Opinions & Viewpoints

By Ty B. Kerley,DMin  / * Inglés y español | Over the past few weeks, we have considered the evidence supporting the concept that at one time in the ancient past, all of humanity was gathered together as one people of one race and culture, speaking one language. Christians hold that there were only eight…

Historically Speaking          March 31, 2026    4 Minutes From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D.     / * Inglés y español | When I teach about the American Revolution, I explain that it initially began as a fight for the colonists’ rights as British subjects that later turned into a revolution for independence. Even among the…

By Ty B. Kerley,DMin  / * Inglés y español | Christians hold that the eight survivors of The Great Flood (Noah and his wife, their three sons, and their wives) disembarked the Ark on Mount Ararat and then migrated to the Plains of Shinar in ancient Mesopotamia. There, rather than multiply and spread throughout the…

James Finck  Historically Speaking | March 24, 2026 3 Minutes  / * Inglés y español | From the Lawton Constitution By James Finck, Ph.D.      As the United States’ aerial war with Iran enters its third week, it’s worth examining the geopolitics of the region, how it has evolved over time, and even the differences with the…

Dear Editor, I’m thrilled to share the incredible success of our National Passenger Safety Week Campaign that took place during the last week of January! We welcomed over 4,790 visitors to our website, and our coalition partners actively promoted NPSW across social media, linking their sites to ours. We also had fantastic participation and media…

* Inglés y español | Dear Editor, This week I sent an email to state senators and want you to see it. It’s not likely to work but doing nothing won’t work either. So here is my last ditch effort to pull data center protections out of the ditch. From: [email protected]<[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 9:13…

Ty B. Kerley,DMin. / * Inglés y español |              Though answered in part, the question from last week remains: “Is Christianity a copycat religion?” It is an essential question that critics of Christianity often ask, and rightly so. After all, the oldest clay tablet fragments we have of The Great Flood story are not…

By Ty B. Kerley, DMin  / * Inglés y español | Is Christianity just a copycat religion? Many critics answer, “Yes,” and argue that much of the Old Testament is nothing more than rewritings of Ancient Near Eastern myth. One particular reason they answer yes is that the biblical story of the Great Flood in…

 March 18, 2026 5 Minutes | From the Southwest Ledger By James Finck, Ph.d.  | * Inglés y español | One of the lessons I try to teach my students through history is the idea of unintended consequences. A good example comes from the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who had a deep hatred of banks, especially…