by Michael Ruffin | Mar 11, 2009 | Opinion
My wife collects Precious Moments figurines. Most of the little statuettes that reside in her curio cabinet were given to her by me on various special occasions or holidays because (a) I love her, (b) she likes them, (c) they make a convenient gift when I don’t know...
by Drew Smith | Mar 11, 2009 | Opinion
I find it fascinating the way in which the Gospel of Mark tells about the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness. In only two verses, Mark raises challenging theological questions by what he does say as well as through what he does not say about Jesus’ temptation. One...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 10, 2009 | Opinion
The remarkable life of Millard Fuller, founder of Habitat for Humanity and the Fuller Center for Housing, will be celebrated this Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. Everyone is invited to join in person or by webcast.The service will begin at 2:00 PM in...
by Daniel Carro | Mar 10, 2009 | Opinion
One of the human rights intimately associated with the right to life is the right to dignity. Dignity is the basis of the famous right of habeas corpus. From the Latin meaning “having your own body,” this right protects a person from being possessed by another, from...
by Larry Greenfield | Mar 10, 2009 | Opinion
I don’t think Jesus had those 128 soldiers primarily in mind when he taught his disciples that “those who lose their lives … will save their lives.” Those 128 refer to the number of U.S. soldiers who took their own lives in 2008—the fourth year in a row that this...
by Chuck Warnock | Mar 10, 2009 | Opinion
PASADENA, Calif. — While applauding President Obama’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq by 2011, a longtime peace activist cautioned that Afghanistan may be the next U.S. military quagmire. America continues to commit “smaller numbers of...
