In response to my quoting Jesus about slaughtering his enemies, a Sister writes to say the quote appears out of context and is not the point of the parable in Luke 19. Actually, it is the point--the ...

In response to two recent letters: one from Sam Justice and one from Jack Zumwalt. First, in answer to Mr. Justice: “When fascism comes to America, etc.” is close to what Sinclair Lewis said in his ...

NAPOLEON — I would like respond to the Feb. 24 letter from Marie Russ on same-sex behavior violating the Bible's words. Let me start by defining "self-righteous" as smug, self-satisfied, complacent, ...

Michael Schrader’s letter contained the often misquoted Tennyson quote (“Message to troops is dismaying,” Our Readers’ Views Dec. 3). Tennyson didn’t say do or die. He wrote do AND die. The charge of ...

Upon encountering Charlie Kirk, my initial reaction was that he was in danger of being harmed. In retrospect, this may seem like an obvious observation. However, within a mere 30 seconds, I witnessed ...

Chico homeless problem? Thinking “YES” but unaware of the rental vacancy rate? Then your opinion is reactive, not informed. Words like “homeless,” “unhoused” or “unsheltered” are rhetoric that shifts ...

Christians need to be careful when quoting from the Bible, especially when assuming their interpretation is correct. Every serious Biblical scholar will tell you that the Bible is not the inerrant ...

A letter writer on February 14th attributed to Jesus a mandate to kill, quoting Luke 19:27. What he didn't say was that Jesus was telling a parable, which begins in Luke 19:12, about a nobleman who ...