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The Chimes

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The Chimes

The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

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...

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...

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.”...

Bernie Sanders’ BEZOS Act is an attack on the poor

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Sanders’ new tax bill attempts to cure American corporatism by attacking the poorest working class.
Logan Zeppieri, Opinions Editor September 7, 2018

On Sept. 6, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT, introduced a senate bill that not-so-subtly targeted the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. The Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act, or Stop BEZOS Act, will require companies who have 500 or more employees to pay a tax equal to their employees’ federal assistance...

Sanders’ popularity represents U.S. discontent

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More people feel positively about Bernie Sanders’ plans for a socialist America.
Justin Yun, Writer October 14, 2015
More people feel positively about Bernie Sanders’ plans for a socialist America.

Pope Francis’s vision stems from his past

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Political instability and religious movements play a role in the Pope’s unconventional actions.
Justin Yun, Writer October 6, 2015
Political instability and religious movements play a role in the Pope’s unconventional actions.