Everett Piper
Columns by Everett Piper
The resurrection is real
It's Easter 2025, and as sure as the sunrise, attacks on the essential tenets of Christianity are rife. Published April 20, 2025
American education without truth: The rotten roots of today’s public schools
I was recently asked in an email exchange whether perhaps I was a bit of an alarmist in my persistent rants about the state of affairs in today's public schools. Published April 13, 2025
Pope criticizes immigration walls while living behind one
On Feb. 10, Pope Francis addressed a letter to all American Catholic bishops on immigration. Published April 6, 2025
Educating a nation of intellectual and moral imbeciles
In 1943, C.S. Lewis warned of a day when our country's educated class would claim that it made sense to "geld the stallion and then bid him be fruitful." Published March 30, 2025
Chuck Schumer mocks Americans’ private property
This past week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer went on The View to call over 50% of Americans "greedy" simply because we want Washington D.C. to keep its hands off our private property. Published March 23, 2025
Why we need to abolish the Department of Education
What we have taught in our schools now bears itself out in the behavior we see in our streets. Published March 16, 2025
Trump’s ‘common sense’ and the death of the Democratic Party
The bottom line is that the Democratic Party is one that now rejects any notion of common sense. Published March 9, 2025
Jimmy Carter, Jesus and homosexuality
A quote that has been making the rounds these past few days in the pro-LGBTQ social media is from recently deceased President Jimmy Carter. Published March 2, 2025
All of a sudden, liberal Christians want to get political
For the past two weeks, the news headlines have been replete with stories of progressive church leaders condemning the Trump administration for its intent to enforce America's immigration laws. Published February 23, 2025
Time for ‘Never Trumpers’ to admit they were wrong about Donald Trump
In 2016, I was adamantly opposed to Donald Trump. When he spoke at events I attended, I did not applaud. When others stood in line to take pictures with him, I refused to do the same. Published February 16, 2025
Trump ends the transgender lunacy
Americans are tired of the insults, and we will no longer parrot the LGBTQ lies. Published February 9, 2025
Questions for Bishop Budde and the Church of Never Trump
For the past two weeks, adulation over Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde's scolding of President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance has become all the rage for progressive church leaders. Published February 2, 2025
While Trump celebrated our nation during his inaugural speech, Democrats sat and stared
The wisdom of Dr. King's quote was proven in spades this past Monday during President Trump's inauguration. Published January 26, 2025
Democrats incredibly stupid line of questioning during Hegseth’s confirmation hearing
William Blake once said, "[Politicians] appear to me to be fools; they seem to me to be something else besides human life." Published January 17, 2025
Politics, not science, caused destructive California wildfires
Over the next few days and weeks, political leaders, such as California Gov. Gavin Newsom will tell you that the recent fires that swept through their communities were caused by climate change. Published January 12, 2025
Voters will choose conviction, courage and masculinity every time
In his Dec. 27 opinion piece in this newspaper, Don Feder wrote, "Donald Trump's victory marks a return of masculinity for the United States of America." Published January 4, 2025
The worst of us can have faith in Christmas if we start acting like it
Once again, Christmas has come and gone. Families have visited, gifts have been given, carols have been sung and countless Christmas movies have been watched on Netflix or Prime. Published December 29, 2024
Christmas gives us something to believe in
In 1990, the rock band Poison released one of its signature songs, "Something to Believe In." The song was a call for something positive, something of substance. Published December 22, 2024
One question the Supreme Court should ask in U.S. v. Skrmetti
This past week, the Supreme Court heard what many call one of the most consequential cases before it this term. Published December 14, 2024
Ask Dr. E: How long can we continue to exist with so much evil in the country?
While I am delighted with November 5th's "red wave" as well as Donald Trump's victory in the last election, I continue to be alarmed by so much evil that is going on in our country. How long can we continue to exist as a viable culture? Published December 11, 2024