by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 3, 2010 | Opinion
I showed up at the polls by 6:46 a.m. on Nov. 2, and found the polling station (in a local church gym/sanctuary) already filling up with folks who were clearly voting before going in to work. I counted 60 or so voters either in line or voting at any one time —...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 1, 2010 | Opinion
A recent Associated Press article provided the disturbing news that a group of retired military chaplains are claiming that repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy would be a violation of their religious freedom. What? The high-profile...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 29, 2010 | Opinion
I don’t know what the weather is like in your part of the world, but around here we’ve been having a heat wave. On Oct. 27, the high (87 degrees) was 20 or more degrees above normal, and the low (75) was well above the normal high. After a record...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 28, 2010 | Opinion
I’ve been trying to track down the original source of a quote relative to women pastors that goes something like this: “If you don’t want God to call them, don’t baptize them.” Or a variant form, “If you don’t want God to call...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 27, 2010 | Opinion
I’ve been trying to track down the original source of a quote relative to women pastors that goes something like this: “If you don’t want God to call them, don’t baptize them.” Or a variant form, “If you don’t want God to call...
