by James L. Evans | Jul 28, 2006 | Opinion
Sam Harris, philosopher and doctoral student in the field of neuroscience, has written a devastating book about faith–devastating, that is, to faith. The title, The End of Faith, is also his agenda. Harris believes its time for human beings to give up what he...
by James L. Evans | Jul 21, 2006 | Opinion
Christian groups in America have a long history of political activism. The issues may change from one generation to the next, but the impulse to reform society seems a constant feature of faith. The issues Christians care about today run the full length of the...
by James L. Evans | Jul 18, 2006 | Opinion
Ever since Copernicus proposed that the earth was not the center of the universe, people of faith have been at odds with people of science. Whether true or not, the story of Galileo challenging the church’s official position that the earth was the center...
by James L. Evans | Jul 12, 2006 | Opinion
Years ago, priest and writer Henri Nouwen was serving as chaplain on a Dutch cruise ship making its way to Rotterdam. They were in a thick fog. Everyone was edgy and nervous as the ship crept along virtually blind in the water. The captain was pacing back and forth,...
by James L. Evans | Jul 3, 2006 | Opinion
The primaries are now over and the main races are set for November. Marriage is also safe. With the Marriage Protection amendment to the Alabama state constitution, marriages in our state are now secure from the ravages of the so-called “gay agenda.” We...
