by John D. Pierce | Oct 29, 2009 | Opinion
It seems that everybody has a cause — and many are held with great passion. That’s especially true in our nation’s capital where lobbyists take their causes to lawmakers.While sloshing down rainy D.C. streets and boarding Metro trains on Tuesday, I took...
by Robert Parham | Oct 29, 2009 | Opinion
A man—without any theological training, without any expertise in the original languages of the Bible, without any formal education in the history of the church—thinks he knows what the Bible ought to say and is translating the Bible into a new version. The man, Andy...
by Barry Howard | Oct 29, 2009 | Opinion
While perusing a vacation and tourism magazine as I waited at the doctor’s office for my name to be called, I couldn’t help but notice the large number of ads for resort and retirement communities inviting prospective residents to “come and live the...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 29, 2009 | Opinion
Two items in the Oct. 27 issue of the News & Observer were particularly distressing. The first was a front-page story, along with several sidebars, regarding shenanigans carried on by former governor Mike Easley. Previous articles had revealed shady real estate...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 28, 2009 | Opinion
I found two items of particular interest in Tuesday’s News & Observer. Both were distressing.The first was a front page story, along with several sidebars, regarding shenanigans carried on by former governor Mike Easley. Previous articles had revealed shady...
by Richard Pierard | Oct 28, 2009 | Opinion
Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, has demonstrated in recent days that he knows as little about ethics as he does religious liberty. He has accused me of wanting to be a “speech...
