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Most people can’t imagine Christ with a weapon. Therefore, it doesn’t seem right that a Christian should have one. Leftists and their anti-gun laws seem more Christian in their attitude toward guns. But early American Christians would call them cowards, unworthy of the Christian commonwealth.In 1619, the colony of Virginia had statutes that not only required everyone to attend church on Sunday, but “all such as bear arms shall bring their pieces, swords, powder and shot” or be subject to a three-shilling fine. That same statute was renewed in 1632, and again in 1738.  Connecticut law in 1636 declared that...

The founding fathers of the United States of America certainly had no concept of the “separation of church and state.” Yet the idea is held dear by many people today. The modern notion is nevertheless greatly mistaken if not wholly opposite the intent of the original framers of the Constitution. The phrase “separation of church and state” does not occur in the United States Constitution, nor in the Declaration of Independence, nor in any major historical, political document in the history of the United States. The very words “separation,” “church,” and “state” do not appear in the First Amendment. The...

by David Yeagley Discovering conspiracy is exciting. It’s makes terrific TV shows like The X-Files, and great James Bond movies. Political conspiracy makes for great media fodder too. The Clintons have proven an exhaustless source of inquiry. Whether created by Communists or by space aliens, conspiracies keep us intensely occupied. Discovering conspiracy is such a strong propensity of the human mind that one has to wonder whether suspicion of conspiracy is itself not some Jungian archetype of the Collective Unconscious. Carl G. Jung (1875-1961), the Swiss ‘anthro’-psychologist insisted there was memory of common, primordial human experience imbedded in the unconscious...

by David Yeagley Ask Erik Enno what “Fighting Sioux” means. “Don’t be a victim,” Enno says, “fight victimhood.” It means following the great Sioux warriors of the past, not denying their courage. Enno believes the Sioux people today must honor their fathers by being like them, not trying to remove their name. Enno is Oglala Sioux. He is also an assistant basket basketball coach for the University of North Dakota, and works at the Ralph Engelstad Arena on campus. Enno is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. “Indians must approach our future in a positive, pro-active way,” he...

By David Yeagley PFC Lori Piestewa, 22, was among the first United States military personnel to be missing in action. As of March 28, there’s no sure word whether she’s held captive or was killed. The first report, March 23, gave little identity of the American soldiers captured, but only the facts of their predicament. Part of a supply convoy, the 507th Maintenance Division, made a wrong turn near An Nasiriyah, and was attacked. The next day, March 24, a report in the Arizona Sun pictured Lori, but didn’t note her obvious ethnicity. “It’s an Indian girl!” I shouted, when...