by Leroy Seat | Nov 6, 2014 | Opinion
The media has been inundated with news – and fears – about Ebola for many weeks now. That disease is certainly a frightful one, and every effort should be made to keep it from spreading. Unfortunately, it is still spreading in West Africa, and additional efforts are...
by Leroy Seat | Oct 1, 2014 | Opinion
The 39th president of the United States was born on Oct. 1, 1924, so today is Jimmy Carter’s 90th birthday. In spite of the many difficulties and widespread criticism during his presidency, he is the best ex-president the U.S. has ever had in terms of public...
by Leroy Seat | Sep 18, 2014 | Opinion
Many Christians across the United States may have little interest in, and perhaps not much knowledge of, the World Council of Churches (WCC). Some Christians are even quite critical of the WCC. Nevertheless, the WCC is involved in many commendable activities. Their...
by Leroy Seat | Aug 6, 2014 | Opinion
Sadako Sasaki was born in January 1943 in Hiroshima, Japan. But 1943 was not a good time to be born in Japan, and Hiroshima was not a good place to be born. Sixty-nine years ago today, on Aug. 6, 1945, the atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. Although...
by Leroy Seat | Jul 28, 2014 | Opinion
War began in Europe in July 1914, 100 years ago today. It was originally called the Great War—great meaning “notably large in size”—but after a second war that was even greater in size, it has come to be known as World War I. The immediate cause of WWI was...
