Cheryl K. Chumley
Columns by Cheryl K. Chumley
Christian media surging in face of fake news
A new survey from Barna and National Religious Broadcasters finds more and more Americans are turning to Christian media as a source of news -- and moreover, it's mostly younger consumers, the Gen Z types, who are leading the charge. Fake news has met its match. Published August 22, 2025
MSNBC goes MS NOW — and that’s what’s wrong with media
MSNBC, in what's an obvious attempt at rebranding to recapture lost viewership, has changed its cable network name to MS NOW. As if. As if that makes up for Rachel Maddow. Published August 21, 2025
‘Paint It, Black’ — the new song of American security
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the southern wall Congress funded and President Donald Trump ordered built will be painted black so it retains heat and makes it more difficult to climb. Talk about strategic planning. This isn't just hilarious. It's genius. Published August 20, 2025
Democrats, as D.C. crackdown shows, hate Trump more than hate crime
For the first time in who knows how long, the streets of the District of Columbia are becoming safer, not less safe, and more secure, not less secure. And boy, do Democrats hate that. Published August 19, 2025
Israel says never again, never again. So why work with enemies?
After a week in Israel, the common message from the Jewish people was this: Never again -- meaning, never again would another Oct. 7, 2023, occur. But if the message is never again, and the intent is never again, then why work with enemies? Published August 18, 2025
Bold and Blunt: Achieving wealth starts with the right attitude
Achieving the American dream is still within reach -- though not all have the same dream. Financial security, however, is pretty universal. And whether becoming a millionaire is the goal, or simply having enough money to pay all the bills suffices, fact is, the sky is the limit. Published August 15, 2025
Tel Aviv Time: Resilience and rebuilding, in the face of recent missile strikes
In his latest move to eradicate the threat from Hamas terrorists, who launched an attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced plans to clear Gaza City. And the drop-dead deadline date for civilians to leave the land? October 7, 2025. Published August 12, 2025
Bold and Blunt: Saying goodbye to the Johnson Amendment
The Johnson Amendment has been muzzling pastors and preachers and church leaders for decades. And now all that is about to come to an end. Published August 12, 2025
Israel vs. Hamas vs. Palestinians: When optimism proves deadly
In answer to a question from The Washington Times, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said not all Muslims have Hamas-like terrorist tendencies and that cultivating the more moderate voices among the Islamic faithful is a sure step toward bringing peace. He has a point. Then again, maybe not. Published August 12, 2025
Hamas about to face the final wrath from Oct. 7, 2023, attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's message to Hamas is this: You have until Oct. 7 -- two months from now -- to evacuate Gaza City. Better get out while the getting's good. Published August 9, 2025
Bold and Blunt: The global rise of sharia law
Sharia law is rising around the world, at the same time the Islam faith is exploding around the world. And since sharia is incompatible with the Constitution, the question is: how can America keep the radical Islamic belief system at bay? Published August 7, 2025
Bold and Blunt: Satan’s fake news campaign
Most Christians accept that Satan is a master liar and that he comes to steal and destroy. But how to fight him effectively? It all begins with knowing the truth and seeing evil as evil -- something which cannot be accomplished without reading God's word. Published August 5, 2025
Hamas has no intention of peace. Let’s stop pretending
A senior Hamas member, Ghazi Hamed, said on Al-Jazeera that "weapons constitute the Palestinian cause" and "no Palestinian is saying now that the resistance must end." And by "Palestinian cause," of course, it's meant "eradicate Israel, kill all Jews." Published August 5, 2025
Jack Smith has a timing problem
The Office of the Special Counsel, following a request from Sen. Tom Cotton, is investigating former special counsel Jack Smith for violating the Hatch Act and abusing his political appointment to wrongfully target Donald Trump for supposed crimes committed in 2020. Smith should be worried. Published August 4, 2025
Bold and Blunt: Democrats ratchet anti-MAGA lawlessness
Democrats have been fighting against the Donald Trump machine for years -- since at least 2015, when he first descended the golden escalator to announce his bid for the White House. But no matter how many times they're outed as politically weaponized, Democrats don't stop. Published August 1, 2025
Big Pharma, err, Big Lobby, cries crocodile tears at Trump’s call to cut costs
President Donald Trump told 17 major pharmaceutical companies they have 60 days to start treating the United States as a most favored nation and charge Americans the same or less for drugs as priced for other countries. And predictably, pharmaceutical officials are whining. Published August 1, 2025
Another day, another Democrat defends an MS-13 illegal
A Democrat state representative for Rhode Island named Enrique Sanchez slammed on social media federal agents as "Nazi Gestapo ICE thugs" after they conducted a sweep in Providence of illegals. Only Democrats would dare to defend illegals so boldly. Published August 1, 2025
Obama-era radicals about to lose their environmental religion
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin has announced a pathway to put an end to a Barack Obama-era environmental provision called the "endangerment finding," a provision that handed radical leftists a tool of massive control. This is a big win for the American people. Published July 31, 2025
UCLA, where all the antisemites go
The University of California, Los Angeles, just agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit over a "Jew Exclusion Zone" established during the school's recent heydays of antisemitic protests. Bravo, UCLA. Who knew you couldn't set up no-go zones for Jews -- right? (Insert sarcastic tone here.) Published July 30, 2025
Bold and Blunt: Russia, Russia, Russia, a ‘hoax’ and a ‘coup’
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of National Intelligence, has been dumping documents on the American people to prove that the Russia, Russia, Russia collusion was not only a hoax, but more than that, a coup -- and a coup conducted by the minds of the highest-ranking offices of the executive branch. Published July 30, 2025
