Opinion

“One Nation Under God”

By: The Walton Group Inc.

Members of all faiths in Utah Valley will gather together for the 60^th National Day of Prayer Service on Thursday, May 3^rd at 7 p.m. at Utah Valley University’s student ballroom.

“I think National Day of Prayer is a great way to bring all faiths in the community together,” Kena Matthews, Utah Valley Ministerial Association’s chair said. “It’s a time for us to celebrate our similarities not our differences.”

The keynote speaker for the service will be Rabbi Benny Zippel, executive director of Chabad Lubavitch, Utah’s branch of the world’s largest Jewish outreach organization.

“What I hope to accomplish at National Day of Prayer is to succeed in conveying the message to the average individual that in this very obscure world there is a need for all mankind to live their lives in a godly fashion,” Zippel said.

National Day of Prayer service is an opportunity to bring Utah Valley’s 40 different faiths together in one place.

Can the Government Mandate Healthcare?

Op-Ed Submitted by Chris DeMorell Princeton scholar Peter Singer proposes that the purpose of government is to provide the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This notion fits well with the concept of government- mandated healthcare. However, is this really the role of government? The biblical concept of government is to wield the…

Why we need sports

by Spencer Durrant Payson High Student Writer for inSantaquin News Being a sports fan is crazy. Those of us who are die-hards live and die by our team. I work for a local website part-time covering the nearby high school’s basketball team. This year I was able to go to the state tournament for 3A…

Mayor’s Memo: March 2012

Last month marked the official completion of our Main Street Project. I would like to thank all those involved that helped make this project a success. It was not an easy project and took great sacrifice by many. However, in the end, the project was completed on time and under budget. I would like to…

Can the Government Mandate Healthcare?

Op-Ed

Submitted by Chris DeMorell

Princeton scholar Peter Singer proposes that the purpose of government is to provide the greatest
good for the greatest number of people. This notion fits well with the concept of government-
mandated healthcare. However, is this really the role of government? The biblical concept of
government is to wield the sword or punish those who do evil thereby providing protection to those
who do good. The result of this is that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and
honesty. (1 Tim 2:2). When a government oversteps its boundaries from protection to provision,
as in requiring people to purchase healthcare, it claims too much power for itself. The more a
government can make people dependent upon it, the easier it will be to impose its will upon them.
If the government can mandate healthcare today, what will it be able to mandate tomorrow? It then
becomes a small next step to eliminate anything it deems to be in opposition to its purposes, including
our religious freedom.

Veteran’s Day: Be the citizens they fought for

Our responsibility to our troops – a letter from the editor Over the last decade, American people have become accustomed to hardship. We’ve become familiar with trials. We’ve felt the pain of war. In 10 years, tears have been shed and hearts have been broken as news of the casualties of the lengthy wars overseas…

Letter to the editor: City resorts to dishonesty and lies

Editor, On two occasions (a city meeting and the “meet the candidate” meeting), I asked the Santaquin City Manager directly about a voter pamphlet that the city would put out to address both sides of the proposed sewer plant issue. He indicated that there would be a pamphlet put out and that it would address both pros…