by James L. Evans | Jul 29, 2011 | Opinion
Our world has many private and public interests. I should be able to go to the library and read any book I find there or own any book I buy at a bookstore. Those are private interests that no government or other entity should have the power to interfere with. On the...
by James L. Evans | Jul 25, 2011 | Opinion
In response to a devastating heat wave in Oklahoma, Gov. Mary Fallin has asked citizens of the state to pray for rain. “I encourage Oklahomans of all faiths to join me this Sunday in offering prayer for rain,” according to a Salon.com story. “For the...
by James L. Evans | Jul 15, 2011 | Opinion
In March, a group known as the Committee on Bible Translation released a new edition of the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible. The first edition, released in 1984, has been one of the best-selling translations of the Bible in centuries – second only to the...
by James L. Evans | Jul 8, 2011 | Opinion
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church, is America’s homegrown religion. Founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, the Mormon movement began by embracing all that was already present in the American religious experience via...
by James L. Evans | Jul 1, 2011 | Opinion
On Monday we celebrate the 235th anniversary of our country’s birth. We have had some ups and downs through the years, and we are by no means perfect, but by and large this is a great place to live. I can’t help but to appreciate the words of theologian...
