by John D. Pierce | Jan 30, 2008 | Opinion
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C, made a late withdrawal from the Celebration of a New Baptist Covenant. Graham, one of two Republican senators on the program, had been enlisted to address the challenge of immigration.A spokesperson for the diverse Baptist gathering in...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Jan 30, 2008 | Opinion
Erick Prince, founder of Blackwater, testified last fall before the House Oversight and Government reform committee concerning his company’s activities in Iraq. Steeped in conservative Christian traditions, the Prince dynasty has deep Republican roots whose...
by Tiffany Thigpen Croft | Jan 30, 2008 | Opinion
Many people feel my blog about a pastor in Florida charged with sending obscene text messages is a private church matter that should not be talked about and that speaking out is wrong. Some feel it is really sinful and slanderous. All of us are certainly entitled our...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 29, 2008 | Opinion
Most advance news stories from secular media give considerable attention to the fact that the largest Baptist body in the U.S., the Southern Baptist Convention, is not participating with other Baptists in Atlanta this week. It is valid news, but not something those...
by Mike Parnell | Jan 29, 2008 | Opinion
Daniel Day-Lewis gives a stellar performance as Daniel Plainview, a turn-of-the-20th-century robber baron in “There Will Be Blood.” Paul Thomas Anderson (“Magnolia”) wrote and directed this bleak picture on the intersection of money and...
by James L. Evans | Jan 29, 2008 | Opinion
After 31 years as a parent you would think I would have some sense of competence about the task. Well, I don’t. If anything, as time goes along, I feel more perplexed than ever. Not that I am totally in the dark. There are a few things I am sure about. Chief...
