Large technology companies such as Uber, Facebook and Microsoft have publicly spoken out about their disapproval of the Trump administration’s advancements to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Since his inauguration, President Donald J. Trump has made evident his intention to toughen immigration policy. Now that the time has come for the […]
California Baptist University’s student body voted Kendall Morris, junior communication studies major, into office Feb. 10 as ASCBU executive president for the 2017-2018 school year. Morris won with 65 percent of the votes after weeks of campaigning. He said he knew this position was not easily obtained and prepared for the trials. This was not […]
It was eight years ago when a Hawaii native and Harvard Law graduate ran for president of the United States with a campaign that promoted hope and change for the future. His campaign evolved into a defining moment in American history by having the nation’s first African-American president, Barack Obama. About 18,000 people gathered Jan. […]
Point: Executive Orders President Barack Obama has pushed the Constitution to the side by signing executive orders in order to change federal law without Congress’ approval. Obama, like almost all presidents, has overstepped in his duty by issuing numerous executive orders during his terms. This month, Obama signed into effect a series of executive actions […]
Counterpoint: Executive Orders Earlier this month, President Barack Obama exercised his authority as commander-in-chief by initiating an executive order on gun control. He proposes to require stricter background checks. Issuing an executive order allows the president to bypass Congress, and effectively establish laws that may have been stunted from passing if the president sees fit. […]
The Rev. Fred Luter Jr. looked like a preacher. He wore a black suit, white shirt and black shoes with tassels. He swung his arms back and forth during his stories, jumped in excitement and stomped his foot when he delivered a punchline to the sermon or joke. Nearly six months ago, Luter became the first African-American […]
From social studies to the silver screen “My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.” These are words once uttered by President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln’s life story has made the jump from fifth grade social studies text-books to the […]
When Barack Obama was elected as the 42nd president of the United States, he beat out Sen. John McCain by nearly 10 million citizen votes and 192 electoral votes. The media coined Obama’s win a landslide. What did President Obama have that McCain didn’t? It seemed that Obama was much more in-tune with his target […]
At September’s Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee meeting, the convention leader, President Bryant Wright, made an announcement that both pleased and displeased the “messengers,” representatives sent from cooperating SBC churches. Wright announced the creation of a task force that would look into the possibility of changing the name of the SBC, which with over 16 […]
Over Christmas break, “The Banner” underwent a minor, yet significant change. After many years of what we call a “Tabloid-size” newspaper, we finally added inches to its length, in hopes that your reading experience will be heightened (pun intended). Now, there is more room for photos and text. Also, the length-to-width ratio is more reminiscent […]
