If you’ve logged on to Facebook in the past several weeks you’ve almost certainly seen a link to the Invisible Children (IC) organization’s “Kony 2012” video that the group uploaded to video hosting website, Vimeo. The video describes and depicts the atrocities committed by Uganda warlord Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The video is a slickly-made […]
Read moreAccording to the Kony2012 website, the pledge for supporters to sign reads: “Joseph Kony is one of the world’s worst war criminals and I support the international effort to arrest him, disarm the LRA and bring the child soldiers home.” Joseph Kony first appeared on the political scene in 1986, as detailed an article in The Independent. According to the […]
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“Many are the plans of a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails,” Proverbs 19:21. Proverbs is a book of wisdom. Yet, so frequently we rehearse the words rather than cling to the truth, all the while placing more “important” issues on the front burners of our conversations. Sometimes people say this type of “From the Desk” […]
Read moreI’m exercising my American right this year — my American right to not vote in the presidential election. And to defend that decision, I’d like to offer some reasons why. I think that it is not my American duty to vote, but my American right to vote. Neither the Constitution nor any of the 27 Amendments describe voting as a […]
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There is a massive push brewing in the nation’s capital, right under the noses of America’s citizens. According to FoxNews.com, President Obama’s Energy Secretary Steven Chu confirmed that in 2008, he told the Wall Street Journal that elevating gas prices to higher European-level prices would help wean Americans off of the foreign oil addiction and compel them to use more […]
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Despite losing lawsuits to families of Va. Tech shooting victims, Steger sticks with story It has been nearly five years since the deadliest campus massacre in the U.S. took place at Virginia Tech (VT) on April 16, 2007, leaving 33 people dead, including the shooter. President of Virginia Tech Charles Steger was reminded of the tragic event two weeks ago […]
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What began as a group of pranksters trolling the web for laughs has evolved into a political cyber movement bent on attacking some of the most powerful entities in the world. Anonymous, the mysterious hacker collective, is growing exponentially, both in capability and notoriety, but can they focus that expanding power into socially positive acts or are they only acting […]
Read moreThe same situation happened with king of pop Michael Jackson, actor Heath Ledger, singer Amy Winehouse and now, R&B artist Whitney Houston. The death of these celebrities led millions to join in mourning their deaths via various social media outlets. A Google search of Facebook found more than 168 million messages were posted about the singer’s death. According to the […]
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As I rolled out of bed, only an hour after my alarm initially went off, I thought about how fast this week had gone, how fast every week had gone. Seems like just yesterday that I was walking across the stage to receive my high school diploma. Now here I am, editor in chief of the Liberty Champion — and […]
Read moreSince protests against tyranny began 11 months ago, more than 5,000 Syrians have been killed by government Syria has yet to resolve the conflict with its civilians. According to the United Nations (UN) an estimated 5,400 people have been killed by the Bashar al-Assad regime in the government’s attempt to quelch a protest that began 11 months ago. At this […]
Read moreJoint Special Operations Command exists to perform jobs that the government cannot officially condone They take their orders directly from the president or the secretary of defense. They stroll through foreign embassies in civilian clothing, eschewing the uniforms worn by their military cohorts. During combat, they wear no identification of any kind, neither rank nor name. They have gone by […]
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Gas prices nationwide are taking a turn for the worst — and just in time for spring break. However, this is nothing new — especially not for the White House. President Barack Obama “feels” our pain, or at least that is what he claimed in his speech on energy development given in Florida on Feb. 23. But, let’s be honest. […]
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Subliminal messages in Chrysler’s ‘Halftime in America’ ad leave audiences in an uproar Super Bowl Sunday — practically a holiday in itself — isn’t just a championship game of the National Football League. It is also a time when the world of advertising fights for its chance to be recognized for creating the best, most entertaining commercial spot. While many […]
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On Sunday, Lynchburg was given a gift of perspective — snow. There is something beautiful about the perfection of snow. Maybe it is its uncanny ability to cover everything in its path and give everything a new appearance — a new perspective. This spring semester has brought with it a lot of baggage. The political scene is heating up, the […]
Read more“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” That is the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights. It is an understood benefit […]
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