by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 22, 2008 | Opinion
The biggest issue facing the next president of the United States is not the economy, even though polls from primary states indicate that issue is at the top of many voters’ lists. It’s true that the economy is in a very challenged position, largely due to...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 20, 2008 | Opinion
Today (Feb. 20) marks the 45th anniversary of John Glenn’s space flight aboard the “Friendship 7,” a single-person, single-use capsule used in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) “Mercury” program. Glenn was...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 17, 2008 | Opinion
Religious purveyors of the snake oil best known as “the prosperity gospel” have been on the high end of antsy ever since Republican Senator Charles Grassley started requesting financial information from some high profile TV evangelists.Some of the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 15, 2008 | Opinion
When a massive tornado ripped through Tennessee Baptists’ Union University on February 5, it left far more than classroom buildings and 13 dormitories in shambles. Hundreds of students found themselves with little more than what they were wearing when they fled...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 12, 2008 | Opinion
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently reached a new low in “pretend” coverage of religious matters by sending its “deputy Taste editor” to cover the New Baptist Covenant celebration in Atlanta. The WSJ’s “Taste” section, from...
