Why Aren’t There Any Niebuhrs Today?

by | Jan 27, 2010 | Opinion

“I’m amazed,” wrote David Brooks a few years ago, “that Reinhold Niebuhr hasn’t made a comeback since September 11. After all, he was one of America’s most profound writers on war and international conflict.” Recently, of...

Power in the box

by | Jan 27, 2010 | Opinion

By now most folks have heard about the U.S. Airways jet that diverted from its flight path last week and landed in Philadelphia because an Orthodox Jewish boy was using phylacteries in a morning prayer ritual. The flight attendant had never seen anyone doing that...

Called to Help Those Who Suffer in Haiti and Beyond

by | Jan 26, 2010 | Opinion

On the terrible August day in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts, the daughter of a friend of mine was living in Waveland, Miss., and decided she would ride out the storm at home. After all, she lived a few miles from the water and...

An Accurate Look at Timothy McVeigh’s Beliefs

by | Jan 26, 2010 | Opinion

Since Joseph Farah at WorldNetDaily maligned me for saying there are “extremists” within the Christian faith, a number of right-wing bloggers have echoed his statements over the internet. In addition to denying Christian extremism, Farah and his blogging...

Questions about the movies

by | Jan 26, 2010 | Opinion

Why do people still go to movie theaters? That question has been on my mind for a while. Is it an affinity for over-priced junk food? Crying babies or yakking teens? Air condition overload or floors glazed over by cola and fake butter?As an occasional movie-goer,...