The election of Obama goes far beyond the political. This was an act of national contrition. Contrition leads to repentance and repentance leads to salvation. This is our Thanksgiving of hope. This Thanksgiving we have a new brilliant, wise, kind, calm, even tempered, exemplary father and husband for our President Elect. Millions of us crossed [...]
Over the past two weeks my mailbox has been cluttered with emails denouncing me outright for opposing the death penalty and also for being pro-choice. I’ve been called names I wouldn’t think of repeating here, and I chuckle at the source of a few of them. Most of all, I have been taken to task [...]
Some bewildered parishioners of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greenville, South Carolina, had to forego the Sacrament of Holy Communion, after their priest decreed that if they voted for Barack Obama then their vote “constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil.” The Rev. Jay Scott Newman stated in a letter to his congregation the Sunday [...]
Let’s face it, the Jamaican taxpayers cannot afford to subsidize a national airline that continues to jettison their hard earned funds while a flummoxed government looks on, unable to exercise good judgment and free itself of this albatross before the nation’s economy is completely strangled. Out of concern for the well-being of the beleaguered taxpayer, [...]
The U.S. presidential campaign trail presents a host of challenges for the US Secret Service (USSS) protective detail assigned to cover the presidential candidates, something we’ve discussed previously. Major presidential candidates have been afforded USSS protection since the 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy at a campaign event. Due to the nature of modern presidential campaigns, [...]
President-elect Barack Obama must have seen it coming. There are still celebrations in the most remote reaches of the globe. The expectations following his victory are so stupendous, it seems many are setting themselves up for eventual disappointment. From every corner of the planet, the jubilation that has greeted his accession to power is somehow [...]
On the eve of probably the most pivotal election in US history, Americans have seen the best and worst of themselves. For matters of race relations, an issue that has largely been ignored for decades with everyone knowing, resenting or cherishing their designated place in the society, the presidential campaign has become a cutting board to expose the viscera [...]
“To the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.” Perhaps I’m counting my chickens before the fat lady sings on November 4, but Captain Ahab’s haunting last words as he is about to die in his failed quest for revenge [...]
I was not at all surprised to read in the Jamaican media of the Rev. Al Miller’s most recent claim regarding divine justice and the death penalty. The mounting fear of being the next random victim as well as frustration levelled at the governing authorities for their impotence and lack of urgency in finding workable [...]
The most serenely quiet place you could ever find is the heart of the desert at night. Miles away from civilization, this is where peace and quiet reigns, when there is no wind to whip up a sandstorm., no leaves to rustle, or any insects around to puncture the peace. It is therapeutic. Not so [...]