by Joe LaGuardia | Dec 22, 2015 | Opinion
Millions flocked last weekend to watch “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” the seventh film in a franchise often dubbed the greatest science fiction movies of all time. The franchise’s momentous history is not only due to its award-winning special...
by Ircel Harrison | Dec 21, 2015 | Opinion
I have looked forward to seeing “Trumbo” since I learned of its impending release. The film depicts the story of Dalton Trumbo, a Hollywood screenwriter who was blacklisted in 1947 along with other artists for refusing to testify before the House...
by Nabil Costa | Dec 21, 2015 | Opinion
What do you want for Christmas this year? Have you created a gift list or made hints to family and friends about what you want? Here is a Christmas gift list, not for me but for the region which I call home and that I love dearly – the Middle East and North...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 19, 2015 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce An ecumenical service to honor the remarkable life of Mother Teresa of Calcutta was held in an Atlanta-area Baptist church soon after her death in 1997. It was a fitting tribute — that included sisters from her Missionaries of Charity — to the...
by John Weaver | Dec 18, 2015 | Opinion
Is the Paris climate agreement an offer of “jam tomorrow,” to quote the White Queen’s offer in “Alice in Wonderland”? COP 21 sought to build on the agreement of the COP 17 “Durban Platform” adopted in 2011, which called for a...
by Chuck Summers | Dec 18, 2015 | Opinion
I’ve been thinking about peace throughout Advent – unfortunately, centering on its absence rather than its presence. I sense a lack of peace in our world, in our country, in churches and, yes, even in my own life. In the midst of my feeling of...
