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Jan 19, 2025 | favs.news | Nick Gier |Nick Lives |John Cobb

Commentary by Nick Gier | FāVS NewsIf Israel decides to give full rights to only one ethnic group and fewer rights to others, it loses its democratic soul and, with it, its Jewish one. — Jeremy Ben-Ami, The Forward (Jan. 3, 2025)What began as a terrible trauma and a justified war of defense turned into a campaign of killing and revenge that has no end. — Uri Misgav, Haaretz (Jan. 9, 2025)The Israeli Army has no reason to remain in Gaza, other than fulfilling messianic settlement wishes.

Jan 14, 2025 | favs.news | Nick Gier |Nick Lives |John Cobb

Commentary by Nick Gier | FāVS NewsInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. —Martin Luther KingLast month we enjoyed a visit from our Indian friend Johnson Roosevelt Petta. Most Christian Indians (28 million strong), avoiding everything Hindu, have biblical names, but Johnson’s family obviously had great affection for two American presidents. Johnson’s paternal grandfather was literate and read widely about world affairs.

Aug 14, 2024 | favs.news | Nick Gier |Nick Lives |John Cobb

Commentary by Nick Gier | FāVS News At 5.2 million, Indian Americans are the nation’s second largest ethnic minority. They also are the most educated with 33% achieving college degrees and another 40% adding postgraduate diplomas. With these credentials they have excelled in all the professions, and they have attained, incredibly enough, a median household income of $152,000.

Jul 18, 2024 | favs.news | Nick Gier |Nick Lives |John Cobb

Analysis by Nick Gier | FāVS News *Editor’s Note: Nick Gier got to know Doug Wilson, pastor of Moscow’s Christ Church, when he showed up his University of Idaho philosophy classes in the late 1970s. Fast-forward, and Gier is a guest on NPR/Boise State Public Radio’s “Extremely American” podcast. In it, he relates his experience into the Wilsons and Christ Church. A sample of that research follows.

Apr 28, 2024 | favs.news | Nick Gier |Nick Lives |John Cobb

Commentary By Nick Gier | FāVS NewsI got to know Jim Wilson several years before his son Doug, pastor of Moscow’s Christ Church, showed up in my philosophy classes in the late 1970s. Jim and I developed a friendship that centered around lively discussions about the Bible. I regret that I was not able to convince him that Isaiah’s Suffering Servant was not Jesus.