by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 4, 2009 | Opinion
People of a certain age remember an old commercial introducing Life cereal, one of the first cereals touted as being particularly healthful. Two mop-headed boys (presumably brothers) are at the breakfast table, pondering a bowl of the little squares, which are made...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 2, 2009 | Opinion
A friend pointed me to Breitbart.com, where an intriguing article describes a growing trend among European atheists to seek “de-baptism.”The writer reports that more than 100,000 Britons have downloaded “certificates of de-baptism” as a way to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 1, 2009 | Opinion
As long-time leader Stan Hastey prepares to retire in April, the Alliance of Baptists has employed Paula Clayton Dempsey to become Minister for Partnership Relations, a position in which she will provide internal coordination for the work of the organization whose...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 31, 2009 | Opinion
A relatively recent Internet post by Michael Spencer, a.k.a. The Internet Monk, predicted that evangelicalism will collapse within 10 years. The post was condensed and published in the Christian Science Monitor and has stirred up a brief flurry of responses ranging...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 30, 2009 | Opinion
The cover of this week’s Parade Magazine contains a startling paragraph. Below the headline “What’s Wrong With Our Prisons?” there is the following statement:America imprisons 756 inmates per 100,000 residents, a rate nearly five times the...
