by Bruce Prescott | Jul 23, 2013 | Opinion
The scientific evidence for anthropogenic climate change is clear and unequivocal. The weight of evidence is so great and the consensus in the scientific community is so overwhelming that it is dishonest and immoral to deny the reality of climate change. Reducing...
by Arthur Brown | Jul 23, 2013 | Opinion
Trafficking in persons, or human trafficking, is the second most lucrative illegal trade in the world today. It was also one of the four main themes the Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES) addressed at our recent Middle East Conference (MEC) 2013 held on June...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jul 23, 2013 | Opinion
Life happens. Calvary Baptist Church at 8th and I streets, Washington, DCSometimes planned and measured, sometimes so fast you don’t see it coming. Sometimes it opens onto stunning new vistas, and sometimes it leads down a hard road. And sometimes all of...
by Ron Rolheiser | Jul 22, 2013 | Opinion
Fifty years ago, Kay Cronin, wrote a book titled “Cross in the Wilderness,” chronicling how, in 1847, a small band of Oblate missionaries came from France to the American Pacific Northwest and, after some bitter setbacks in Washington state and Oregon,...
by Elizabeth Evans Hagan | Jul 22, 2013 | Opinion
I grew up in the type of Christian community that would frequently say things like: “Work on your relationship with God above all else” and “If you let anything come between your relationship with Jesus, then your faith is off track.” While the...
by Ferrell Foster | Jul 22, 2013 | Opinion
The U.S. Senate has shown both courage and wisdom in passing the sweeping immigration bill. In order to get bipartisan support, the bill had to reflect the concerns of people across the political spectrum, and this has resulted in a bill that addresses the needs of...
