by Richard Wilson | Oct 7, 2004 | Opinion
“You know,” the young man across the table said, “American Christians are oppressed, too.” When I asked him to explain he simply said, “By your culture.” Then he picked up his chopsticks and returned to his bowl of rice and chicken...
by Barry Howard | Oct 7, 2004 | Opinion
Every election year, pastors are faced with the challenge of how to address political issues fairly and legally from the pulpit. While some on both the left and the right attempt to hijack the pulpit in order to support their cause or their favored candidate, many of...
by Jan Turrentine | Oct 7, 2004 | Opinion
When Parush Parushev, an esteemed visiting scholar from Bulgaria, was forced to give up his plush hotel room in a four-star hotel in Krakow, Poland, to Catholic pilgrims, he was both bewildered and outraged. Parushev, a highly educated and much-respected scientist,...
by Doug Weaver | Oct 6, 2004 | Opinion
I was introduced to a meeting of a rural association by a member of a church where I was doing an interim pastorate. The man told the crowd, “We are glad to have preaching to us tonight, Dr. Doug Weaver. He teaches at the college down the road. But we...
by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 6, 2004 | Opinion
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.–An English teacher in West Virginia and an acting coach in Los Angeles have something in common: Both influenced the career of actor John Corbett. Corbett, co-star of the hit “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” was talking with a group...
by Robert Parham | Oct 6, 2004 | Opinion
BEIRUT, Lebanon–What can Arabs and Muslims see when they watch satellite TV in the Middle East? –What can Arabs and Muslims see when they watch satellite TV in the Middle East? The answer is too many pornographic channels. For less that $200, North...
