by John D. Pierce | Apr 2, 2011 | Opinion
By John Pierce When news came that respected historian and author Edwin Gaustad had died on March 24 in Sante Fe, N.M., my first thought was that we had lost one of our finest observers of religious life in America. My second thought was to the many jewels that can be...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 1, 2011 | Opinion
I’ve been pondering whether to say anything, or what to say, about America’s intervention in Libya. On the one hand, we love the idea of defending protesters against a dictator who doesn’t mind killing his own people. On the other hand, that just...
by James L. Evans | Apr 1, 2011 | Opinion
I don’t normally respond to critical letters about my column, but I have decided to make an exception because certain recent critical remarks have offered a teachable moment – and there is nothing I love more than a teachable moment. In a recent column I made...
by Cliff Vaughn | Apr 1, 2011 | Opinion
“You don’t have to go to India to see a tiger. You don’t have to go to Canada to see a cougar. You don’t have to go to Africa to see a Gaboon viper. You can go to Anytown, USA. Those animals are here,” says Tim Harrison, one of the...
by Larry Greenfield | Apr 1, 2011 | Opinion
Evidently Jesus and the disciples were simply out for a stroll. He wasn’t out to pick a fight with anyone, so far as we can tell from the fascinating story told in John 9. There’s no suggestion that these strollers had any particular destination in mind....
by Rabbi Rami Shapiro | Mar 31, 2011 | Opinion
I watched President Obama commit us to endless war Monday night, and it made me sick. Speaking of the obligation of America to intervene in Libya, Obama said, “To brush aside America’s responsibility as a leader and, more profoundly, our responsibilities...
