by Bruce Prescott | Jan 30, 2006 | Opinion
The criminal trials of Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling for their roles in the Enron scandal begin today. The New York Times published an article last week about how a “Big Test Looms for Prosecutors at Enron Trial.” It will certainly test our system of justice...
by Bruce Prescott | Dec 6, 2005 | Opinion
Thirty-three years ago, I was attending the police academy in Albuquerque, N.M., preparing to become a police officer in that city. I was one of about 30 young men and women who were completing our last month of training before we would be commissioned. During that...
by Bruce Prescott | Sep 26, 2005 | Opinion
Twenty-five years ago fundamentalists vociferously contended that unnamed “liberals” at Southern Baptist Convention seminaries were leading the denomination on a slippery slope that would undermine our effectiveness in proclaiming the gospel. As moderates...
by Bruce Prescott | Sep 22, 2005 | Opinion
A recent controversy over which “Holy Scriptures” on which Muslims must place their hands when swearing to tell the truth threatens to shake the biblical foundations of the state of North Carolina. When finally resolved, it might also set a precedent that...
by Bruce Prescott | Aug 22, 2005 | Opinion
A recent skirmish in the struggle over relations between religion and the state took place at the city zoo in Tulsa, Okla. That Tulsa would be a frontline in America’s culture war comes as no surprise. Before Colorado Springs became a Mecca for fundamentalist...
