Keeping the Election in Perspective

by | Nov 1, 2004 | Opinion

Is politics America’s salvation? Hardly. Of course it is the arena where ideas can be debated, which leads to people who are elected, bills that are written and eventually to laws that govern. Few things are more important in America than the legislative...

Spinning Rims Are a Sign of the Times

by | Aug 26, 2004 | Opinion

I was in Panama City Beach, Fla., the first time a saw a car with a set of spinning rims. At first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. The car was stopped but it looked like the wheels were still moving. I recently saw an ad for spinning rims that read:...

The Purpose of the Ten Commandments

by | May 27, 2004 | Opinion

Religion News Service reports below that former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore intends to appeal his case over posting the Ten Commandments to the U.S. Supreme Court. Last month, Judge Moore lost an earlier appeal to get his job back. It has already cost over a...

Common Threads in Religious Fundamentalism

by | Mar 22, 2004 | Opinion

Four Southern Baptist missionaries for the International Mission Board were killed on March 15 in a drive-by shooting. The group was researching needs for future humanitarian projects. As these murders remind us, missionaries are not bulletproof. God spared Daniel...