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The Chimes

Christians need to fight against the new Brunei Laws

Christians need to fight against the new Brunei Laws
The new Sharia law in Brunei reminds us to come together in fellowship.
Maria Weyne, News Editor April 10, 2019

The sultan of Brunei has recently declared that homosexual engagements, adultery, theft and many other sins can be subjected to capital punishment and amputation. These recent laws stem from the Sharia Law, which is a legal interpretation of the Quran. In addition, Brunei has been under martial law since...

Life’s purpose requires life experience

Life’s purpose requires life experience
Too often we measure our life’s purpose based on our dreams and not based upon what is happening around us.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor April 8, 2019

A few years ago, my friend’s grandfather passed away. He was born in either the 1920s or early 1930s, fought as an artilleryman in France and was later stationed in Switzerland during World War II. But that was not his dream. As my friend’s mother sorted through her late father’s photo clippings,...

Another Victorian Era of morality is upon us

Another Victorian Era of morality is upon us
Political correctness brings our century-long experiment with loose living full circle.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer April 6, 2019

An oft-repeated fable about the Victorian period suggests that members of English high society placed tablecloths over intricately carved table legs out of fear they would be considered too sexually evocative. Although this story is a myth, it exemplifies the widely-perceived—and to a certain extent...

Cereal is cereal

Cereal is cereal
The most cerious battle of our time.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer April 4, 2019

In a recent Chimes article, editor-in-chief Christian Leonard made the oft-repeated claim that cereal should be called a soup, based on a definition he found that did not exclude the breakfast meal. While he makes a convincing case using the definition, I believe his overreliance on dictionaries gave...

Cereal is a soup

Cereal is a soup
The most important debate of our time has come to a conclusion—it is time to redefine cereal as soup.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 1, 2019

Cereal is a soup. All rational, experiential and, yes, spiritual evidence points to the truth of the matter. I can hear your objections already: “Soup is not sweet!” “The preparation processes are completely different!” “I knew you were homeschooled!” “Just go back to obsessing over chickens!” Please...

Jussie Smollett represents the structural injustice we should be fighting against

Jussie Smollett represents the structural injustice we should be fighting against
Sitting high on the intersectional privilege ladder, Smollett has 16 felony charges dropped without a trace.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor March 30, 2019

On Jan 29, Jussie Smollett, a well-known actor from the television show “Empire,” allegedly staged an attack on himself. According to the original report, two people attacked him, “yelling out racial and homophobic slurs,” “poured an unknown chemical substance” on him and allegedly placed...

Why Donald Trump needs to win in 2020

President Trump is the improbable common sense candidate.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer March 30, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 28, 2019). On Aug. 6, 2015, the 10 highest-polling Republican presidential candidates stood on a stage in Cleveland, Ohio to face the nation. Among the candidates were five governors, three senators, one neurosurgeon, and a billionaire and reality...

Governor Newsom resorts to extortion tactics to punish Orange County cities

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The next grassroots movement should be to re-empower cities to fight back against the state of California.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor March 28, 2019

Despite California Governor Gavin Newsom’s criticism over President Donald Trump’s threats to pull funding from California, Newsom has attacked California cities in the same fashion. While conservatives are often well-versed in the debate between state rights and federal rights, few are aware...

Christians need to address depression more often

Christians need to address depression more often
Depression is one of the most well-known struggles of humanity, though it seems to be under the radar for many Christians.
Maria Weyne, News Editor March 28, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Mar. 28, 2019). Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in America with approximately 7.1 percent of all adult Americans having at least one major depressive episode. Despite such a high number of Americans suffering from depression, many...

Venezuela has become a real-life horror story

Venezuela has become a real-life horror story
Maduro’s communist rule has turned Venezuela upside down and caused havoc among its people.
Maria Weyne, News Editor March 25, 2019

Venezuela’s current state has shocked the world under President Nicolás Maduro’s rule. Within the past weeks, reports have surfaced of aid turned away, closed borders and the country being deprived of energy and water. Furthermore, the country has been exposed to a nasty political feud between Maduro...

Time to say farewell to California’s high-speed rail project

Time to say farewell to California’s high-speed rail project
There is a time for everything under heaven—even putting to rest California’s high-speed rail.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor March 22, 2019

One of Gavin Newsom’s first decisions as California’s governor was to cut the $77 billion high-speed rail project to a 120-mile trek connecting Merced to Bakersfield. However, despite shrinking the massive expectations of linking San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles, the budget remains entirely...

State lawsuits against Trump’s Title X funding holds women’s healthcare as hostage

The new legal cases against the U.S. Department of Health reveal the debate is not about women’s healthcare, but about obtaining taxpayer-funded abortions.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor March 18, 2019

If you throw a rock into a pack of wolves, the one that barks is the one that was hit. After the U.S. Department of Health put into effect the new funding rules in the federal Title X family planning program—covered previously—22 states, including the District of Columbia and Planned Parenthood,...