by James L. Evans | May 22, 2009 | Opinion
A reader of my column in White County, Georgia, alerted me recently to a development at the courthouse there. Following the lead of many government entities around the country, county officials have established a public display featuring the Ten Commandments along...
by James L. Evans | May 15, 2009 | Opinion
It is amazing how much disinformation circulates among otherwise intelligent folk, and how much of it is ardently embraced and believed. For instance, every once in a while Christians are urged to oppose a petition seeking a ban on all religious programming....
by James L. Evans | May 8, 2009 | Opinion
A recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center Forum on Religion and Public life reveals a disturbing statistic. According to the poll, nearly 62 percent of white evangelical Christians believe that torturing suspected terrorists is often or sometimes justified....
by James L. Evans | May 1, 2009 | Opinion
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics released a new estimate on the number of American families home schooling their children. According to the report, approximately 1.5 million children, roughly 3...
by James L. Evans | Apr 24, 2009 | Opinion
Steve Schmidt, a Republican strategist who ran John McCain’s presidential campaign, is worried about the future of the Republican Party. Speaking to the national convention of the Log Cabin Republicans, a GOP gay and lesbian organization, Schmidt expressed fear...