by Jim Somerville | Sep 9, 2010 | Opinion
My recent visit to the mosque stirred up a good bit of discussion on Facebook, most of it from a college friend who is convinced the Muslims are trying to take over America. I don’t believe “the Muslims” (all 1.5 billion of them) are trying to do...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Sep 8, 2010 | Opinion
It’s well before full daylight when Samuel walks down to the bus stop each morning about 6:20 a.m. When I follow a little later, giving the dog a morning romp, Samuel and his compatriots are quite a sight. Three boys wait at the same bus stop, all high school...
by Lee B. Spitzer | Sep 8, 2010 | Opinion
Our nation is engaged in an intense debate over immigration and the status of millions of non-documented people in our country. As American Baptists in New Jersey and throughout the country consider all the proposals being debated, I would like to ask us all to...
by Rob Hewell | Sep 8, 2010 | Opinion
Glenn Beck may well be right. We could be on the verge of a revival in the land. At Beck’s recent event, Restoring Honor, he called for a national return to God. But is it what it seems on first blush? Americans are accustomed to hearing God-talk and biblical...
by Richard Pierard | Sep 8, 2010 | Opinion
We have just observed the 30th anniversary of a milestone in the spiritual deterioration of American evangelicalism: the National Affairs Briefing on Aug. 21-22, 1980. Organized by Ed McAteer, called by some the “godfather of the Religious Right,” it...
by John D. Pierce | Sep 7, 2010 | Opinion
Sunday: A good day of worship and time with family and friends Monday: A peaceful Labor Day morning along the Chattanooga Riverfront (photo) before heading home Tuesday: A rush to get everything done in a shortened work week Did anyone else hear the starter’s...
