by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 8, 2009 | Opinion
A new Lego store recently opened in Raleigh’s Crabtree Valley Mall, and the manager reported that more than 18,000 customers visited the store during the week of its Grand Opening (Recession? What recession?)Not too long ago, our son Samuel would have wanted to...
by James L. Evans | Jun 8, 2009 | Opinion
Dr. George Tiller was murdered on May 31 while attending church services in Wichita, Kan. This is the second time Tiller has been shot, and both times for the same reason. Tiller performed abortions. The response from the pro-life movement has been interesting and...
by Roy Fuller | Jun 8, 2009 | Opinion
What gun would Jesus carry? An absurd question, perhaps. What prompts it is an upcoming event at New Bethel Assembly of God in Louisville, Ky., advertised as an “Open Carry Celebration” and described as follows: “In Celebration of July 4 and our...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 6, 2009 | Opinion
Three o’clock. Saturday afternoon. Piano recital. On my calendar. In ink.After days and hours of writing, copy-editing and proofreading, the couch felt good. But the piano recital called me from my comfort.A trumpet player opened the show with “Holy, Holy,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 5, 2009 | Opinion
I’ve recently been reminded of the importance of perspective. The issue — by another name — became a national discussion recently when a comment by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor came to light. In 2001, she reportedly suggested that there...
by Robert Parham | Jun 5, 2009 | Opinion
President Barack Obama spoke as a public theologian in Cairo, one who is confident enough in his own Christian faith to value Islam and to voice the common ground shared by those from the Judeo-Christian-Islamic tradition. In a way, Obama gave muscular wings to the...
