by Jeannie Babb Taylor | Oct 15, 2007 | Opinion
President Bush recently demanded another $189 billion to extend his occupation of Iraq for another year–even as he stripped low-income children of their healthcare. The cost of funding an expanded State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP,...
by Don Wilkey | Oct 15, 2007 | Opinion
Recent allegations against Oral Roberts University raise larger issues concerning the influence the university has around the nation.Three former ORU professors filed a lawsuit claiming they were fired for blowing the whistle on alleged improper spending, but claims...
by John D. Pierce | Oct 13, 2007 | Opinion
Practicing what we preach is one of the hardest disciplines in life. Often we set the bar higher for others than we are willing to leap ourselves.In some cases, we simply don’t follow the advice we quickly dispense to others. That seems to be the case with...
by James L. Evans | Oct 12, 2007 | Opinion
Having served as a pastor now for over 30 years, I have seen every sort of outreach gimmick you can imagine. Churches have been willing to do almost anything to get people into church, especially young people. With everything from taping $10 bills to the underside of...
by Robert Parham | Oct 12, 2007 | Opinion
Al Gore became the third Baptist to win the Nobel Peace Prize, joining Jimmy Carter in 2002 and Martin Luther King in 1964. How is it that three sons of the Bible Belt have each won the world’s most prestigious award for their advancement of human rights,...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 11, 2007 | Opinion
Charles Dickens’ classic Oliver Twist includes a young rascal known as “the artful dodger” because of his ability to pick someone’s pocket and make a quick getaway. The most accomplished “artful dodgers,” I’ve observed, are...
