by John D. Pierce | Apr 21, 2009 | Opinion
In any dining establishment, a “regular” is someone who does not have to verbalize his or her order.”Your usual, hon’?””Yes, please.”That’s all of the communication needed. Roland, a Presbyterian layman and early-bird...
by David Coffey | Apr 21, 2009 | Opinion
I have a friend called Harry whose 90-year-old grandmother died a few weeks ago. Eugenie Tabourian was an Armenian Christian from Jerusalem. She and her husband fled from Turkey during the Armenian genocide of 1915 and arrived in the Holy Land, which in those days was...
by Larry Greenfield | Apr 21, 2009 | Opinion
I surely hope Eastertide works out better than Lent this year. As far as I can tell, Lent failed utterly. Well, yes, that’s spreading the evaluation too broadly, isn’t it? I’m sure lots of ordinary folks used the 40 days of penance to do penance....
by Michael Spencer | Apr 20, 2009 | Opinion
“These are not ordinary kids who were bullied into retaliation,” psychologist Peter Langman writes in his new book, Why Kids Kill: Inside the Minds of School Shooters. “These are not ordinary kids who played too many video games. These are not...
by Robert Parham | Apr 20, 2009 | Opinion
A Southern Baptist creationist without a college degree is listed as one of the 700 prominent scientists who object to the statement that the scientific community has reached a consensus about man-made global warming. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) issued a report that...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Apr 19, 2009 | Opinion
CHARLOTTE — The Alliance of Baptists celebrated Stan Hastey’s 20 years of direction, welcomed new leaders, adopted six initiatives, and affirmed statements on social issues during its annual convocation April 17-19. More than 400 registrants attended the...
