by Drew Smith | Dec 10, 2009 | Opinion
The Christmas season is once again upon us and that means that we will again have the annual chance to view some of the old-time favorite holiday specials on TV. Whether one prefers “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Dec 10, 2009 | Opinion
On Dec. 1, President Obama addressed the nation and made a case why more war was needed to bring the present war in Afghanistan to a close. Immediately, many ethicists charged that Obama’s proposal failed the “just war” litmus test. Just war is a...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 9, 2009 | Opinion
Andy Schlafly’s “Conservative Bible Project” has been getting far more attention than it deserves already, but its agenda is worrisome enough to deserve comment nonetheless. Schlafly, the son of arch-conservative political activist Phyllis Schlafly,...
by Robert Parham | Dec 9, 2009 | Opinion
Before the United Nation’s climate change talks started on Dec. 7 in Copenhagen, Denmark, evangelical Christians had confessed five months earlier in Kenya their sin for failing to care for God’s environment. “We confess that we have sinned. We...
by Daoud Abudiab | Dec 9, 2009 | Opinion
I recall reading once the following statement: “Focus on it, and it will grow.” Our Islamic center was burned to the ground in February 2008. The blessing that followed this heinous act was that many in the community decided to focus on the good. As...
by Monty Self | Dec 9, 2009 | Opinion
On Nov. 29, the Swiss approved a ban on the future construction of minarets. Minarets have become an international icon of the Islamic faith. They are the tall, slender towers that usually stand outside a mosque and have historically been used to call the faithful to...
