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  • ​A Matter of Honor0

    It was one of those “by invitation only” events. A special, select group alone could attend: military people, journalists, and a few notables. However, a large crowd of the unchosen gathered outside the walls, making its presence known with shouts of “Death to the Jew!” and “Death to Judas!” The mob numbered in the thousands,

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  • A Matter of History0

    I am writing this editorial while on vacation in France. More specifically it was written in the guest room of the chateau my wife discovered on the Internet. The pictures posted there did not do it half the justice that reality confers. I am sitting under a high arched ceiling and looking out over computer

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  • A Matter of Evidence0

    American citizen and clergyman Andrew Brunson was arrested by Turkish officials, who accused him of links with and membership in an armed terrorist organization. Brunson and his family were not in Turkey on holiday. Rather, they have been legal residents of the country for more than 20 years, helping shepherd a small Protestant congregation in

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  • A Man for All Seasons: Remembering Attorney Lee Boothby0

    I first met Lee as a young lawyer in Washington, D.C. I was the director of the Council on Religious Freedom, which he had helped found and was a board member of. He provided much encouragement and support for a younger lawyer. He was unselfish with his time, and gave me opportunity to assist in

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  • A Man for A’ That0

    A man of contradictions: That is how many today view John Knox, the outspoken and stalwart Reformer of Scotland. He is remembered both as a bold visionary for the future of reform in Scotland, as well as somewhat of a misogynist to twenty-first-century eyes. For while at times bold, he could also be harsh, even

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  • A Man and His Legacy0

    On February 13, 2016, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead while on a hunting trip in Texas. He had apparently died from natural causes during his sleep. He was a month shy of his eightieth birthday. The Scalia family declined an autopsy, and his remains were immediately returned to Washington, D.C., for

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