by Robert Rhodes | Aug 22, 2002 | Opinion
As obscene as it sounds, the United States has discovered a new weapon of mass destruction — one most would never have conceived until the past dozen years or so. That weapon is food — and medicine and other resources needed to live viably — and...
by Robert Rhodes | Aug 16, 2002 | News
It all began in 1968, when three Amishmen – quiet farmers who lived near New Glarus, Wis. – were arrested and convicted for refusing to send their children to a public high school, as required by compulsory education laws. Each was fined $5, but the matter...
by Robert Rhodes | Aug 16, 2002 | Opinion
We tend to think that certain people are immune to the disarray that characterizes, for most of us, the landslide of modern society. This immunity is comforting proof that, even after 9/11, a few sacred symbols remain that are resistant to tarnish and taint. Though...
by Robert Rhodes | Jul 22, 2002 | Opinion
Faulty theology notwithstanding, the end of the world is pretty good business just now. And why wouldn’t it be? The Left Behind fiction series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye—now at 10 books and counting—is selling more than 3 million copies each. Lest we...
by Robert Rhodes | Jun 25, 2002 | News
Not that long ago, Bible readers had fewer choices. Today, with a proliferation of specialized Scriptures such as the Extreme Teen Bible and numerous study editions, there seems to be a Bible for every walk of life. Perry Yoder, a Bible scholar who teaches at...
