

We find some interesting parallels between socialists and Judas:

As I was reading through the gospel of John I was struck by what I read in John 12:6. I of course have read it often before, and perhaps others have

What Lewis and Chesterton Can Teach Us About Tyranny and Freedom

Sep 28, 2020

Chesterton and Lewis on liberty and tyranny:

Now, more than ever, with freedom and democracy teetering on the brink in so many places – especially here in the state of Victoria at the moment – we need to once again

3 Biblical Bulwarks Against the Socialist Agenda

Sep 26, 2020

We need to recall and reaffirm these core principles to stop the radical leftist juggernaut:

Call it what you will – socialism, progressivism, the radical left – but the forces seeking to undermine and ultimately destroy the West are ever

The New Normal: Rioting, Anarchy and Lawlessness in America

Jul 23, 2020

Mob rule and anarchy has become the new American normal:

As an American, I am utterly grieved and outraged at what I see happening in places where Democrat mayors and governors are in charge. So many of them are hating

A Review of United States of Socialism. By Dinesh D’Souza.

Jul 16, 2020

All Points Books, 2020.

You really need to read the latest book by Dinesh D’Souza:

Socialism, says D’Souza, is the most discredited idea in history since slavery, but it is now being mainstreamed in America by the left and the

Christianity in the Crosshairs

Jul 14, 2020

The endgame for the militant left is the destruction of Christianity:

Those who hate the West and want to see its downfall also tend to hate Christianity and seek its demise as well. That is because Western Civilisation is in

They Are Out To Get Us – And We Are Letting Them Do It

Jun 24, 2020

War has been declared on everything we value. How will you respond?

Make no mistake: the secular left hates Christianity and it hates Christians. Their hatred of the West is fuelled by their hatred of what is the basis of

The Cancel Culture: Crucify Him Again

Jun 23, 2020

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well:

The radical secular left’s assault on the West is now in full swing, and it is clear that this is an all-out war. It is a

Leftist Hate, Hypocrisy and the Rewriting of History

Jun 11, 2020

Destroying statues, books and art: today’s left is the new Taliban:

Remember how the world was outraged when the Taliban blew up and destroyed two large 1500-year-old Buddha statues in Afghanistan in 2001? ‘What barbarians’ everyone thought. ‘This great cultural,

Fear, Fascism and Fealty

May 12, 2020

It is amazing what a bit of fear can do in a time of crisis:

If you wanted to conduct a grand social experiment to see how easily the masses can be controlled by means of fear, you do not

This is Why You Must Read Thomas Sowell

Apr 19, 2020

Here are 35 terrific quotes from the great Thomas Sowell:

My thesis here is straightforward; You all need to be familiar with the American economist and social commentator Thomas Sowell. The 89-year-old was a Marxist while younger, but is now

Modern Conservative Thought: A Personal Odyssey

Apr 17, 2020

And for something different, some insights into my life and the first book I wrote:

With all the gloom and doom about corona, and over three dozen articles so far on this site covering the issue, it might be time

If You Like the Corona Crisis, You’ll Love Communism

Mar 24, 2020

We are now beginning to experience what people in socialist countries always experience:

Massive shortages of basic food items and everyday necessities like toilet paper. Lengthy lines of irritable shoppers outside of shops – at least the ones that are

China, Communism, Racism, and Viruses

Mar 19, 2020

We need some realism on the Chinese Communists and their role in this virus:

Let me make a few things quite clear. One, Communists have never cared about people. Communists are only concerned about power. And the Chinese communist rulers

Communism – We Dare Not Forget

Mar 8, 2020

Forgetting about the horrors of Communism will ensure that they are repeated:

The saddest thing about history is that we do tend to forget. It was only just over three decades ago that the Berlin Wall came down, yet most

Big Brother Is Certainly Here Now

Mar 5, 2020

We were clearly warned about this brave new world:

In the 1930s and 1940s two parallel movements were arising: cultural Marxism, and those warning about tyrannical statism. As to the latter, we had dystopian novels penned by Aldous Huxley (

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

Was Judas the First Socialist?

We find some interesting parallels between socialists and Judas:

What Lewis and Chesterton Can Teach Us About Tyranny and Freedom

Chesterton and Lewis on liberty and tyranny:

3 Biblical Bulwarks Against the Socialist Agenda

We need to recall and reaffirm these core principles to stop the radical leftist juggernaut:

The New Normal: Rioting, Anarchy and Lawlessness in America

Mob rule and anarchy has become the new American normal:

A Review of United States of Socialism. By Dinesh D’Souza.

You really need to read the latest book by Dinesh D’Souza:

Christianity in the Crosshairs

The endgame for the militant left is the destruction of Christianity:

They Are Out To Get Us – And We Are Letting Them Do It

War has been declared on everything we value. How will you respond?

The Cancel Culture: Crucify Him Again

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well:

Leftist Hate, Hypocrisy and the Rewriting of History

Destroying statues, books and art: today’s left is the new Taliban:

Fear, Fascism and Fealty

It is amazing what a bit of fear can do in a time of crisis:

Communism – We Dare Not Forget

Forgetting about the horrors of Communism will ensure that they are repeated:

Big Brother Is Certainly Here Now

We were clearly warned about this brave new world:

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

We find some interesting parallels between socialists and Judas:

Chesterton and Lewis on liberty and tyranny:

We need to recall and reaffirm these core principles to stop the radical leftist juggernaut:

Mob rule and anarchy has become the new American normal:

You really need to read the latest book by Dinesh D’Souza:

The endgame for the militant left is the destruction of Christianity:

War has been declared on everything we value. How will you respond?

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well:

We need the bigger picture on the current round of rage and rioting:

Yes we are to seek justice, but not by aligning themselves with violent, radical mobs:

Destroying statues, books and art: today’s left is the new Taliban:

Straight thinking on the calls to disband the police:

Just who is behind all the rioting, looting and chaos in the US?

It is amazing what a bit of fear can do in a time of crisis:

Here are 35 terrific quotes from the great Thomas Sowell:

And for something different, some insights into my life and the first book I wrote:

We are now beginning to experience what people in socialist countries always experience:

We need some realism on the Chinese Communists and their role in this virus:

Forgetting about the horrors of Communism will ensure that they are repeated:

We were clearly warned about this brave new world:

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