by Andy Watts | Jan 31, 2007 | Opinion
Why do so many Christians in the U.S. despise organized labor? Today, only 12.5 percent of the American workforce is unionized, whereas in 1954 nearly a third of all working Americans were members of a union. Nearly 4 percent of all union members work for the federal...
by Britt Towery | Jan 30, 2007 | Opinion
The New York Times Jan. 21 opinion piece by Stanley Fish of Duke University commended the George W. Bush’s Presidential Library be housed at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Writing opinions can be dangerous. Fish’s little bit of opinion brought...
by Michael Ruffin | Jan 30, 2007 | Opinion
This month one of my childhood heroes marked his 78th anniversary in the entertainment business—Popeye the Sailor. Popeye made his debut on Jan. 17, 1929, in a comic strip in the New York Evening Journal. I got to know Popeye through his “moving pictures,”...
by Robert Parham | Jan 29, 2007 | Opinion
The new Baptist covenant group faces no greater challenge than the Bible, specifically the chosen text of Luke 4:18-19, around which we will organize the 2008 celebratory gathering. That text makes all other issues pale in comparison. Explaining forthrightly the...
by James L. Evans | Jan 26, 2007 | Opinion
The word “Baptist,” and especially Southern Baptist, is for many a synonym for Republican politics. Many Baptist leaders such as Richard Land, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, have enjoyed unparalleled access to the White House and...
by Diane Eubanks Hill | Jan 26, 2007 | Opinion
Ready… set… go!! Using the liturgical calendar encourages me to walk through the “ready, set” part of the spiritual journey. Keeping the liturgical seasons gives me a sense of rhythm and encourages me to set aside time to prepare. Nowhere is this more...
