Mailbag

‘Just as I am’

April 2 | Some articles lately have been decidedly biased and anti-Trump; I cannot recall seeing WORLD do a better job helping readers interpret the news with a Christian worldview. Anyone with a biblical worldview can easily see that Donald Trump is exactly the opposite of everything Jesus taught and did.

—Joshua Burba / Nashville, Tenn.

I thought I was a “true evangelical,” but according to your article I’m supporting the wrong candidate, so I must not be. Why don’t you folks try setting aside your piety and self-righteousness and try some analysis of the issues?

—Charles Hay / Cottage Grove, Ore.

You have done a wonderful job of showing what Trump is without being offensive about it.

—Lois Huisman / Grand Rapids, Mich.

Some people want to label Trump as “dangerous.” I’ve got a news flash for them: This country needs a few dangerous men.

—Bill Buchalter / Middletown, N.Y.

Trump doesn’t have to be a Christian to be a good president, but character counts. The country is in the sewer; can’t we Republicans find a better candidate than Trump?

—Austin Abercrombie on wng.org

One candidate has a record of supporting the Constitution and advocating for it even in the face of opposition: Ted Cruz. He will get my vote, even if I have to write it in.

—Jennifer Murray on wng.org

Now that the party and donors are backing Cruz, at some point they will require their pound of flesh. None of the candidates are ideal, but the political establishment does not own Trump. I believe he has the best chance of winning and putting on the brakes.

—Karen Laskowsky on wng.org

I voted for Cruz because he is intelligent, principled, conservative, liberty-minded, and constitutionally faithful—and he doesn’t own a single strip club. As for choosing between Trump and Clinton, I could not hold my nose tightly enough. It would be like deciding whether to drink battery acid or swim in it.

—Janice Powell on Facebook

‘All the way to Cleveland’

April 2 | Why does Gov. John Kasich, who has chosen to take the high road and is in my opinion the most qualified, get the least press?

—Ed Bolton / Wolfeboro, N.H.

Kasich is a good man with extensive experience, but he is a mushy moderate of the likes of John McCain and Mitt Romney. If it does go to a contested convention, those remaining will bludgeon each other to such bloody pulps that none of them will be viable. If so, I am praying that a commonsense guy like Paul Ryan will rise to the rescue.

—Wayne Nader / Auburn, Calif.

‘Conservatives vs. Trump’

April 2 | Rep. Marsha Blackburn said she looks “forward to having the opportunity to explain to him. ...” Good luck with that. Trump does the explaining; everyone else does the listening.

—Val Authier on wng.org

I’m weary of the writers and readers of this magazine railing against Trump. God uses flawed people to accomplish His divine purposes. Maybe God isn’t finished with Trump yet, and maybe he will rise to the occasion if God gives him the opportunity.

—Laura Thomas / College Grove, Tenn.

‘Where they stand’

April 2 | Excellent roundup of the candidates’ positions on religious liberty. I appreciate the acknowledgment that Trump’s call for registration of Muslims sets a dangerous precedent.

—Mitchell Ebbott on wng.org

‘Back to Walmart’

April 2 | This column illustrates a quote often attributed to Winston Churchill: “The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

—Garrit Headley / Cabot, Ark.

‘Modeled and muddled’

April 2 | The biggest April Fool is thinking we can win the war on our own, but the Bible, thankfully, is full of strategies to take new ground from the enemy. Hearts get broken and games are lost; but there’s another game up ahead, and we know that ultimately we’ll be hoisting the trophy.

—Bill Deese on wng.org

This column is a thoughtful acknowledgment of our limits as we try to navigate life, especially the note on Peter. His pattern—a presumption of his own faithfulness, shattered quickly by reality, followed by Jesus’ patience and forgiveness—is the saga of a heart struggling yet contrite and loving God.

—Sam Reid / Issaquah, Wash.

‘The Saddam factor’

April 2 | Thank you for the excellent column. Various people are trying to rewrite the history of the Iraq War, saying we had no reason to enter Iraq, it had no WMDs, etc. What bothers me about all this is the dishonesty of so many people in American public life.

—Pete Malone / St. Charles, Ill.

The article does not prove that Saddam Hussein had enough WMDs to justify invasion, and removing Saddam helped create a Shiite ruling class that was a major factor in the formation of ISIS. The justification was an error and an embarrassment.

—Edward Whealton / Norfolk, Va.

‘Amicus politics’

April 2 | This article explains why I’m among the 80 percent of physicians who are not members of the American Medical Association. Requiring outpatient abortion facilities to meet the requirements of an outpatient ambulatory surgical center is a reasonable minimum standard.

—Kim Milhoan on wng.org

‘Killer missteps’

April 2 | What a shame! Those who made Of Kings and Prophets had such a great opportunity to bring light into the world and chose to do otherwise.

—Karen Plank Peschke on Facebook

Dispatches

April 2 | In changing the name of a village street from Lenin Street to Lennon Street, the Ukrainian governor is still honoring a communist.

—Dan McCoy / Sarver, Pa.

‘Children’s books’

April 2 | You reviewed a book entitled, 7 Days of Awesome: A Creation Tale. Better would be The Creation Week of Awesome! God rested on the seventh day.

—John Chaikowsky / Godfrey, Ill.

I’m so glad my wife reminded me to take my unread copies of WORLD before I headed to the airport. After all the talk show chatter, sound bites, and noise on the ground, in the air it was so refreshing to lean back and read some excellent and thought-provoking journalism. Thank you, WORLD, for being there.

—Joe LoGiudice / Lakewood, Calif.

‘Two outhouses’

March 19 | Joel Belz correctly defines the concern deeper than genderless bathrooms: rejecting God’s creation order of male and female. But he may have taken too lightly the possibility that boys will be giddy over the ability to sneak legally into girls’ restrooms and locker rooms.

—Jim Johnson / Kokomo, Ind.