by Jim Wallis | Apr 24, 2006 | Opinion
Bill Coffin has died. Rev. William Sloane Coffin was likely the most influential liberal Protestant clergyman and leader of his generation. One of the first white men to go South and be arrested in the civil rights movement, one of the first church leaders to dissent...
by James L. Evans | Apr 20, 2006 | Opinion
Public education has been under assault for some time now from segments of the Christian community. That’s why it is all the more amazing to learn that a Baptist entity has decided that instead of attacking public schools and undermining the morale of teachers...
by Don and Karen Barnes | Apr 19, 2006 | Opinion
A hot topic of discussion in the United States during the past few years has concerned whether or not the Ten Commandments should be displayed in public places, from courtrooms to school rooms. The thought is that a visible reminder of the great truths of our...
by Britt Towery | Apr 18, 2006 | Opinion
I went into a cafe for a hamburger but soon discovered that I could not afford it. There was a sign on the wall that said: “Notice: If you are grouchy, irritable, or just plain mean, there will be a $10. charge for putting up with you.” Next I went down...
by Christopher Church | Apr 17, 2006 | Opinion
Most likely, Karen Ann Quinlin, Nancy Cruzan and Terri Schiavo assumed they would survive their parents and never gave sustained thought to the alternative. Yet after 22-year-old Quinlin fell into a “permanent coma;” after 24-year-old Cruzan was involved...
by Gary Farley | Apr 17, 2006 | Opinion
It has not been a good time for ministers and their families lately in the media. Within a couple of hundred miles of where I live one awaits trial for the murder of his wife. Another who was accused of child abuse at a church camp committed suicide. Another confessed...
