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Gregory J. Rummo won the $5,000 second prize in the 2001 Amy Writing Awards Contest for his Record column, Prime-time Debauchery Makes Mockery of Fidelity.
 

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Click here for the latest news on the adoption of our second daughter including articles from the NJ Herald, the Herald News and The Record.
Ronald Reagan was a lot like my mom - a woman of strong character with an infectious sense of humor and always a positive outlook on life. Read my June 11, 2004 column, "Reagan's Death Brings Back Memories of Mom."

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SURF'S UP!

There’s nothing quite as invigorating as wading out into the ocean on a cool autumn morning with surf rod in hand and hurling a bomber into the rising sun. Read my Sep 27 Daily Record Column, "Surf's Up."

2005 NJFPC MEDIA AWARD


Rummo received the "Defenders of the Family" media award on April 22, 2005. Colonel Oliver North, the host of FOX NEWS "War Stories" was the main speaker at the event.  Click here for details

 
 

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Paul on Trial
 

 
Every Man's Battle
 
 


In His Steps
 

 
Darwin's Black Box
 
 
Foxe's Book of Martyrs


Jesus in Beijing by David Aikman

Click here to read Rummo's Dec. 8 2003 Herald News column about UFOs.

Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men


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FEATURED COLUMN
Global warming 'consensus' disrupted by an 'inconvenient cooling'
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
THE DAILY RECORD, FEBRUARY 22
, 2009
Consensus is a dangerous thing—especially when the facts are flimsy, the data is subject to interpretation, there’s an underlying political agenda, people can be frightened like lemmings into supporting a cause involving government funding, there’s a religious, cult-like component, and a complicit and largely ignorant gaggle of mainstream journalists is all-too willing to cooperate in the cause-celebre. Go to article

SELECTED COLUMNS & ARTICLES
The Bush Legacy

By GREGORY J. RUMMO
NEW JERSEY HERALD,
MAY 23, 2006
What will historians write about the war on two fronts into which the United States was dragged as a result of a sneak terrorist attack on that fateful day? Will they be kind to the president who realized that in order to protect America and the free world from a monstrous ideology having the destruction of Jews as its centerpiece, he deemed it necessary to not only wage a war against the nation which orchestrated the attack but those countries which also shared its world-dominating ambitions? And how will historians treat those men and women who died defending the freedoms we all hold dear? Go to article

We Are All Using Solar Power
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
NEW JERSEY HERALD,
JUNE 3, 2007
It sits in space, spinning on its own axis, a blazing, angry fusion reaction hurling immense quantities of radiant energy in all directions. At 93 million miles away, we are the beneficiaries. Life on this planet as we know it would be impossible without our sun. Earth would be a frozen wasteland with a temperature only slightly above absolute zero. Its oceans and atmosphere would be solid. Go to article

Teaching English as a Second Language
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
NEW JERSEY HERALD
, MARCH 30, 2007
Part of my Spanish studies includes "service learning;" a program offered by Bergen Community College in which students can gain experience in their field of study in a real-world environment. What better way than to teach English to Spanish-speaking immigrants? Go to article

Reaping a Rich Harvest in the White Fields of the Andes
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
NEW JERSEY HERALD
, OCTOBER 27, 2006
Since 1999, I have participated in an annual event with a group of Peruvian missionaries that has come to be known as an "Andes Trek." We walk for days to bring hope and joy to remote Quechua villages, some only accessible by narrow footpaths carved into the sides of the steep mountains. Go to article


"To the extent that global warming ever existed, it is now officially over."-David Deming
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More Blessed to Give than to Receive
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Freedom, Religion Co-exist
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WHAT I AM ALL ABOUT
Biblical-world View Belongs Right Here
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
NEW JERSEY HERALD, JAN 11, 2004

Shouldn’t a view that reflects 40% of Americans appear regularly on the opinion pages of every newspaper in the country? Go to article

What Makes a Journalist?
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
NEW JERSEY HERALD, OCT. 14, 2002

I am a journalist if you judge me by the strictest standards, set by an esteemed institution such as the Columbia University School of Journalism. Go to article

MOST REQUESTED
The Man, the Myth, the Legend; Vince Cummings
By GREGORY J. RUMMO
THE CONSERVATIONIST
Jan-Feb 1982
Forty Years of Craftsmanship appeared in the New York State Conservationist magazine almost 27 years ago. I still get requests for a copy. Go to article


 

Trekking through Quechua country

 


Noah's flood and the Grand Canyon

Hiking the N.J. Highlands

Global warming: The latest
 

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AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION

Calling Christians 'Taliban' Is Slander

The American Vision: Liberty Inseparably Linked To Deity

President Bush Urges Nation To Pray

AIDS Again On The Rise Despite Nearly A Decade Of Condom Promotion

Church Should Halt Debate On Sexuality

Use Adult Stem Cells for Research to End Disabling Diseases

HUMOR

Cell Phones in Car Are the Least of Our Worries

NEW JERSEY

Sussex County Fair Shows New Jersey at it's Best

EVANGELICAL VIEWS

Abortion Pill Offers No Easy Solution

Faith-based Groups Can Help Cure Social Ills

Christians Risk Death to Spread Good News

Family Christmas Memories Evoke Joy, Sadness

THE RECORD

Are Compassion, Conservatism Compatible?

