Because People Matter

Jesus the Palestinian

By Jack D. Forbes

I thought it might be helpful to recall that Yehoshu’a (Jesus ) was a Palestinian.

The district of western Asia long known as Palestine has a history which needs to be understood as we try to sort out the conflicting claims of Jews, Muslims, and Christians in the present day.

Anciently the name “Canaan” (Kanaan) was applied to roughly the same region, except that the Canaanitish dialects or languages were spoken as far north as Beirut, Lebanon. The northern-most Kanaan people came to be called Phoenicians (Funi) by the Greeks, but they also were part of ancient Canaanitish civilization.

Controlling Human Population: A Challenge We Must Face

by Jack D. Forbes

All over the Earth human beings are multiplying at staggering rates, threatening the human future as well as that of all other forms of life. Our struggles against global warming, against environmental degradation, and against terrorism stemming from poverty and hopelessness, are all doomed to failure unless we stabilize population and even reduce it where we can.

Unfortunately, some countries are still committed to population growth or are unwilling to