by Jim Holladay | Oct 31, 2006 | Opinion
One more week and it will all be over! All the campaign ads, the mudslinging, the distortions, the character attacks—after next Tuesday it will all end, and we can get back to other things; we can have our televisions back. But will it really be over? Or will it just...
by Jim Holladay | Jun 14, 2006 | Opinion
Editor’s Note: The Baptist Center for Ethics’ 15th anniversary luncheon, June 22 in Atlanta, honors the legacies of T.B. Maston and Henlee Barnette. Today Jim Holladay, a former student and friend, profiles Barnette. The first time I saw Henlee Barnette, I...
by Jim Holladay | Apr 3, 2006 | Opinion
America’s noble experiment–universal education for all citizens–is a cornerstone of our democracy. The idea of a system of universal education is as old as our republic. No lesser lights than Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Noah Webster...
by Jim Holladay | Dec 15, 2005 | Opinion
Redemption. The word has been bantered around frequently in the days leading up to the execution of former gang member Tookie Williams. Williams claimed that he had experienced redemption while in prison. During his 20-plus years on death row he renounced his...