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Evangelicals Conforming to World

More than 150 Iowa “faith leaders” have announced they are supporting Donald Trump in the state’s forthcoming caucuses. At the same time, Bob Vander Plaats, an influential Iowa evangelical leader, is supporting Ron DeSantis. Predictably, Donald Trump slammed Vander Plaats as a “ scammer.” You stay classy, Donald. These endorsements came days before the release of Tim Alberta’s book “The Kingdom, The Power, And the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism.” Alberta, a writer for The Atlantic and other publications, and an evangelical Christian, quotes ...

Terrible Things Can Happen When You Reward Bad Behavior

The “ceasefire” in Gaza continues while Hamas dribbles out hostages (who depart the territory amid the bellowing and threats of Palestinian civilians calling for their deaths.) How long will this go on? As long as Hamas can stretch it out. John Hinderaker at Powerline blog has expressed concern that Israel may be losing its momentum in the war against the terrorists who attacked on Oct. 7, slaughtered 1,200-plus people and took hundreds more hostage. As well he might. If one wonders why Hamas (and their sister group Hezbollah) keeps up the relentless attacks on Israel, the answer ...

Ron Retzer Trio Performs For Christmas at the Strand

MOUNDSVILLE — Full Moon Productions presents a stellar Christmas Concert in the Ohio Valley featuring the Ron Retzer Trio at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, at the Strand Theatre in Moundsville. “Christmas at the Strand” will feature all the great Christmas songs that you love and some new renditions of old favorites. Ron Retzer is known around the Ohio Valley for his tremendous piano skills and powerful voice and as being a member of the Jamboree's house band. Retzer's talent combined with the soulful, compelling voice of Jennifer Galownia and the dynamic and moving sound of ...

Israel, Hamas Release More Prisoners

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel released another group of Palestinian prisoners early Thursday in exchange for 16 hostages freed hours earlier by the Islamic militant group Hamas in Gaza. The releases came on the sixth day of a temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war. The latest swap for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel under the Gaza truce comes as international mediators raced to seal another extension to allow further exchanges and prolong the halt of Israel’s air and ground offensive. A bus carrying some of the Palestinian detainees was seen arriving in the West Bank city of ...

West Virginia Is Converting An Entire School System To Solar Power

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools. The agreement between Wayne County Schools and West Virginian solar installer and developer Solar Holler builds on historic investments in coal communities made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which Democratic Sen. Manchin had a major role in shaping as chairman of the Senate ...

Trump Embraces The Jan. 6 Rioters On The Trail. In Court, His Lawyers Hope To Distance Him From Them

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has embraced the rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as patriots, vowed to pardon a large portion of them if he wins a second term and even collaborated on a song with a group of jailed defendants. In his election interference case in Washington, his lawyers are taking a different tack. Despite losing a bid to strike from the indictment references to that day’s violence, defense attorneys have made clear their strategy involves distancing the former president from the horde of rioters, whom they describe as “independent actors ...