Ethics of rhetoric in times of war

On Easter Sunday, Donald Trump issued a statement on social media threatening the destruction of civilian infrastructure should Iran’s leaders fail to comply with his terms. At a press conference on Monday, he amped up the threat: “The entire…

King Charles is failing to defend the Faith

Last week, King Charles III neglected to put out a statement celebrating Easter. This is not abnormal in the history of the modern British monarchy; Queen Elizabeth only delivered one Easter message in her 70-year reign. What is abnormal is…

‘The Sanctifying Power of this Night’

“And it came to pass – when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tables of the testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount – that Moses knew not that the skin of his face sent forth beams while He talked with him.”…

Will Israel Ruin Trump’s Ceasefire?

With 90 minutes to go until the world would learn what President Donald Trump meant when he said “a whole civilization will die tonight,” he broke news of a ceasefire agreement regarding the Israel-Iran war. In contrast to past claims of…