Author: Robert

Attached is a Confession of Faith which is circulating and which I have endorsed.  I invite you to read, contemplate, and share it with others. The Confessing Church in America Some German Christians in Nazi Germany wanted to change the church’s ministry to reflect the racist ideology of German nationalism. Other Christians opposed those efforts.… Read more

God’s Kingdom vs. Trump’s To make America great again Donald Trump denies climate change, closes the border to needy refugees, withdraws from the World Health Organization, will deport millions of immigrants and has stopped foreign aid that alleviates hunger, sickness, and death.  Programs to address racial and gender inequality have been terminated. Criminals are released… Read more

Any Hope for Poor Nations? Donald Trump has vowed to close the US border to emigrants fleeing poor countries. He is also promising tariffs on goods manufactured abroad which will include many from poor nations. Seeking to follow the development of Taiwan, South Korea, Mexico, and Brazil, poor nations have sought to make goods for… Read more

Road to the Third World War George Modelski, professor of international relations and member of my doctoral committee, was an expert on global wars.  He traced five global wars, or series of wars in the last five hundred years.  He identified the last two of these as the Napoleonic wars and the German wars, popularly… Read more

Reflections on the U.S. Election By electing Donald Trump, the United States joined other nations as part of larger conservative populist movement among the wealthier nations of the world.  Orban of Hungary, Le Pen in France, Meloni of Italy, Farage of the UK leading the Brexit movement, the AfD group in Germany, and tight wing… Read more

The New World Society             The New World Society is made up of all people, collectively and individually, who seek to improve the lives of others.  They work to liberate captives, feed the hungry,  provide water, bring healing, secure jobs and housing, forgive others their faults, bring peace between people in conflict, and comfort the… Read more