by Robert Parham | Jan 29, 2013 | Opinion
President Obama wants to change the federal immigration law more than he seemingly wants to change the national ethos related to the undocumented. Changing the former without changing the latter leaves the nation divided. It breeds resentment against immigrants. Obama...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 28, 2013 | Opinion
Having spent 40 years on the “professional” side of the Baptist world — as pastor, journalist, and professor — I’ve seen my share of “Buzzard Baptists” — the sort of folks who seem to enjoy dragging up things that stink,...
by Mike Parnell | Jan 28, 2013 | Opinion
A movie that deals with the hunt for Osama bin Laden has a great big elephant sitting in the narrative room. That elephant is torture. We all know it was there in the real world, so what do you do with it in the movie world? In “Zero Dark Thirty,” director...
by Elie Haddad | Jan 28, 2013 | Opinion
A question has been on my mind a lot lately. What should the role of the church be in the context of our troubled region? How should the church respond to its changing realities as the Arab Spring is unfolding? We can observe a variety of responses around us. Mostly,...
by John D. Pierce | Jan 26, 2013 | Opinion
By John Pierce There is a cute TV commercial in which kids in a classroom are unimpressed by Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ visit. He just plays football. “That’s not a job,” one kid says. When Rodgers mentions being last season’s MVP...
by Tony W. Cartledge | Jan 25, 2013 | Opinion
I’m not crazy about walking the dog under any circumstances — I can think of so many other things I’d rather be doing — but the fun factor declines even more when it’s cold. Just before daylight this morning, with the temperature hovering...
