by Gary Farley | Oct 26, 2006 | Opinion
The table was laden with sausage, fried bologna, bacon, from scratch biscuits, flour gravy, cheese grits, scrambled eggs, assorted jellies and jams and slices of cantaloupe. The hot topic of the day was the news of a sociological study by Dr. Ken Ferraro of Purdue...
by Charles W. Deweese | Oct 26, 2006 | Opinion
LEARNING FROM BAPTIST HISTORY Editor’s note: As part of an emphasis leading up to Baptists’ 400th anniversary in 2009, EthicsDaily.com is running a series of columns by staff of the Baptist History and Heritage Society about lessons from Baptist history...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 25, 2006 | Opinion
The PBS documentary series “P.O.V.” concludes its 2006 season tonight with “My Country, My Country,” which chronicles the run-up to the 2005 Iraqi elections. The genius of filmmaker Laura Poitras’ approach, however, doesn’t lie in...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 25, 2006 | Opinion
A bomb explodes aboard a plane, downing the airliner and killing all on board. At a hotel in a busy tourist section of the city another bomb explodes, killing and wounding vacationing Europeans. These acts were committed by those wishing to topple a form of government...
by James L. Evans | Oct 24, 2006 | Opinion
A new book out claims the Bush administration has used its unique and highly visible connections to conservative evangelicals merely for political gain. David Kuo, author of Tempting Faith, served for three years as special assistant to President Bush in the office of...
by Robert Parham | Oct 24, 2006 | Opinion
As first lady of Mercer University, Lesli Underwood is most closely identified with Christian higher education. But she also is a strong advocate for public schools. “Public education advances democracy because it provides the free access to success to all...