by Tony W. Cartledge | Oct 26, 2012 | Opinion
When I was invited to review Marvin M. Ellison’s Making Love Just: Sexual Ethics for Perplexing Times (Fortress, 2012), I anticipated something along the lines of a more progressive interpretation of sexual ethics than the one traditionally espoused by the...
by Mark Tidsworth | Oct 26, 2012 | Opinion
How do clergy and church staff know when it’s time to move? Often this question arises in one of two circumstances: when an attractive opportunity comes along or when one’s current ministry setting grows uncomfortable. Though there are mixed motivations...
by Meredith Holladay | Oct 26, 2012 | Opinion
Maybe you heard about or read about the study that came out. We are becoming a less religious nation. Or at least we are by certain definitions. According to the Pew Forum, some one-third of persons under the age of 30 no longer self-report with any religious...
by Wendell Griffen | Oct 26, 2012 | Opinion
When the United States was founded, the only persons allowed to vote were free white men who owned property. White women could not vote. White men who did not own property could not vote. Non-whites were denied the right to vote. Blacks did not gain the right to vote...
by Stephen Holmes | Oct 25, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the second column in a three-part series. In my previous article, I wrote about what social media looks like now and how churches might use it. This world is moving fast; in this article I want to begin to imagine where it might be going...
by Patterson Coates | Oct 25, 2012 | Opinion
Through three debates we have seen the presidential candidates discuss a variety of topics. One topic that both candidates focus most of their time and energy on is making sure the middle class is strengthened. They talk about tax breaks for the middle class,...
