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The Chimes

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The Chimes

Christianity and socialism are totally incompatible

Christianity and socialism are totally incompatible
The gospel of Christ can have no part with the gospel of envy.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer March 2, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 28, 2019). Luke tells us in Acts 4:32-35 that, in the early Church “all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.”...

The dangers of mass-produced virtue

The dangers of mass-produced virtue
Stop getting your morality from assembly lines.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer February 14, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Feb. 14, 2019). On Jan. 19, a Twitter account called “Talia” posted a video that allegedly showed an altercation between students from Covington Catholic High School and an elderly Native American man in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The video...

A boyhood faux pas should not end a governor’s career

There are plenty of reasons to ask for Northam’s resignation. A yearbook photo is not one of them.
Brian Brooks, Freelance Writer February 10, 2019

A photo was released this week purporting to show beleaguered Gov. Ralph Northam in blackface. The photo was taken from the governor’s 1984 yearbook and shows two figures, one of whom is a white man wearing blackface, the other of whom is a person dressed in the robes of the Ku Klux Klan. Although...

Striking teachers union neglects the rights of students

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If education is your calling, public unions are not your advocate.
Jackson Reese, Freelance Writer January 19, 2019

While the government shutdown has stolen recent headlines, education-minded students should be aware of a separate crisis in our own backyard: the Los Angeles public school system. Nearly half a million students were left stranded a week ago when over 30,000 unionized teachers walked out on their classrooms....

We should think biblically about politics by eliminating obscurity

We should think biblically about politics by eliminating obscurity
Instead of punting our debate to the nameless crowd, we must test every claim.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor November 30, 2018

For every age, and for every culture, there has been a name for the obscure. For Rousseau, it was “the general will,” for Kierkegaard it was “the crowd” and for common conversation it is “they said.” No one knows what a crowd does, but it makes us feel empowered. No one knows who “they”...

Political discourse is ruled by both facts and feelings

Political discourse is ruled by both facts and feelings
Political friction begins by reducing the other side through labels, but maybe political soothing can begin by respecting the other side through labels.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor October 6, 2018

“Facts do not care about your feelings,” has become a tried and true method of conservative politics. You give me the facts and I will give you my opinion. Of course, the implication is that the other side believes something like, “Feelings do not care about your facts.” No one would confess...

It’s not that simple

It’s not that simple
Labels are for canned goods, not your neighbor’s worldview.
Allen Lathrop September 28, 2018

Bigot. Communist. Homophobe. Tree-hugger. Fascist. Intolerant. Socialist. Racist. We like labels. They are easy, convenient and tidy. They wrap up the complexities of diverging viewpoints and package them in a nice, neat little box that we can categorize and dismiss. They are simple, and we love...

Snakes, Spartacus and the government we deserve

President Donald Trump and the representation of the United States politics.
We only have ourselves to blame for the state of American politics.
Eric Nimmo, Freelance Writer September 12, 2018

Politics has been anything but boring lately. Almost a week and a half has gone by since former President George Bush and former President Barack Obama showed bipartisan support at the late Sen. John McCain’s funeral as they opined concerns for lack of civility in politics. However, the bipartisanship...

Faculty discuss divide between conservative and liberal ideology

Associate professor of political science Darren Guerra, communication studies chair Joy Qualls, professor of communication studies Timothy Muehlhoff and professor of biblical and theological studies Richard Langer
The first of the Duologues helps students understand how to disagree well.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief April 10, 2018

Over 20 years ago, two undergraduates at Vanguard University watched as a pair of their professors disagreed over issues in front of a small group of students. On Monday evening, those undergraduates, now associate professor of political science Darren Guerra and communication studies chair Joy Qualls,...

Disinformation manipulates social media users

Disinformation manipulates social media users
Cambridge Analytica scandal exposes social media toxicity.
Justin Yun, Freelance Writer April 4, 2018

The term “compassion fatigue”—used by journalists to describe the public’s gradual desensitization and apathy to news of war in the electronic age can also be used to describe the behavior people exhibit when they hear another news story about the latest online privacy violation. Most social...

Beyond the Bubble: Orange County opposes California sanctuary state policy

A photoillustration of a student popping a bubble.
Fullerton and Buena Park also raise possibility of taking stance against protecting immigrants.
Christian Leonard, Editor-in-Chief March 29, 2018

Regions surrounding Biola, including Orange County, Fullerton and Buena Park have made movements to reject California’s status as a sanctuary statefor immigrants. AN INNER CONFLICT California passed Senate Bill 54 last April to offer protections to those facing President Donald Trump’s immigration...

Solving the gun debate means understanding the other side

Solving the gun debate means understanding the other side
The gun control debate reaches its limits with the current rhetoric.
Eric Nimmo, Freelance Writer March 27, 2018

The gun debate rhetoric seems to have caused humanity to think the worst of each other. It should not be like this. When discussing tragic and heavy topics—such as how to respond to a tragedy like the Parkland shooting—charity should be always present in viewing our political opponents position....