by Chuck Warnock | Mar 10, 2009 | Opinion
PASADENA, Calif. — While applauding President Obama’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq by 2011, a longtime peace activist cautioned that Afghanistan may be the next U.S. military quagmire. America continues to commit “smaller numbers of...
by Chuck Warnock | Mar 5, 2009 | Opinion
In the ongoing debate over whether digital gizmos will replace books, the conclusion of many media watchers is an unequivocal “yes and no.” Amazon’s Kindle has really become a game-changer, delivering books within seconds of purchase via Sprint’s wireless...
by Chuck Warnock | Mar 3, 2009 | Opinion
Another newspaper closed last week and more closings are on the way. Print journalism is dying faster than the dinosaurs did, and for the same reasons—the climate changed. Not the atmospheric climate, but the social climate. Ditto television, and throw in retail while...
by Chuck Warnock | Dec 18, 2008 | Opinion
Browsing in a Barnes & Nobles today, I saw a book titled Lies My Teacher ToldMe. Apparently the author takes issue with some historical stuff he thinks is misrepresented in public education. The title of that book got me to thinking about my seminary experience....
by Chuck Warnock | Oct 29, 2008 | Opinion
A bunch of Pharisees descend on Jesus, trying to trick him into giving a wrong answer. This is “gotcha” journalism, first-century style. Seeing an opening, a bunch of Pharisees descend on Jesus, also trying to trick him into giving a wrong answer. This is...