by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 16, 2009 | Opinion
An article in the New York Times recently explored arguments for the existence of a “God gene” and its potential evolution among humans.Say what?It’s not a particularly new idea: archaeologists, anthropologists, and other varieties of social...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 13, 2009 | Opinion
This past year, for the first time in many years, I didn’t attend the annual meeting of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC). I didn’t feel particularly welcome, for one thing: messengers at the previous year’s meeting had voted to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 11, 2009 | Opinion
Here’s a new approach to a long-distance interview: the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required) reported Nov. 9 that academic advisors at Pennsylvania State University are now required to schedule at least two hours per week for meetings with...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 9, 2009 | Opinion
For the past week, Germans have been celebrating the 20th anniversary of the memorable Nov. 9 evening when the gates of the Berlin Wall were opened and people long separated by concrete and checkpoints were able to travel freely between East Berlin, a part of the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Nov 6, 2009 | Opinion
I wish I knew what to say, what to advise, what to suggest in the light of recent stories in which people with guns fell into a funk and “snapped” before erupting in unfathomable violence.In Fayetteville, N.C., a faithful church deacon who was to all...
