by Mike Parnell | Jun 13, 2008 | Opinion
Poor Po the Panda. He dreams of glory as he works in his father’s noodle shop. The glory Po seeks is that of a great kung fu master, but he (Jack Black) is clumsy and unfocused. When it’s time, however, to name the esteemed “dragon warrior” of...
by James L. Evans | Jun 13, 2008 | Opinion
In March of this year, 11-year-old Kara Neumann of Weston, Wis., died as the result of a diabetic condition known as ketoacidosis. This condition is normally treatable with injections of insulin. When properly treated it is rarely fatal. But Kara’s parents did...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 12, 2008 | Opinion
A gargantuan wildfire that has gobbled 40,000 acres of eastern North Carolina’s Pocosin Lakes Wildlife Refuge, threatening wildlife like these turtles and sending smoke as far west as Burlington, has also attracted hundreds of firefighters and other support...
by John D. Pierce | Jun 12, 2008 | Opinion
Much has changed as a result of the Fundamentalist takeover the Southern Baptist Convention that began nearly three decades ago. But one thing has been consistent for a long, long time.During the SBC annual meeting, anybody can — and often will — go to an open...
by Aaron Weaver | Jun 12, 2008 | Opinion
While not as well known as Martin Luther King Jr., Fred L. Shuttlesworth was the Baptist pastor most responsible for the success of the civil rights movement in the Alabama city known as “Bombingham.” Fifty racially motivated bombings between 1947 and 1955...
by Robert Parham | Jun 12, 2008 | Opinion
The newly elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention has a credibility problem. Johnny Hunt, pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Ga., identifies himself with the title “Dr.” and lists two accredited educational institutions on his...
