Category: Op-ed
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Guadalupe
A desperately poor woman clutching a baby in her arms gives Jack pause on the steps of Mexico's most revered religion shrine.
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Inside a Russian Women's Prison
A Russian minister brings love and humane treatment to an unlikely setting.
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Born Again
Must you be born again? Jack Wilson doesn't think so — not the way some Christians mean it.
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The Saints of Sophia, Revisited
In Russia, a land we once feared full of people who once feared us, Jack Wilson finds a little redemption.
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A Christmas Evening Muse
Jack Wilson's family got together in Colorado for Christmas, all 18 of them, and received the "ultimate gift of the Creator."
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What are You Giving for Christmas?
The practice of giving and receiving gifts at Christmas has a convoluted history.
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3,000 Years of Doing God's Will: A Chronicle
A brief overview of some of the things people have done down through history in the name of God.
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Is the World Going Down the Tubes? Not So Fast
Just when Carol Lotz-Felix thinks things are hopelessly off track, time offers her a new perspective.
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Count Me Out of the Church Alumni Association
"The Church Alumni Association" is a tongue-in-cheek term describing people who were once active members of an organized religious body but no…
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WAPA Governing Board Addresses Letter to Customers
Water and Power Authority Governing Board asks WAPA customers to continue to conserve while the authority looks for short and long term…
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Former Supreme Court Justice Renders A Loving Decision
Retired U. S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor made the news again recently, but not the kind of news she generated…
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Former Supreme Court Justice Renders A Loving Decision
Retired U. S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor made the news again recently, but not the kind of news she generated…
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Rejection of Spampinato A No Vote to Change
When the Senate rejected Acting Commissioner Lynne Spampinato’s nomination to be permanent Virgin Islands Education Commissioner, it was a political rather than…
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Living Life by the Rules of the Bible — Every Last One of 'Em
A very large segment of contemporary Christian culture views the Bible as, among other things, a rule book for living a life…
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October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
This month, battered women's advocates in the Virgin Islands and across the nation are working to focus public attention on the epidemic…
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Are They Married?
Noted science fiction writer Philip K. Dick wrote, “The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If…
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Ellabel Broke the Mold in the Tennessee Hollows
Ellabel lived in the big house where she was born, the house her granddaddy built of stone picked up from the fields…
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GERS Rate of Return is ‘Good’ — Compared to What?
The Source story on the Government Employees' Retirement System's fiscal report was headlined: "Rate of Return Good on GERS Investments.”
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Talking with God, or Just Plain Begging?
Like religion itself, prayer is many things to many people, Jack Wilson says.
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St. John Housing Crisis A Wake-Up Call for VI
U.S.V.I. Delegate to Congress Donna M. Christensen looks to initiatives of the mayor of Washington, D.C., for possible solutions to the territory's…
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Community Turns a Blind Eye to the Mentally Ill
Activist Carol Lotz-Felix is outraged by the apparent lack of support or caring for the mentally ill woman living in her neighborhood.
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Community Turns a Blind Eye to the Mentally Ill
Activist Carol Lotz-Felix is outraged by the apparent lack of support or caring for the mentally ill woman living in her neighborhood.
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CFVI Welcomes New Education Commissioner Nominee
Dee Baecher-Brown, president of the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands welcomes Lynn Spampinato to the territory while highlighting the need for…
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All Generalizations are Wrong — Especially Religious Generalizations
According to Jack Wilson, sweeping statements about Muslims make about as much sense as sweeping statements about Christians … or blondes.
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VIWMA Seeks to Set Record Straight on Landfill Contract
VIWMA Executive Director May Adams Cornwall wants to clear up any misunderstandings resulting from newspaper reports she characterizes as “erroneous and negative.”
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The Hemorrhage That’s Not Over
Traditional religion is becoming obsolete, according to Jack Wilson, but spirituality is alive and well.
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Why I am an Agnostic
Jack Wilson insists that the roots of true faith come from acknowledging that you don't have all the answers.
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A Prayer for When I am Pissed
Jack Wilson invites everyone to look beyond the irritations of everyday life to the humanity behind them.
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No Man is an Island When It Comes to Healthcare
Sen. Louis P. Hill recently attended the Regional Health Conference and shares some of the important ideas that came out of it.
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Gun Violence: An Everyday Occurrence
Liz Bishop-Goldsmith, president of Mothers Against Guns Inc., implores the public to get involved in reclaiming communities and youth from the devastation…