by Tony W. Cartledge | Mar 26, 2008 | Opinion
While Democratic presidential candidate Barak Obama has taken a lot of heat for his church connections — and has been praised for his insightful response — fellow contender Hillary Clinton said little about it at first.In an interview published March 25,...
by Ed Hogan | Mar 26, 2008 | Opinion
The number of dead Americans in Iraq passed 4,000 this week. It was almost lost in the midst of the Easter holidays. I only knew one of those 4,000, but it changed my view of the families that have lost, the soldiers who fight and the awful cost of war. The soldier I...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Mar 26, 2008 | Opinion
What do Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain have in common? All three are ontologically white males. No one can become the leader of the world’s most powerful country (empire?) unless they are committed to what male whiteness symbolizes within the...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 25, 2008 | Opinion
Most observers of Baptist life know by now that a judge ruled in favor of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and its president Paige Patterson in a case filed by Sheri Klouda. If not, the ABP story by Rob Marus is here.The former Hebrew professor claimed gender...
by Don Wilkey | Mar 25, 2008 | Opinion
The media has been ablaze with the story of my recent local congressman known as Charlie “Good Times” Wilson. The History Channel ran a story about the life of Charlie based on a book by George Grile. Hollywood picked up the story and produced a movie...
by Don Wilkey | Mar 25, 2008 | Opinion
The media has been ablaze with the story of my recent local congressman known as Charlie “Good Times” Wilson. The History Channel ran a story about the life of Charlie based on a book by George Grile. Hollywood picked up the story and produced a movie...