‘Aunt Susan’ makes us more accepting

by | Jul 29, 2010 | Opinion

A hefty advance proof of American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us arrived yesterday. Professors Robert D. Putnam of Harvard and David E. Campbell of Notre Dame have compiled and interpreted significant new research on the impact of religion on American life....

The God who runs down the driveway

by | Jul 27, 2010 | Opinion

Strolling through the River Gallery Sculpture Garden in the Bluff View Arts District in Chattanooga has become a common weekend activity for me. It is both naturally refreshing with the lush plant life and views of the Tennessee River as well as artistically...

Will students sacrifice this time around?

by | Jul 24, 2010 | Opinion

Religion News Service is reporting that a meeting of college students is set for Oct. 8-11 at Atlanta’s Morehouse College to relaunch an effort that helped bring about significant social change long ago. The U.S. Student Christian Movement, that has not be...

You were probably raised too Baptist, IF…

by | Jul 22, 2010 | Opinion

1. You thought “peacethatpassesunderstanding” was one word.2. You missed more episodes of “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color” than you saw because of Sunday night services.3. You thought the tablets Moses brought down from the mountain were written in the King’s...