by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 3, 2013 | Opinion
You may have to be of a certain age, or have grown up in a certain region of the country, to be familiar with “I’ll swan” as a pious euphemism for “I’ll swear,” used mainly as a colorful interjection. When I was a boy, I most often...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 1, 2013 | Opinion
I skipped church on Easter … at least the regular sort, which is not to say I didn’t experience some sense of church and community. While driving home from a visit with my parents, I stopped along a stretch of the Carolina Sandhills Wildlife Preserve in a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 29, 2013 | Opinion
On “Good Friday,” I often contemplate the name we have given this day, a day one would think we might call “Black Friday” or something equally bleak. At least one explanation is that the name evolved from a Germanic version of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 27, 2013 | Opinion
Good grief, George. Your latest survey on American attitudes toward the Bible can’t tell us much when you ask square questions of a multi-shaped people. Image from barna.orgBarna’s latest survey on what Americans think of the Bible was released today, in...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 25, 2013 | Opinion
News outlets are abuzz this week as the Supreme Court prepares to hear two cases relative to same-sex marriage. The court’s decisions, due by June, could be landmark findings, or a more cautious response. Photo by author, taken 3-4-2013National sentiment has...
