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2020-06-30T14:05:33-07:00

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Evangelicals’ Trump Strategy Has Backfired

Last updated on: June 30, 2020 at 2:05 pm By Kermit Zarley

I’ve been an evangelical Christian all of my adult life. The Pew Research Center conducted a survey right after the 2016 presidential election. It revealed that of all professing evangelical Christians who voted in that election, 81% voted for Donald Trump as president. (I have blogged previously that their survey was a little skewed, so that the actual number likely was not that high.) That was astonishing because everyone knew that Donald Trump had lived a lifestyle that was anything... Read more

2020-06-24T00:29:38-07:00

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Trump’s “China Flu” Requires a Worse “American Flu”

Last updated on: June 24, 2020 at 12:29 am By Kermit Zarley

President Donald Trump has been defending his calling this COVID-19 crisis the “China Flu” since it originated in China. Many have alleged that that is racist. At Trump’s political rally Saturday night in Tulsa, he also called it the “Kung Flu,” as if that is humorous. Not a good thing to joke about since 120,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 in only four months, and many will be blaming him for a certain portion of these deaths due to his... Read more

2020-06-22T22:02:21-07:00

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The Bible Says Trump Is a “Like a Maniac”

Last updated on: June 22, 2020 at 10:02 pm By Kermit Zarley

I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. The Bible says, “Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows, so is one who deceives a neighbor and says, ‘I am only joking!'” (Proverbs 26.18-19 NRSV). Donald Trump, or along with his aides, has done this multiple times in his 3.5year presidency. Ever since this COVID-19 health crisis has struck the world four months ago, our health experts have been saying that testing people to find out if they... Read more

2023-01-05T10:42:42-07:00

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Wear a Mask or Be a “Moron” Says The Terminator

Last updated on: January 5, 2023 at 10:42 am By Kermit Zarley

All those guys out there who think they are so tough and macho or just plain individualistic, and therefore refuse to wear a mask in public because of this terrible health crisis called COVID-19 that we are going through, should listen to what The Terminator has to say about it. California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order this week making it mandatory for California residents to wear a mask or other facial covering due to the COVID-19 health crisis that... Read more

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2020-06-21T23:44:21-07:00

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Web Simpson Wins RBC Heritage

Last updated on: June 21, 2020 at 11:44 pm By Kermit Zarley

Webb Simpson–the 2012 U.S. Open and 2018 Players champion–won the RBC Heritage Classic at Harbor Town on Hilton Head Island today. Simpson birdied his last five out of seven holes to defeat Abraham Ancer by one stroke for a tournament record 72-hole score of 262. It was Simpson’s seventh win of the PGA Tour. Right now, Webb Simpson is rated the fifth best professional golfer in the world. This was the second tournament since the Tour resumed its tournament schedule,... Read more

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2020-06-21T12:55:05-07:00

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Trump Rally Falters

Last updated on: June 21, 2020 at 12:55 pm By Kermit Zarley

Last night, President Donald Trump held his first political rally since COVID-19 struck with a vengeance nearly four months ago. For days prior to this rally, Trump campaign staff had claimed that over 1 million people had requested tickets for seats in the 19,000-seat arena called BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The campaign was not selling the tickets; rather, it was just offering them free. It appears they did that merely to try to make it a marketing scheme so... Read more

2020-06-14T16:22:59-07:00

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Daniel Berger Wins Charles Schwab Challenge

Last updated on: June 14, 2020 at 4:22 pm By Kermit Zarley

Daniel Berger just won the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, in the first hole of a sudden-death playoff with Collin Morikawa. The twenty-seven year old Berger had a par four on the short 16th hole to twenty-three year old Morikawa’s bogey. Both players had tied for first place after 72 holes of the regular competition, with 15 under par totals of 265. It was Berger’s third win on the PGA Tour. Morikawa, who won... Read more

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2020-06-14T12:07:01-07:00

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It’s All about Taking a Knee

Last updated on: June 14, 2020 at 12:07 pm By Kermit Zarley

Back in September, 2017, NFL San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a professing Christian, took a knee to the ground during the playing of the National Anthem. His intention was not to disrespect the American flag; rather, it was to draw the attention of the American public to racial inequality and police brutality, especially against blacks. Soon afterwards, President Donald Trump–who used to say “you’re fired” repeatedly on The Apprentice TV show that made him much more famous–in a political rally... Read more

2020-06-13T19:10:11-07:00

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The PGA Tour Is Back

Last updated on: June 13, 2020 at 7:10 pm By Kermit Zarley

After three months of disappearance of the PGA Tour due to national lockdown of the economy because of the terrible COVID-19 viral disease, U.S. pro golf is back, at least partially. The first tournament is being played this week in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the old Colonial National Invitation Tournament (the oldest tournament on the PGA Tour, since 1947), played at Colonial Country Club and renamed the Charles Schwab Challenge. Xander Schauffele has a one stroke lead after 54... Read more

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2020-06-13T19:09:26-07:00

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Trump Is Going Down Because Black Lives Matter

Last updated on: June 13, 2020 at 7:09 pm By Kermit Zarley

The rhetoric is escalating between Washington, DC’s young, black, mayor lady Muriel Bowser and U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump is the cause of this escalation. He acts like he runs the whole country, including the nation’s capitol, where the White House is located, but he doesn’t. There are fifty state governors and thousands of city mayors in this country who have their own jurisdiction of governance that cannot be invaded by the nations’ president. We’re seeing this clash of power... Read more

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