by Mandy McMichael | Nov 25, 2019 | Opinion
Miss America is many things and runs the risk of being everything – and thus nothing. In fact, many people consider Miss America as trivial, inconsequential and, now, an outdated affront. But Miss America, like America itself, has been reinventing itself, and in doing...
by Colin Harris | Nov 22, 2019 | Opinion
Interest in the public debut of the film, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” has reminded me of some fun we used to have in an “Introduction to Religion” course over the years. When discussion would emerge on how religion functioned in the media, we would...
by Cory Jones | Nov 22, 2019 | Opinion
A man in Texas named Rodney Reed was scheduled to be executed on Nov. 20, 2019. After outcries from celebrities, civil rights activists, lawmakers and the general public, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals made the decision to halt the execution. It appears as though...
by Wm. Loyd Allen | Nov 22, 2019 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Nov. 27, 2002. At the time of publication, Allen was professor of church history and spiritual formation at the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology. This article was revised on Nov. 22, 2019, to remove a reference...
by Mitch Randall | Nov 21, 2019 | Opinion
Giving Tuesday is Dec. 3. Giving Tuesday was launched in 2012 as an attempt to unleash the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Much of Giving Tuesday centers around the notion of soliciting donations for individual nonprofit...
by Ed Hogan | Nov 21, 2019 | Opinion
The Chicago White Sox were involved in a scandal to “throw” the 1919 World Series. Players were paid very little back then, which made them vulnerable to the deep pockets of sports gamblers. They were paid off, the Sox lost the series, and the players involved are now...
