by Linda Brinson | Aug 21, 2009 | Opinion
It was Sarah Palin who got the most attention for the false assertion that the health-care reform bill being debated in Congress would create “death panels” to encourage euthanasia of the elderly and infirm, but it apparently was a stalwart of the...
by Linda Brinson | Jun 3, 2009 | News
Anyone who watches television, browses the Web or reads print media is probably familiar with the feel-good ads touting the big oil companies as green and eager to lead the way to clean energy technology. Some are cute and animated; some tug at the heartstrings with...
by Linda Brinson | May 26, 2009 | News
When a key U.S. House of Representatives committee approved a sweeping clean energy and climate-change bill on May 21, an already intense lobbying campaign ratcheted up even higher. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 33 to 25, largely splitting along...
by Linda Brinson | May 18, 2009 | News
A resolution to affirm the religious heritage of the United States has resurfaced in Congress, sparking a familiar debate about whether America is a “Christian nation.” The Congressional Prayer Caucus, a group of about 40 members of the U.S. House of...
by Linda Brinson | May 15, 2009 | News
Is it enough to be tolerant, or should people of faith make more of an effort to reach out to those who follow other religions? Baptist leaders responded to that question, which was prompted by a new Gallup poll, one of the first major studies of how Muslims fit into...
