Globalization and the Ten Commandments

With widening inequalities and 20 per cent of the world in extreme poverty, it is worth re-examining whether globalization and free-market capitalism are in tune with biblical ethics. Whether the result of ideological battles of the 20th century, or a belief in...

Columbus Came in Second to the Chinese

Last Monday was Columbus Day. Italians in some cities had parades honoring Christopher Columbus, the sailor credited with discovering the New World. It is not important to note that there was neither a country named Italy nor a people called Italians when he was born....

Injustice Toward Women a Blight on History

I don’t know where it started, but I have a suspicion it began in the Garden of Eden, long before any of us were remotely conceived. What started, you say? The twisted notion that men are better than women. The injustice heaped upon women by men has been a...

Bush’s FDA Appointment Cause for Concern

The measure of presidents relates to those they appoint to key positions. Many of George W. Bush’s appointees have impeccable credentials, superior character and stellar accomplishments. As new Chief Justice, Judge Roberts is perhaps the premium example. The...

Were You In Church Last Sunday?

Pollsters have been asking people about their church attendance for years now. Gallup polls, the Barna group, the Institute for Social Research all reach the same conclusion. About 42 percent of Americans attended worship somewhere in the last seven days. A new study,...

‘Elizabethtown’

Cameron Crowe, filmmaker of “Say Anything,” “Jerry Maguire” and “Almost Famous,” is one of the best writer-directors working in Hollywood. That’s why “Elizabethtown” is both doubly disappointing and still...