BY DR. SHELTON SMITH // MARCH 11, 2026 As the Middle East turmoil continues, the war waged by the United States is a topic of much discussion. I have been repeatedly asked as to how I feel about it. 1. We can never be happy about war. No matter how necessary it may be, it is not a happy occasion. 2. In the case of Iran, the United States did not start this conflict. Iran has been killing and maiming thousands of Americans and thousands of Israelis for the past 47 years. 3. My studied...

The word jihad found its way into common usage in English as a result of the Islamically motivated attack on America on September 11, 2001. In Arabic, where it has long since been a part of everyday vocabulary, the word means struggle. That struggle translates into an all-out holy war utilizing terrorism against the perceived enemies of Islam. The attacks in Australia are an example of the hatred birthed out of Islam that is targeting the Jews....

There is no debate about the fact that our country is divided. That was fully evident when the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a...