by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 28, 2009 | Opinion
A friend sent a link to a Gallup Poll on religion in America that was released on Christmas Eve. The poll shows that 78 percent of Americans consider themselves to be some form of Christian (56 percent Protestant or other non-Catholic group, 22 percent Catholic), down...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 25, 2009 | Opinion
Two intriguing stories have come together in recent days. Many papers carried a story from Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth, where archaeologists have unveiled the remains of a private dwelling dated to the first century, the first from that period to be uncovered...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 23, 2009 | Opinion
Rick Warren is not only pastor of a mega-church (Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California) and the author of mega-selling books (The Purpose Driven Life being the most famous), he has also become a mega-contributor to bettering the lives of people in...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 20, 2009 | Opinion
I was surprised to learn that the North Carolina Constitution has a provision that disallows persons who don’t believe in God from public service. The issue came to light after Cecil Bothwell, who describes himself as a “post-theist,” was elected to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 18, 2009 | Opinion
I just realized that every post this week has been some sort of back-handed gripe — on Monday, I wrote in praise of a cussing ban at Virginia Beach; on Wednesday, in support of a congressional move to require television commercials to turn down the volume so...
