by Miguel A. De La Torre | Apr 27, 2005 | Opinion
Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and Ahab, king of Israel, joined forces to make war against the king of Aram. But before marching off on their holy crusade, Jehoshaphat insisted on consulting the word of God. About 400 prophets were gathered, who in one voice replied:...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Apr 21, 2005 | Opinion
The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) made the scandalous proclamation that “God is dead” in one of his well-known works, Die fröhliche Wissenschaft (1882). The church’s initial reaction was to condemn him and his brand of...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 30, 2005 | Opinion
My mother was illiterate and never had a chance to go to school. She fled Cuba for the United States during the political turbulence of 1958 with her infant son. What my mother lacked in formal education she made up for in street smarts. She, like so many other...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 16, 2005 | Opinion
To my gay bothers and sisters, may the grace of our Lord Jesus be with you. I’ve received numerous communiques demanding an apology for a previous column I penned. And I agree. But if any apology is due, it should be to be made to the gay community. I am sorry...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Feb 25, 2005 | Opinion
“I am not giving permission for a woman to teach or to tell a man what to do. A woman ought not to speak, because Adam was formed first and Eve afterwards, and it was not Adam who was led astray but the woman who was led astray and fell into sin. Nevertheless,...
