Everett Piper
Columns by Everett Piper
Current pack of Democratic candidates seem downright Orwellian
Jonah Goldberg's recent piece, titled "Who Cares About National Unity?" (April 26, 2019, National Review) is the required reading of the week. In fact, dare I suggest, it should be a required reading of the year. Or at least required of every registered voter in the United States before he is allowed to cast his ballot in the next election. This truly is the kind of stuff that every adult who fancies himself a remotely informed voter must read, consider, digest and take to heart if we have any hope of continuing to be a free nation and a free people. Published May 5, 2019
If Democrats can make up definitions, so can everyone else
In the April 23, 2019, edition of the NPR Update, Tom Gjelten posted a column he titled "How Would Jesus Vote?" In that column, Mr. Gjelten presents the South Bend, Indiana mayor, Pete Buttigieg, as a new kind of "Christian" politician a "married" homosexual who favors the eisegesis of inclusion, acceptance and tolerance rather than the exegesis of doctrine, dogma and clear definitions. Published April 28, 2019
The original ‘trans-community’ is the story of Easter
Trans-gendered. Trans-abled. Trans-species. Trans-identity. It is hard to spend more than five minutes reading the daily news without being bombarded by stories about those who tell us of "transitioning" — stories of what has come to be called the "trans-community." Published April 21, 2019
Pete Buttigieg doesn’t get to make up his own Christianity
South Bend, Indiana, mayor and presumptive 2020 presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, recently took to the national stage to attack Vice President Mike Pence and, by association, tens of millions of America's orthodox Christians. Published April 14, 2019
Progressive tolerance and millennial love
It is time we face the facts. My industry — our country's educational establishment — has produced a nation of intellectual infants who are incapable of crawling out of their emotional cribs. Published April 7, 2019
Christian business owners who show evidence of faith risk being shut down
If there was any remaining doubt, this past week's news puts it to rest. Christians are now being punished in America. Published March 31, 2019
Removing culture’s soul, one college student at a time
I want you to use your imagination for just a moment. Published March 24, 2019
Today’s colleges are more bastions of speech codes than bulwarks of free speech
Another week in the news, and our nation's colleges and universities have proven once again they have completely lost their minds — and their souls. Published March 10, 2019
Democratic Party is a party of no cars, no guns, no planes and no character
Another week in the news, and it is now irrefutable. The Democratic Party has officially lost its mind. The "progressive" left is truly mad. Published March 3, 2019
Why the legacy of William Wilberforce is a potent one 200 years on
All writers can be guilty of playing a one-string banjo. We all have an ax to grind, a singular message, a stump speech. Published February 24, 2019
Democratic Party politicians stand for nothing but themselves
If you had any doubt, you can clearly set it aside. It's now set in stone. The Democratic Party has officially become the anti-Constitution, anti-child, anti-capitalism, anti-Semitic, anti-black, anti-Hispanic, anti-Asian, anti-woman and anti-Christian party of American politics. Published February 10, 2019
Questions for ‘progressive’ preachers
After spending some time highlighting my limited knowledge of social psychology as well as my ignorance of cognitive and moral development theories, he proceeded to chastise me for what he termed my "confirmation bias." Published February 3, 2019
How religious bigotry is rife in America
Last week, I received an email from a company in Massachusetts, informing me they refused to do business with my university. Published January 27, 2019
‘How could this happen in America?’
This past week, Lois Romano, editor of The Washington Post Live and senior writer for Politico, tweeted "How can this happen in America in 2019?" Published January 20, 2019
Honoring the integrity of words
At the risk of coming across as "captain obvious" I'd like to suggest that if there is one single thing the present culture war between liberals and conservatives proves it's this: Words mean something. Published January 13, 2019
When feelings are elevated above facts a free society suffers
I was asked on a national radio show last week what key stories of 2018 I believed had the greatest impact on our nation, our freedoms and the way we live our lives. For me, the answer is obvious. Published January 6, 2019
The magic for the new year
What is your favorite Christmas movie? Published December 30, 2018
Words have definition, and definition matters
It has been said over and over again: Words mean something. They have definition and definition matters. As Aristotle chided, "How many a dispute could have been deflated into a single paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their terms." If we don't understand our words, their meaning can be manipulated and we often end up arguing for things that may be the exact opposite of our words' original intent. Published December 23, 2018
How evangelical capitulation equals the loss of religious freedom
This past week, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), two of the nation's foremost evangelical organizations, publicly announced they now support adding "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" as officially protected minority classifications to the ranks of federal nondiscrimination law. Published December 16, 2018
Nebraska without Christmas
The Christmas season is upon us and once again, the headlines in the mainstream news are replete with stories of secular intolerance of Christ's mass. Leading this year's Festivus parade is Jennifer Sinclair, the principal of Nebraska's Manchester Elementary School who sent out a memo earlier this week to her faculty, staff, students and parents telling them that Santa Claus, Christmas trees, reindeer, the colors green and red, and even candy canes were considered offensive and would, therefore, be prohibited at her school. Published December 9, 2018
