by John D. Pierce | Dec 8, 2009 | Opinion
The Florida State Seminoles will play in the Gator Bowl on New Year’s Day. With a record of six wins and six losses, they don’t deserve to be there.But longtime coach Bobby Bowden announced recently that he would be tossing in the towel at the end of this season — and...
by Robert Parham | Dec 8, 2009 | Opinion
When President George W. Bush spoke 10 days after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, to a joint session of Congress, he made the case for war in Afghanistan. Bush gave the Afghan government an ultimatum and told the American military that the hour of war was...
by Ircel Harrison | Dec 8, 2009 | Opinion
Every time we return from a visit to our son and his family in the San Francisco area, I am struck by the multiracial, multi-ethnic, multicultural nature of the population there. I realize, of course, that the same thing is happening on an accelerating scale across...
by William Brackney | Dec 8, 2009 | Opinion
Theological schools, especially Baptist seminaries, should be living ethical communities. Not only should all Baptist seminaries have required courses in Christian ethics, but seminaries should give evidence at every level of practicing ethical behavior. What exactly...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Dec 7, 2009 | Opinion
To my knowledge, “Duck Tuesday” does not exist outside my own skull, but I’d like to propose it as a new addition to the “get ready for Christmas” calendar. In recent years we’ve become accustomed to “Black Friday” and...
by Cliff Vaughn | Dec 7, 2009 | Opinion
A man who firebombed a Tennessee mosque was sentenced in late November to 14 years in federal prison. Michael Corey Golden, who turned 24 the day after his sentencing, admitted making the Molotov cocktails that burned the Islamic Center of Columbia to the ground on...
