by Robert Parham | Aug 10, 2007 | Opinion
“Newsweek” exposed this week the axis of corporations and conservative organizations that oppose the scientific evidence that human actions are causing global warming as the “denial machine.” The magazine’s insightful overview of...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 9, 2007 | Opinion
I suppose it shouldn’t be surprising to learn that most preschoolers would think food tastes better if it comes in a McDonald’s wrapper. Or, so says a scientific study that made the newspapers this week.The study, which offered children samples of the same...
by Michael Helms | Aug 9, 2007 | Opinion
From age 25 to age 30, I worked as a youth minister. It was my job to stay on top of youth culture. Sometimes I became an important link between teenagers and their parents. At times I felt like an interpreter, helping parents understand teenagers who didn’t...
by Michael Ruffin | Aug 9, 2007 | Opinion
Wednesday was declared Barry Bonds Day in San Francisco. Bonds was given a day because the night before he broke one of the most revered records in sports–the career home run record. Bonds hit career home run No. 756 off of Washington Nationals pitcher Mike...
by Brent Beasley | Aug 8, 2007 | Opinion
Like most pastors in Memphis, I received a mailing from a group called Memphis City Churches. As the president of the Memphis Ministers Association, I am at least somewhat aware of ecumenical organizations in town, and I must say I have never heard of this one. News...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Aug 7, 2007 | Opinion
There is a biography of John Adams on my nightstand. It’s been there, mostly, for more than a year. It’s one of those Pulitzer Prize winning books that are good for you, and I’m determined to finish reading it, but it’s a slow process....
