What Were the Urim and Thummim? (Messages from God?)

Podcast: Download MYS215: The Bible tells us that the Jewish high priest had two mysterious objects known as the Urim and Thummin to help him receive messages from God. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore what they were, how they worked, and what we know about them. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:… Continue reading What Were the Urim and Thummim? (Messages from God?)

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Spotlight on Kansas: First Vote on Abortion After Roe Reversal

Minutes after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the 49-year-old constitutional right to abortion, President Biden addressed the nation. “Voters need to make their voices heard. This fall, Roe is on the ballot.” Make that late summer. On Aug. 2, Kansas will become the first state to vote on reproductive rights since the… Continue reading Spotlight on Kansas: First Vote on Abortion After Roe Reversal

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U.S. Forces Are Leaving a Toxic Environmental Legacy in Afghanistan

As U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, the Taliban immediately rushed in, and it recently took over the country’s major cities in just a few days. The end of the two-decade American occupation has not only produced a fraught political situation; it has also created an environmental one. Some of the military bases the U.S. handed… Continue reading U.S. Forces Are Leaving a Toxic Environmental Legacy in Afghanistan

UN Deletes Weird ‘Satirical’ Article Celebrating Benefits Of World Hunger After Backlash

Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, The United Nations was forced to delete a weird ‘satirical’ article which celebrated the ‘benefits’ of world hunger after an online backlash. Originally published in 2008, the article, titled ‘The Benefits of World Hunger’, was recently reposted to the UN’s Chronicle magazine. “We sometimes talk about hunger… Continue reading UN Deletes Weird ‘Satirical’ Article Celebrating Benefits Of World Hunger After Backlash

La.: A Visit to U.S. Immigration Court, Where the Action Is … Not

Above, a New Orleans building housing luxury shops also has one of the nation’s immigration courts, where public business typically knocks off about 11 a.m., reflecting an apparent lack of urgency. By James Varney, RealClearInvestigationsJuly 12, 2022 NEW ORLEANS—The courtrooms handling illegal immigration cases here are tucked into the fifth floor of a white skyscraper… Continue reading La.: A Visit to U.S. Immigration Court, Where the Action Is … Not

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June Huh, High School Dropout, Wins the Fields Medal

Huh discovered that this kind of mathematics could give him what poetry could not: the ability to search for beauty outside himself, to try to grasp something external, objective and true, in a way that opened him up more than writing ever had. “You don’t think about your small self,” he said. “There’s no place… Continue reading June Huh, High School Dropout, Wins the Fields Medal