by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 2, 2004 | Opinion
Cinema, at its best, helps us see the world anew. The commonplace becomes compelling, the ordinary becomes extraordinary. Few films accomplish this feat, but the ones that do stick with you like …. well, like a Big Mac. “Super Size Me,” a 96-minute...
by Robert Parham | Jun 1, 2004 | Opinion
Always blame women when things go badly. That’s the first rule of thumb for Southern Baptist fundamentalists. Who caused the horrendous sex abuse scandal at the Abu Ghraib prison? The implicit answer is women in the military, according to a Baptist Press column,...
by Dwight A. Moody | Jun 1, 2004 | Opinion
In 1893 a preacher came to town and stirred up folks against liquor. In his wake they prohibited church people from drinking, of course, and also from selling any form of alcohol. They went further, refusing membership to those who rent property to a saloon, who...
by Jack Brymer | Jun 1, 2004 | Opinion
The thought of digging a hole waist deep, binding a woman’s arms, covering her head with a black scarf and standing her in the pit for a mob of frenzied men to stone her until dead is beyond my comprehension for sane people. The alleged crime? Prostitution. This...
by Mike Parnell | May 31, 2004 | Opinion
“The Simpsons” offers a Halloween episode each year. In one of these episodes, Homer gets a magic hammock that allows him to clone himself. The only problem is that each clone is dumber than the already mentally challenged Homer. It seems that each copy...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | May 31, 2004 | Opinion
Baptists in the Dominican Republic are taking part in relief efforts following recent floods and landslides in their country and neighboring Haiti. Thousands of people along the Haitian-Dominican border lack drinking water and food and need urgent aid after raging...
