by Molly T. Marshall | Feb 28, 2013 | Opinion
“We are the relatives who just won’t go away,” observed Rabbi Gary Greenbaum, as he wryly summed up the ongoing challenges of Jewish-Christian relations. I have recently concluded a two-day conference of the Christian Leadership Initiative (CLI),...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Feb 27, 2013 | Opinion
My students, who sometimes struggle to read the comments on their marked up writing assignments, can tell you that my penmanship is nothing to brag about. I’ve always blamed my lack of a fine flowing hand on the fact that we southpaws have to push the pen rather...
by Bill Wilson | Feb 27, 2013 | Opinion
I’ve always been struck by the phrase from Luke 9:51 and 53, which describes Jesus as “turning his face toward Jerusalem.” It implies a resoluteness of intent and a high degree of commitment to a divine agenda. Nothing is going to dissuade him from...
by Brock Ratcliff | Feb 27, 2013 | Opinion
The latest book “exposing” Scientology is “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief” by Lawrence Wright. The author mixes journalistic methods with something of a sociology of religion study to demonstrate just how powerful...
by Robert Parham | Feb 27, 2013 | Opinion
Christian leaders released a statement on Feb. 25 urging President Obama and congressional leaders to protect federal programs that provide services to the nation’s most vulnerable citizens – instead of continuing the political brinksmanship over the budget....
by Alasdair Roxburgh | Feb 26, 2013 | Opinion
Tax is a thorny issue. Raise it in most social situations and you will be met with stony silence and stern looks that tell you this is not something people are comfortable discussing in public. However, tax justice is an issue that Christian Aid has been speaking out...