Intelligent Design And Life's Origins
 


 

 
REAL ANSWERS ARCHIVES

Little League Is Supposed to be Fun

Evolutionists Admit 'How Much We Don't Know'

Treat Dad Like God This Father's Day

Happy Birthday to the Sometimes Accurate Weather Channel

Some Scientists Re-thinking Origin of the Cosmos

SELECTED PUBLISHED COLUMNS

Put the Luster Back on the Golden Arches

Saving Us All A Lott of Grief

Bush Critics Misrepresent Saudi Policy

World Series Reminds Us of the Power of Words

Taking the Bite Out of One Writer's Mouth

The Right to Life is "Self-Evident"

Love Will Overcome Adoption Frustrations 

Abstinence--The Only Foolproof Sex-Ed

"The Rich" Deserve a Tax Cut

9-11 Reminders Intrude Where We Least Expect Them

It's Clinton that Won't Let Go

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Despite Economic Prosperity, Homeless Still Among Us

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WRITING AWARDS

2007 AMY FOUNDATION JOURNALISM AWARD

In April, 2007, Greatest Story of Forgiveness, which appeared in the Sunday New Jersey Herald, was among the fifteen finalists chosen out of over 600 entries in the 2006 Amy Writing Award contest. The column was awarded a $1,000 prize for "outstanding merit." Read the official press release.

2005 DEFENDER OF THE FAMILY MEDIA AWARD

In April, 2005, the New Jersey Family Policy Council presented  Rummo with the "Defender of the Family Media Award" at its annual banquet. For photos of the event and additional information about other journalism awards won by Rummo, click here.

BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR

THE VIEW FROM THE GRASS ROOTS - ANOTHER LOOK

Published in August, 2004. The View from the Grass Roots-Another Look, is 536 pages of mostly provocative, sometimes poignant and often downright humorous commentary on American culture covering the period from 2002 to 2004. Click here for details.

THE VIEW FROM THE
GRASS ROOTS

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Published in July, 2002 by American Book this is the book that started it all! Destined to become a classic commentary on American culture. Order your autographed copy directly from the author. 336 pages.

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE NATURE LOVER'S SOUL

Rummo's poignant story about a fishing trip with his two sons, "The Secret to Fishing," is among the 101 heart warming stories in this edition of the Chicken Soup line of books published in March 2004. Click here to order an autographed copy.

OUR FATHERS IN HEAVEN

Published in May 2005, "Our Fathers Who Art in Heaven, and What They Continue to Teach Us," by Gerry Murak is filled with inspiring and true stories about deceased fathers who, despite having passed away, continue to teach us. Their energy lives on! Rummo's essay, "Treat Dad like God on Father's Day," is included in this anthology. Click to order.

FAITH OF THE PRESIDENT

Former TIME Magazine Senior correspondent David Aikman, quotes Rummo in his book, A Man of Faith. Rummo characterized liberals' criticism of George Bush's candid mention of Jesus Christ during the 2000 Iowa presidential debate as "Theophobia." To read the original column, which appeared in The Independent News on Feb. 25, 2000, click here. To buy Aikman's book from Amazon.com, click on the book's title above.

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WAR ON TERROR

Thank God George Bush is President
Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes there is a time for everything; “A time of war and a time of peace.” Fortunately, the time of war in which we now find ourselves has coincided with a president who understands his role as Commander-in-Chief. Read my Dec. 22, 2002 New Jersey Herald column.

RELIGION'S RIGHTFUL ROLE

Getting Religion Back into the Classroom, reviewed the book "Taking Religion Seriously Across the Curriculum." Both detail the extent of religious liberty afforded to public school teachers. Rummo's column won a $500 cash prize from The Amy Foundation in 2002.

FOR THE BIRDS

Feeding Feathered Friends
Are we "killing them softly" when we feed them in our backyards?

 

RAIN FOREST ADVENTURE

"Helping Indians of the Amazon change for the better," contrasted missionaries and anthropologists and their activities with the Indians of the Amazon Rain Forest.