by Zach Dawes Jr | Jan 11, 2011 | Opinion
In the wake of the recent shooting in Arizona, there is a renewed discussion concerning the influence of political rhetoric on the populace. Those on the left have blamed those on the right, and vice-versa. Many liberals have blamed conservatives like Sarah Palin, who...
by Rabbi Rami Shapiro | Jan 11, 2011 | Opinion
Is President Obama opposed to American exceptionalism? Many Republicans, including many running for his job in 2012, are suggesting he is. The term was first used in the 1920s by the American Communist Party. It referred to class mobility within American society, and...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 10, 2011 | Opinion
My trip home from Belize last Saturday ended with both stress and serendipity. The USAirways flight from Belize City to Charlotte was uneventful, but the plane from there to Raleigh — which should have gotten me home before 9:00 p.m. — was delayed. It was...
by Robert Parham | Jan 10, 2011 | Opinion
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot in the head at close range Jan. 8 at a constituency event in Tucson, Ariz., and is in critical condition. Federal Judge John Roll and a 9-year-old girl, Christina Taylor Green, who was born on Sept. 11, 2001, were...
by Ron Crawford | Jan 10, 2011 | Opinion
While we are thinking about weight-loss resolutions, why not make a few resolutions that will increase the health of your church? Offer the gift of encouragement to your pastor. Go out of your way to affirm your minister when she does something well. Never walk out...
by Bob Cornwall | Jan 10, 2011 | Opinion
The Lord’s Prayer, as Matthew presents it, asks that God’s kingdom would come, as God’s will is done on earth as it is done in heaven. What happens on earth, Jesus suggests, mirrors what is happening in the heavens. It would seem that as we make this...
