by Leroy Seat | Apr 1, 2013 | Opinion
You may not have remembered her name, but perhaps you recall hearing about the young U.S. woman who was killed in 2003 by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip. Her life story is told in a one-woman play titled “My Name is Rachel Corrie” and more fully in...
by Leroy Seat | Mar 19, 2013 | Opinion
“Hubris” is defined as “excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.” It is a word descriptive of the attitude of many individuals as well as many groups, such as corporations or nations. Last month, I happened to see a television special on...
by Leroy Seat | Mar 7, 2013 | Opinion
Not many Americans know about him, but Nishida Tenko was an outstanding man who deserves to be known and appreciated more widely. He died 45 years ago on Feb. 29, 1968, at the age of 96. Even though I never had the privilege of meeting him personally, I have very fond...
by Leroy Seat | Feb 28, 2013 | Opinion
Noted Baptist ethicist and theologian Glen Stassen was born on Feb. 29, 1936. (I’m not revealing any secrets for he has included his birth date on his Facebook page.) Even though there is no Feb. 29 this year, Glen was still born 77 years ago, which means that...
by Leroy Seat | Feb 12, 2013 | Opinion
February 5, 1631. That is the date on which the Lyon, a British ship, “anchored safe amid great and dangerous ice floes in Boston harbor.” On board that ship (which had set sail from Bristol, England, on December 1) were Roger Williams and his wife, Mary....
